Serb List: Arrest of Lj. M. from Zvecan yet another in a series of politically motivated persecutions

Today’s arrest of Serb Lj. M. from Zvecan under the pretext of his alleged involvement in the attack on KFOR represents yet another in a series of politically motivated persecutions directed solely against the Serbian people in Kosovo, the Serb List announced today.

According to the Serb List, “this is a classic example of institutional violence, whose sole aim is to intimidate, demoralize, and expel Serbs from their centuries-old homes.”

“With unfounded arrests, coercion to sign plea agreements, and groundless punishments of our compatriots, Albin Kurti’s regime continues implementing its plan to create an ethnically pure Kosovo. The Serb List warns that this is the continuation of organized pressure on the Serbian people, at a moment when every pretext is being sought to declare Serbs guilty and to justify Kurti’s police occupation and repression. We call on the international community—above all the representatives of KFOR, the EU, and UNMIK—to closely monitor all court proceedings against Serbs, in order to prevent unlawful and politically motivated decisions that directly threaten the survival of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija,” the Serb List stated.

The Kosovo Special Prosecution announced today that a man, Lj. M., was arrested on suspicion of attacking members of KFOR and the Kosovo Police.

He is suspected of the following criminal offenses: conspiracy to carry out unconstitutional activities, endangering persons under international protection, participation in a mob committing a criminal offense and hooliganism, as well as assault on an official.