The Minister of Defense of Serbia, Milos Vučević, has issued a disinformation about the Kosovo Police, falsely accusing the latter of allegedly “kidnapping” health workers and, as he claims, making their work impossible.
What did Vucevic say?
Commenting on Pristina’s recent decisions, Defense Minister Milosh Vučević said that “we must look at the whole package of measures implemented by Pristina”.
Ivana Tatomir Čkonjević’s interview with Miloš Vučević:
“Impossible conditions are being created in Kosovo, from entering institutions, kidnappings, arrests, to the arrest of health workers, and basic health care for the Serbian people in Kosovo is becoming impossible,” said Vučević.
Analysis:
According to the joint communiqué of the Kosovo Police and the Prosecutor’s Office in Pristina, yesterday’s action of the Police together with the Prosecutor’s Office regarding the case of the NGO “Centar za mir I Toloeraciju” is explained.
JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM PRIVATE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE IN PRISTINA AND KOSOVO POLICE
Pristina, February 1, 2024 – The Basic Prosecutor’s Office in Pristina, informs you regarding the raid carried out on 31.01.2024, that after receiving information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that in the facility – annex of the Police Station, the Center in Pristina is operating a NGO illegally, the Chief Prosecutor of the Basic Prosecution in Pristina together with the prosecutor of the case from the Department of Serious Crimes – Unit for Economic Crimes and Corruption, went to the scene and undertook the necessary investigative actions, in coordination with the Police of Kosovo – the Directorate for Regional Investigations in Pristina and in cooperation with the Kosovo Customs and the Health Inspectorate, a raid was carried out in the above-mentioned premises, in which case it was established that medical services are being offered in this facility in an illegal manner, as and two people were interviewed as suspects and several others as witnesses.
After interviewing the suspects, they were released in a regular procedure, until a criminal case was opened regarding the criminal offense “Illegal exercise of medical or pharmaceutical activity”, according to the KPRK.
In addition, we inform you that from the raid carried out, by order of the State Prosecutor, material evidence was seized which will be used in the criminal procedure, while by the decision of the Health Inspectorate, the facility in question was closed.
The conclusion of this is that the Serbian Minister of Defense misinformed as the Kosovo Police do not carry out kidnappings but act according to Police regulations and the laws of the Republic of Kosovo.
/G. Venhari – The Geopost