Brnabic: Published list of Serbs for arrest is a new provocation by Kurti

The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, said today that it was nothing new for Belgrade that Pristina was compiling a list of Serbs for arrest. The only difference was that this time they made it public, even though six days ago they officially denied that they were making such lists, RTV reports.

"And really, after this, no one in the international community has the right to turn a blind eye to the fact that even Pristina no longer hides that they have a list of undesirable Serbs. On that list, there are names that have absolutely nothing to do with politics. That list includes the names of the brother and the elder son of the President of the Republic of Serbia. This is a new provocation, a new destabilization of the region, a new attempt to create chaos, which Kurti is continuously doing with the aim of provoking conflict," Brnabic stated in a written statement to the media.

She strongly condemned the attack on the President Aleksandar Vucic's family.

"I strongly condemn the persecution and targeting of all people from the mentioned list, but also all other people who are not of Albanian nationality, and who cannot achieve even the most basic human rights in Kosovo and Metohija," the Prime Minister pointed out.

Brnabic stated that she was sure that they would indeed have arrested all the people on the list, and that all those people would have received the same treatment as Dejan Pantic, about whom, as she reminds, his family had not had a single piece of information for 13 days, which endangered all civilized rights of this man.

"Precisely that endangerment of Dejan Pantic's rights is the best image of the character of Albin Kurti, Vjosa Osmani and all those who manage temporary institutions in Pristina today," Brnabic pointed out.

She once again appealed to all relevant actors in the international community not to turn a blind eye to the terror being perpetrated against the Serbs in Kosovo.

"Open threats, public intimidation and political persecution are the reality that all citizens in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, who are not of Albanian nationality, experience. I remind you that this is happening in the 21st century, in the heart of Europe, under the auspices of UNMIK, EULEX and KFOR, and that it’s high time everyone stood up for their protection," Brnabic said.