{"id":31119,"date":"2022-02-08T12:56:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T11:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=31119"},"modified":"2022-02-08T12:56:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T11:56:34","slug":"former-bujanoc-official-sued-for-raising-albanian-flag-in-serbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-bujanoc-official-sued-for-raising-albanian-flag-in-serbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bujanoc official sued for raising Albanian flag in Serbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanian former director of culture at the municipality of Bujanoc, Granit Sadriu, will now have to face the Serbian government in court due to raising the Albanian flag in this public institution.<\/p>\n<p>During his interview on Euronews Albania, Sadriu declared that his court date is set for March 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not the only director who is being convicted for using national symbols. Each year, [the Serbian government] convicts another [Albanian] director from another public institution,\u201d \u2013 he said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Sadriu explained that according to the Serbian constitution, raising the Albanian flag, without accompanying it with the Serbian flag is against the law in Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Sadriu said that based on his expectations, he will most probably be given a fine instead of a prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the former culture director said that Serbian authorities won\u2019t stop here, because Albanian institutions don\u2019t take the necessary measures to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, on the 109<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Albania\u2019s independence, the culture department led by Sadriu named The Home of Culture in Bujanoc, showcased our national symbol in this building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/01\/28\/balkan-countries-brace-for-war-serbia-and-croatia-lead-the-region-in-military-spending\/\">Balkan countries brace for war, Serbia and Croatia lead the region in military spending<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2022\/02\/02\/us-and-eu-wont-impose-the-formation-of-a-serbian-republic-in-kosovo\/\">US and EU won\u2019t impose the formation of a Serbian Republic in Kosovo<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2022\/01\/31\/what-is-the-association-of-serb-majority-communes\/\">What is the Association of Serb-majority Communes?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu30436\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu30763\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanian former director of culture at the municipality of Bujanoc, Granit Sadriu, will now have to face the Serbian government in court due to raising the Albanian flag in this public institution. 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