Arrest of Kosovo citizens in Serbia, known so far

Yesterday Serbia's Interior Minister, Ivica Dacic, has said Serbian police have arrested a former KLA member at the border checkpoint between Serbia and Hungary. As the Serbian newspaper “Danas” reports, he was arrested for “war crimes against Serbs” in Pristina.

“at the border point of Horgosc, M.I., suspected of war crimes, was arrested this morning, where together with members of the Kosovo Liberation Army, against a pair of Serbian nationalities in Pristina in 1999<181>, Daciq.

He has claimed that “a were forcibly kidnapped, sent to an improvised prison where they have continued to abuse physically and mentally”, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced.

He has been assigned the detention measure of up to 48 hours and then will be sent to the Public Prosecutor for War Crimes.

Because of the investigative actions being carried out by the Public Prosecutor for War Crimes, we cannot provide more details not to jeopardise investigations”, Dacic has said.

In the case, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has come up with a reaction.

The MPJD has said that the Interconnecting Office of the Republic of Kosovo in Serbia has reacted immediately by sending an official request to Serbia's Interconnecting Office in Kosovo to confirm the authenticity of the arrest case and to provide relevant information, including the full identity of the arrested person, the arrest circumstances and the current location he is being held in.

The Interconnecting Office of the Republic of Kosovo in Serbia has reacted immediately by sending an official request to Serbia's Interconnecting Office in Kosovo to confirm the authenticity of the arrest case and to provide relevant information, including the full identity of the arrested person, the arrest circumstances and the current location he is being held. ”

MPJD has added that diplomatic missions of the countries of the QUINT accredited Serbia have been announced on this issue, as well as the EU delegation to Serbia.

The diplomatic missions of the Serb-accredited Quint countries have also been announced on this issue, as well as the European Union Delegation to Serbia. At the same time, Kosovo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspore has announced diplomatic missions of Kosovo-accredited Quint countries and the European Union Delegation. The institutions of the Republic of Kosovo are closely following this case and will be kept informed about other details. ”