Serbia criticizes Kosovo for list of Serbs to be arrested
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbia slammed Kosovo on Friday for a list of Serbs to be arrested prepared by Albanian lawmaker Armend Muja.
Muja, a deputy with the Self-determination Movement, led by Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti, suggested the arrest of the Serbs, including Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s son Danilo Vucic and his brother Andrej Vucic. The list was shared on social media.
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said officials in Pristina earlier denied the existence of the list but an official has published it.
”This is the list of Serbs to be arrested, the existence of which Pristina officially denied a few days ago. This, again, shows exactly how credible they are. This is also another brutal message from Pristina that Serbs cannot feel safe in Kurti’s Kosovo,” she said.
Brnabic said the list is a new provocation, accusing Kurti of continuously causing a conflict.
Kosovo, predominantly inhabited by Albanians, broke away from Serbia in 1999 and declared independence in 2008. But Serbia has not recognized the move and sees its former province as part of its territory.
Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia escalated after the detention of former Serbian police officer Dejan Pantic. Reacting to Pantic’s detention, Kosovo Serbs have been standing guard at the barricades they set up at the Jarinje and Bernjak border crossings since Dec. 10.
The EU, NATO and the US has urged a de-escalation and the removal of barricades in northern Kosovo.
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