statement<\/strong><\/a>, the arrested individual, identified by the initials D.M., is suspected of the criminal offense of \u201cwar crimes against the civilian population\u201d.<\/p>\nHe is suspected of having systematically tortured, physically and psychologically abused, and committed inhumane and extreme acts against Albanian prisoners during the war in Kosovo, while serving as a guard at the Lipjan prison.<\/p>\n
The police stated that during the search of the suspect\u2019s house, they seized material evidence, including a revolver, ammunition, a military knife, a metal shovel, as well as documents, decisions, notes, and his personal phone.<\/p>\n
Following this arrest, local Serbs gathered in front of the police station in Gra\u00e7anica, a municipality predominantly inhabited by Serbs located near Pristina, and briefly blocked the main Pristina-Gjilan road that passes through this municipality.<\/p>\n
They demanded the release of the arrested individual.<\/p>\n
Gra\u00e7anica is one of the six municipalities with a Serbian majority located in the south of the Ibri region.<\/p>\n
The Serb List, the main party representing Serbs in Kosovo, and the Office for Kosovo in the Serbian Government have reacted following this arrest.<\/p>\n
The Serb List stated that the arrest is \u201cunfounded\u201d. The party claimed that the arrested person is Dragi\u0161a Milenkovi\u0107 and added that there is a \u201chunt for Serbs in front of the eyes of the international community\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Office for Kosovo in the Serbian Government stated that the arrest is a \u201crevenge plan against Serbs\u201d by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, without providing any evidence to support this claim.<\/p>\n
The war in Kosovo in 1998\/99 ended with NATO\u2019s bombing campaign against the Serbian forces.<\/p>\n
It is believed that more than 13,000 civilians were killed during the war, and thousands of others went missing. Over 1,600 individuals, mostly Albanians, remain unaccounted for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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