Simić: Arrests of Serbs in Gračanica politically motivated
Vice-president of the Srpska Lista, Igor Simić, stated today that the arrest and detention of Serbs, directors of health and educational institutions from the Gračanica area for up to 30 days, is a shameful, politically motivated, and unfounded decision aimed at pressuring the health and education systems, which are pillars of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija.
TL;DR
- Igor Simić, Vice-president of Srpska Lista, condemned the arrest and 30-day detention of Serbian directors of health and educational institutions in Gračanica as politically motivated and unfounded.
- Protests and gatherings in support of the detained Serbs are being held in front of educational and health institutions in Gračanica and surrounding areas.
- The Basic Court in Pristina ordered detention for seven directors for allegedly violating the "freedom of electoral determination," based on claims of threats to voters.
- Srpska Lista views this as a shameful decision by Albin Kurti's regime targeting individuals dedicated to serving the Serbian people.
- Petar Petković, Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, stated Kurti's actions aim to undermine Serbian institutions, weaken Srpska Lista, and intimidate the Serbian population.
- Simić stated that international community representatives have been contacted, requesting the immediate release of the detainees to defend themselves from freedom.
- Simić emphasized that the detained Serbs are in custody solely because they are Serbs and part of the Serbian educational and health system.