Serbia issues arrest speech for Kosovo police over incident in north

The news was disclosed by Serbia's Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivica Dacic, broadcasts Periscope.

Daciq said in a statement that Kosovo police officer Dulot Brahimi will be arrested as soon as he is available to the Serbian police, without any prescription, whenever that is possible”.

Serbia has no jurisdiction in Kosovo, as Kosovo declared its independence in 2008 and is recognised by over 100 countries in the world.

The incident in North Mitrovica on May 23rd prompted numerous reactions, largely because of the way a close Kosovo Police member had responded to him.

The policeman has been criticised for acting in a <x0-selelective” and using excessive “” when he stopped a Kosovo Serb senior during a festival of seniors in North Mitrovica because, reportedly, he provoked people in a nearby cafe.

Kosovo police for the northern region announced on May 23rd that the parade of Serbian seniors in downtown northern Mitrovica ended “coolly and without any problems”.

However, the statement reportedly said police should intervene during celebrations due to some provocations, but that the situation calmed down and that the holiday continued.

The police statement does not specify who was provoking and how.

In the social networking footage, you see a senior during the parade pointing to the middle finger in the direction of a café, while from there a customer, reportedly was handing the symbol of the bicreative eagle, which is a symbol on the Albanian national flag.

The chief of the EU's mission to rule of law (EULEX), Giovanni Pietro Barbano, reacted to the incident, saying he felt “was deeply shocked” and condemned the excessive use of force by Kosovo police towards the young man in North Mitrovica”.

On the other hand, Kosovo Minister of Internal Affairs Jedal Svecla stressed that police had acted in a non-professional approach “and that intervention was intended to stop escalation following provocations by some seniors, who, according to him, used nationalist symbols and hailed chauvinist like “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia”.

Svechla published a video on Facebook where seniors are heard singing “Vidovdan” and shouting “Kosovo is the heart of Serbia” near the main bridge over the Iber River in North Mitrovica.

Serbia's Justice Ministry has called for international investigation into the 23 May incident in northern Mitrovica. / REL