Kosovo authorities today detained and then expelled another member of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) who works in Niš and lives in Kosovo, which official Belgrade called a "vengeful and anti-Serbian policy".
The Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija also stated that five Serbian police officers living in the Kosovo Pomoravlje region were not allowed to enter Kosovo upon their return from duty.
The Office blamed the caretaker Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, for this, and reminded that three other Serbian police officers had previously been expelled.
The office stated that it had provided legal assistance to everyone and was "fighting through diplomatic channels for their rights", and noted that "it is unprecedented that Kurti is implementing a fascist policy of persecution of a people and ethnic cleansing of Serbs in front of the entire international community."
She added that she has been in direct contact with representatives of the European Union for two days now, and that she has informed international representatives about everything.
Kosovo authorities have expelled two members of the Interior Ministry, hours after arresting them on June 14 on suspicion of endangering national security, their lawyers previously confirmed.
They were expelled late that same day, and both were banned from entering Kosovo for five years, their lawyers Bogdan Lazić and Srđan Mitrović told Radio Free Europe (RSE).
These are Nikola Vujović and Mladen Milojević.
Vujović and Milojević were among three members and one retired member of the Serbian Interior Ministry who were arrested in Kosovo on Saturday.
On June 14, Kosovo police confirmed that they had begun the procedure for the "forced removal" of Vujović after his citizenship was revoked because he was allegedly a member of Serbian intelligence institutions.
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xheljalj Sveclja, previously announced that he made the decision to revoke citizenship based on the Law on Citizenship, by-laws and recommendations of relevant institutions.
According to the Kosovo Citizenship Law, a person loses citizenship if they engage in activities that threaten the national security of Kosovo, and also when they are a deliberate member of an organization that aims to overthrow or undermine the constitutional order of Kosovo.
According to this law, a person also loses citizenship when he is a member of the intelligence service or police forces of another country, without the consent of domestic authorities or a relevant international agreement.
On June 7, former member of the Kosovo Police Special Unit Arbnor Spahiu was arrested in Serbia, who is accused of "aggravating murder in Banjska" in September 2023, when an armed group of Serbs attacked the Kosovo police and killed a police officer. Three Serb attackers were killed in the exchange of fire, and Spahiu's lawyer, Ariant Koci, told RFE/RL that his client is charged in Serbia with their murders.
Kosovo authorities have requested that Spahiu, who has been sentenced to one month in detention, be immediately released, and have also informed the Quinte countries about the case.
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