Protest Serbs in the north, call for withdrawal of special police units

Protest Serbs in the north, call for withdrawal of special police units

Members of the Serb community from northern Kosovo on 12 April protested and demanded the withdrawal of Kosovo's special units from that region, following the wound of a fellow citizen. The protest is held in Zvecan, on the main road, which is known by local residents by the name “the bridge of Bistrica”. There is settled [...]

The protest is held in Zvecan, on the main road, which is known by local residents by the name “the bridge of Bistrica”.

A special Kosovo Police Unit has been deployed in that country, and on April 10th, an incident has occurred, where the initially wounded M.J.

In protest, local Serbs have even initiated a petition for the withdrawal of Kosovo special forces.

Gatherings wore “banners Europe is firing on us”, “you don't have the place here”, “Stefan, Milos, Milan, Milan, who's next?

Also present at the protest were Serbian List Chairman and deputy chairman Goran Rakic and Igor Sim enemies.

The Serbian List, the largest Kosovo Serb party to act with Belgrade's support, has also earlier called for the withdrawal of the Kosovo Special Police Unit from the north, which is also one of their conditions for returning to Kosovo institutions.

Local Serb protesters' parades have been warned of the coming days.

Kosovo police, who initially denied involvement in the incident, suspended four policemen allegedly involved in the shooting.

Meanwhile, the international community has called for urgent investigation into the case, while Kosovo Interior Minister Jalal Svecla has said the first investigations have shown that the driver has not stopped at the police signal, which has since fired.

For this reason, following the intervention of the Police Inspectorate and the prosecutor, four police officials have been arrested, as well as being assigned the detention measure for 48 hours.

Kosovo deployed additional forces in the north after abandoning Kosovo institutions on the part of Serbs there. Additional forces mainly consist of Albanian community police officers who are not accepted by local populations.

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