Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs Protest War Crimes Arrests, Demand Release
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Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs gathered in the village of Pasjan on Monday to protest the recent arrest of five ethnic Serbs suspected of war crimes. The Pristina Basic Court ordered the detention of the five men for one month on suspicion of committing war crimes in the municipalities of Gnjilane, Kosovo Polje, and Zvecan in 1999.
The protesters, who claimed the accused are innocent, demanded their immediate release. They argued that the men have been living in Kosovo since the conflict and have not left the country, and that none of them have committed any crimes.
The protesters also accused the authorities of using the arrests as a means to create fear and drive Serbs out of Kosovo. They urged the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) and NATO's peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) to stop political actions against ethnic Serbs in Kosovo.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called for greater international support to counter what he described as unjust practices against Serbs in Kosovo. Vucic also accused international representatives of turning a blind eye to the plight of the Serbian community.
In related news, Kosovo police raided at least nine Serbian post office branches near its northern border with Serbia on Monday. This is the second time in less than three months that Kosovo authorities have taken such action, after which all financial institutions of the Republic of Serbia in Kosovo were closed.
The tensions between Kosovo and Serbia are ongoing, as Kosovo declared its unilateral independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008, but Serbia still sees Kosovo as its "own territory."
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