20 minutes agoUS donates fears to Kosovo Police
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)The United States has donated seven fears to Kosovo Police and Police Inspectorate on Wednesday, which will serve this force for observation and tactical missions, according to US Ambassador to Pristina Jeffrey Havenier. During a donation signing ceremony in Pristina, Houvenier said US aid to institutions [...]
The United States has donated seven fears to Kosovo Police and Police Inspectorate on Wednesday, which will serve this force for observation and tactical missions, according to US Ambassador to Pristina Jeffrey Havenier.
During a donation signing ceremony in Pristina, Houvenier said US support for the law enforcement institutions in Kosovo “reflects their long-term commitment to the development of Kosovo Police”.
“This is additional evidence of US confidence in Kosovo in carrying out independent missions in combating narcotics and law enforcement”, Havener said.
The US donation to the Kosovo Police comes about three weeks after it was attacked by an armed group of Serbs in the village of Banjska, in the municipality of Zvecan on 24 September, where Sergeant Africa Bulnjak was killed.
Looking at the extent of the criminal activities of organised groups in the region, these pilot-free flying vehicles will be a vital source of law enforcement in Kosovo to fight criminal activities on earth and in the air”, Havener added.
Kosovo police used fears to shoot and identify the host of the Banjska attack, Milan Radoicic, who later claimed responsibility for the attack.
Kosovo Police General Director Gazmend Hoxha said police will try to use the fears donated by the US in the best possible way to strengthen security as much as possible for citizens of all of Kosovo.
“Donation will positively influence the establishment of police capacities to manage situations on the ground, including in monitoring Kosovo's borders and other investigation operations that Kosovo police will conduct in the future”, Hoxha said.
Serbia has dismissed Kosovo's accusations that it stands behind the attack, dubbed by Kosovo authorities as “the attempt to annex Kosovo's north”.
On October 3, Radoiciq, former head of the Serbian List, the main party of Serbs in Kosovo who have Belgrade's backing, was arrested in Serbia, questioned and ordered to be held in police custody until 48 hours before being released a day later.
