A portion of opposition parties within the Serbian Parliament has leveled accusations against the ruling party, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), and Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107, regarding an incident in northern Kosovo. In this incident, a Kosovo police officer and three suspected attackers lost their lives.<\/p>\n
The President of the Serbian opposition party, the Movement of Serbia\u2019s Nationalists, Miroslav Aleksi\u0107, asserted on September 26 that President Vu\u010di\u0107 and the deputy chairman of the Serb List, Milan Radoji\u010di\u0107, should shoulder the primary responsibility for the violence in Banjska, located in Zvecan, as reported by the Beta agency.<\/p>\n
Commenting on a video released on September 26 by Kosovo\u2019s Minister of Internal Affairs Xhelal Sve\u00e7la, which purportedly showed Radoji\u010di\u0107 armed at the Banjska monastery, Aleksi\u0107 stated that the policies of the Serb List, SNS, and Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s approach to Kosovo had faced a severe setback.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the armed conflict in Banjska, which resulted in at least four fatalities, Vu\u010di\u0107 should step down. Radoji\u010di\u0107 could not have armed numerous Serbs in the north without Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s knowledge and the approval of Serbian security services. They bear the utmost responsibility for the bloodshed in Banjska,\u201d said Aleksi\u0107.<\/p>\n
The Serb List is the principal party representing Serbs in Kosovo, enjoying the support of Belgrade, and Milan Radoji\u010di\u0107 is on the U.S. blacklist due to allegations of corruption and international criminal activity. His name is also connected to the assassination of Oliver Ivanovi\u0107, an opposition politician in Kosovo.<\/p>\n
To date, the Serb List and Vu\u010di\u0107 have publicly defended Radoji\u010di\u0107, with Vu\u010di\u0107 refraining from commenting on allegations of Radoji\u010di\u0107\u2019s involvement in the attack on Kosovo Police in the northern region.<\/p>\n
A member of the opposition party, the Pro-European Democratic Party, Srdjan Milivojevi\u0107, called for Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s resignation, asserting that, in his one-sided conflict with Kosovo\u2019s Prime Minister Albin Kurti, the Serbian leader had sacrificed young Serbs in Kosovo.<\/p>\n
Responding to Sve\u00e7la\u2019s allegations that Radoji\u010di\u0107 led a group of 30 Serbs in the attack on the Kosovo Police in Banjska on September 24, Milivojevi\u0107 commented that Radoji\u010di\u0107\u2019s participation in this tragic event \u201cshould not come as a surprise\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Radoji\u010di\u0107 indeed participated in this event, it becomes evident that the regime in Belgrade, led by Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107, bears responsibility. If Radoji\u010di\u0107 or anyone else orchestrated this without approval or orders from Belgrade, they would have already been apprehended, potentially signaling the end of Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s leadership,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Bosko Obradovi\u0107, leader of the right-wing opposition party Dveri, demanded that the Serbian Government disclose the names of those killed, injured, and arrested among the Serbs in Kosovo. He decried the practice of blaming the Serbs in Kosovo as \u201cparticularly scandalous\u201d.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Milo\u0161 Jovanovi\u0107, leader of the right-wing New Democratic Party, contended that recent events in Kosovo underscored the imperative for the SNS Government to reconsider its \u201cdestructive policies\u201d toward Kosovo.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis marks the culmination, and this tragic situation serves as a reminder that fundamental changes are necessary in Serbia. The government must change, as their policies since 2008, during their 12-year tenure, have brought us to this juncture,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n
On September 24, an armed and masked group attacked the Kosovo Police in Banjska, Zvecan, a region predominantly inhabited by Serbs, resulting in the death of police officer Afrim Bunjaku. Subsequently, the armed group sought refuge in the Banjska monastery, where they engaged in an armed standoff with the Kosovo Police.<\/p>\n
Kosovo authorities reported that three attackers were killed, and eight individuals were arrested. Kosovo\u2019s Minister of Internal Affairs Xhelal Sve\u00e7la accused Milan Radoji\u010di\u0107, deputy chairman of the Serb List, the largest party representing Serbs in Kosovo, of organizing and participating in the attack.<\/p>\n
On September 26, Sve\u00e7la released a drone-recorded video allegedly showing Radoji\u010di\u0107 armed at Banjska.<\/p>\n
Despite these allegations, the Serb List, with Belgrade\u2019s support, as well as Serbian institutions, have yet to respond to Kosovo\u2019s accusations regarding Radoji\u010di\u0107\u2019s purported involvement.<\/p>\n
The attack has garnered condemnation from both the United States and the European Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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