Visoki Decani Monastery: Increasingly frequent thefts in mixed communities in Kosovo

Visoki Decani Monastery announced the frequent robberies and break-ins in houses and buildings in ethnically populated areas in Kosovo, pointing to the failure of the Kosovo Police in ensuring security, as no one had been brought to justice for these crimes.

“Amid growing ethnic tensions, thefts continue in ethnically mixed parts of Kosovo. A gang of robbers robbed the local post office and a cultural center, which are used by the local Serbs. More than 1,000 euros were stolen from the post office. The theft was reported to the Kosovo police.” they stated on the Twitter account of this monastery.

It was emphasized that recently, in the ethnically mixed municipality of Gracanica, robberies, especially of private houses, had become more frequent.

“In March, in the village of Batusa near Kosovo Polje, two Serbian houses and one in Laplje Selo were targeted by thieves. In Batusa, the house of Dragisa Miric, a former deputy in the Pristina Assembly, was broken into and robbed. Unknown individuals also broke into and robbed the house of the Mitra Maksimovic family in Suvi Do near Lipljan. In March, the Slavic family's house in Lepina, near Lipljan, was broken into for the fifth time,” they reminded

They pointed out that the Serbian media reported on the feeling of insecurity and the failure of the Kosovo Police.

“So far the perpetrators of neither of these thefts have been brought to justice. The feeling of growing insecurity and the failure of Kosovo Police to protect citizens has been reported in local Serbian media,” they added.