The National Albanian Council (KKSH) has strongly reacted following the publication of the latest recruitment lists by Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, revealing that no Albanians have been accepted in the recent competition to join the Serbian police force, reports Rks News.
According to KKSH chairman Enkel Rexhepi, out of 43 accepted candidates in Presevo and Bujanovac, and 22 in Medvedja, not a single one is Albanian. He described this as an alarming signal and a clear sign of systematic discrimination against Albanians in Serbian state institutions.
“This situation is a clear return to the year 2001, when Albanians were completely excluded from state structures. Their exclusion is a violation of international agreements and a threat to coexistence,” wrote Rexhepi in a Facebook post.
He reminded the public of the Koncul Agreement, signed 24 years ago, which envisioned the integration of Albanians into public institutions and the establishment of a multiethnic police force in the Presevo Valley. While a considerable integration took place between 2002–2004, Rexhepi emphasized that this process has entirely stalled ever since.
KKSH warned that if this trend continues, Albanian representation in the police will disappear completely as current personnel retire. The Council called for the urgent reinstatement of the multiethnic police program as the only way to ensure fair and proportional representation, in accordance with the constitution, international agreements, and the 7-point plan for integrating Albanians into state institutions.
