The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo (MPJD) has condemned his arrest, as it has informed the international community about this case. Meanwhile, in April, a citizen of Kosovo was also arrested for the same suspicion.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo has confirmed the arrest of the citizen, Tefik Mustafa, at the border point in Medar.
The MPJD has denied the charges that led to Mustafa’s arrest, which are “alleged war crimes against the non-Albanian population, during the war in Kosovo in 1999.”
Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Liaison Office of the Republic of Kosovo in Serbia has notified the missions of the USA and Great Britain and other countries in Belgrade about Mustafa’s arrest.
“Regarding this case, the Liaison Office of the Republic of Kosovo in Serbia immediately notified the diplomatic missions of the United States and Great Britain and other countries in Belgrade, as well as sent an official request to the Liaison Office of Serbia in Kosovo for confirmation of arrest and for the provision of other relevant details, in which request the Delegation of the European Union in Serbia is also included”, says the reaction.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo (MPJD) has condemned his arrest, as it has informed the international community about this case. Meanwhile, in April, a citizen of Kosovo was also arrested for the same suspicion.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo has confirmed the arrest of the citizen, Tefik Mustafa, at the border point in Medar.
The MPJD has denied the charges that led to Mustafa’s arrest, which are “alleged war crimes against the non-Albanian population, during the war in Kosovo in 1999.”
Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Liaison Office of the Republic of Kosovo in Serbia has notified the missions of the USA and Great Britain and other countries in Belgrade about Mustafa’s arrest.
“Regarding this case, the Liaison Office of the Republic of Kosovo in Serbia immediately notified the diplomatic missions of the United States and Great Britain and other countries in Belgrade, as well as sent an official request to the Liaison Office of Serbia in Kosovo for confirmation of arrest and for the provision of other relevant details, in which request the Delegation of the European Union in Serbia is also included”, says the reaction.
“Also, I will submit an official request to the Serbian authorities to allow Ambassador Jashari to visit Mr. Tefik Mustafa, so that the state and the Government of the Republic of Kosovo can be notified more concretely about the treatment that is being done to Mr. Mustafa from the Serbian bodies”, it is said further.
Furthermore, the MPJD has strongly condemned the detention and arrest of Kosovo citizens while calling for his release.
Also, for this case, the state of Kosovo has notified the countries of QUINT.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora strongly condemns the detention, arrest and mistreatment of the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo and at the same time calls on the International Community to take concrete steps for the immediate release of the citizen Mr. Tefik Mustafa and at the same time demand responsibility from the Serbian state for these arbitrary and destructive actions that contradict international conventions on human rights.”
“The Ministry of Justice has notified the Quint states in Kosovo about this arrest and will keep them informed about this case and for any new information we will notify you in time”, says the reaction, where the number is also published in which citizens “who may face difficulties of various kinds during their journey through Serbia, to contact us at the phone number: +383 46 51 00 51.”
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivica Dacic, also spoke on this occasion. He mentioned the case in which Mustafa is suspected to have been involved in 1999.
“This afternoon at the crossing in Merdar, a person suspected of war crimes against the civilian population of Kosovo was arrested, this is Tefik Mustafa, who, as a member of the KLA, was mentioned in witness statements as a participant in the kidnapping of policemen Goran Marinkovic, Živojin Pavić and Predrag Milosevic, which happened on June 19, 1999, on the Pristina-Gjilan highway, near the village of Llaban, after which all traces were lost,” he said, Serbian media write.
This is not the first time that Serbia arrests Kosovars on charges of war crimes.
Thus, on April 17, Serbia arrested Sadik Duraku with British citizenship.
Durak was arrested at a border crossing between Croatia and Serbia, during the time when Serbia had banned all bus traffic from Kosovo.
Sadik has been remanded in custody. His family members also spoke about this case.
