Kurti: After November 1st, plates aside RKS, will be illegal

He, in an interview for the Swiss media “Republic”, says Kosovo police have been attacked over 40 times since July last year, as for the established barricades he considers he is happy that the victim was spared.

On July 31st, 13 barricades were erected, 9 of them in less than 10 minutes. Criminal gangs that are part of illegal structures in the north linked to Belgrade created them. Their goal was to protect armed individuals after. The situation was very dangerous and tense. We can be happy that there was no death”.

You know what's interesting? From April last year and this August, Kosovo Special Forces arrested 71 people in the north: 33 Albanians, 26 Kosovo Serbs, 6 Serbs from Serbia, 3 Roma, 2 Bosniaks and a goran”.

“Organised crime is multiethnic and cross-border. Serbia's illegal structures in northern Kosovo certainly have a problem with our police hitting them. In combating smuggling routes, drug labs and the illegal Bitcoin mines, our police were constantly attacked, only this year and last year over 40 times. It is these criminals who erected the barricades in July. Some are on US sanctions list”, Kurti said.

The executive head, among other things, has spoken about changing Serbia's license plates to the RKS, giving the verdict that on November 1st the same would be illegal.

“We are working hard for Serbs in Kosovo to pass on Kosovo plates. Because only they are legal in this country. Now I have stretched out my hand to the people. Anyone recording his desk until October 31st paid no taxes or registration fees for the vehicle. This is very attractive for Serbs in Kosovo. That's why they're putting pressure on illegal structures. But there is still enough time to reregister your” panels.

“After November 1st, these signs will be illegal and we will act in accordance with our” laws, Kurti said.