Reference/ In Gorazde, Serbs protest government decision

During the protest, there has been a fierce debate between local residents and Kosovo police, who immediately approached Peja NP chairman Milos Dimitrijevic, thinking he was the initiated of this event and demanded that he deliver the message to citizens to distribute.

Citizens have presented the reasons for today's gathering, while police members have managed to convince citizens to go home in a calm manner.

Gorazdec's residents have said they have expressed disappointment with this procedure due to denial of the right to vote in the referendum being held in Serbia today, radioging writes.

Nadica Zlaticani says they have gathered with their own initiative to express disappointment with the decision.

We gathered today because all human rights are at risk, we are not allowed to go out and vote in the referendum, so we are gathered here with our initiative to show how citizens we have the right to vote in referendum”, she said.

Mirjana Kolasinac has said Kosovo citizens are not allowed to go to the referendum and that they are disappointed for that.

The current reason for our gathering is to vote in the referendum, those rights are not granted us, as you see, we as citizens of Kosovo do not have the right to declare and vote”.

At today's meeting, the chairman of the Peja administrative district, who has declined to comment and answer the questions of Radio Gorazdevci journalists.

After an hour, citizens have withdrawn from peaceful protests with police insistence. /kk/