Simic: The Serbs in Kosovo have been living in constant fear for 23 years; determined for peace and dialogue

The vice-president of the Serb List, Igor Simic, pointed out today that the Serbs at the protest in Strpce, after the wounding of a Serbian boy and young man in Gotovusa and the beating of a young man in Klokot, clearly had said that they wanted to live in peace, to stay and survive in Kosovo and that such things would never repeat, and emphasized that some clearly perceived the removal of the barricades in the north as a weakness.

"The determination of the Serbs to stay and survive in Kosovo and Metohija has never been questioned. It's hard when someone tries to kill a child and a young man on Christmas Day. For 23 years, Serbs in Kosovo have been used to suffering the terror and hypocrisy of the international community," Simic told TV Prva.

Simic criticized the international community for not mentioning the nationality of the wounded and attacked boy and a young man in any announcement or message.

According to him, this was so, because it spoiled the narrative "about evil and bad Serbs", which Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, with the help of Western countries, was propagating.

"What we saw yesterday in Strpce was a message of peace. I would like to thank all the Serbs who came to Strpce and sent a unique message that we want to live in peace, to survive and stay, that what happened in Gotovusa and Klokot must never happen again and that the presence of international forces must be at a higher level above all in the south of Kosovo," Simic explained.

He said that, while the barricades in the north of Kosovo had lasted, the Serbs had listened to the international forces taking care of security and reminded that during those 20 days, not a single Albanian had been injured in the north, and in the south, there had been no members of the international forces to protect the child and young man.

"Not a single Albanian was injured because that is not our goal, and we have nothing against the Albanians, but we are fighting against the regime of Kurti and Vjosa Osmani," Simic emphasized.

Simic said that Serbs were always committed to peace and dialogue, and did not want to suffer violence.

"Our call for peace and the removal of barricades is obviously perceived by someone as our weakness. We weren't scared. We just want peace, to live in normal conditions, and not that when our children leave for Christmas, we don't know if they will return home," he said.

Simic said that the Serbs in Kosovo had been living in constant fear for 23 years.

"So many bad things happen to the Serbs in the south and north of Kosovo. One problem overtakes another. You can't even fathom what we're going through," Simic pointed out.

He reminded that Stefan and Miloc had not been shot by a passer-by, but by someone who was a part of the Kosovo institutions, a member of the Kosovo Security Forces, and because of that, as he stated, he had to bear a special responsibility.

He pointed out that the Albanian media were trying to present the case as a coincidence.

He stated that the torture of the Serbs by Kosovo institutions continued in the north, reminding that some villages near Leposavic had been cut off from the rest of the municipality because the roads had been dug up, which had been repaired by the order of the KFOR commander.

Simic also stated that at the Zvecan fortress, the Kosovo Special Forces raised drones and took pictures, provoking a reaction from the Serbs.

"There is constant pressure to which the Serbs are exposed and the silence of international representatives. No special envoy reacted to the attack on Stefan and Milos, and when pyrotechnics were thrown, the whole of Europe reacted. We are not even sure that this event took place, and we were exposed to the harshest condemnations as if 20 people had been killed. There are no tears for the Serbs," he said.