Serbia releases 3 Kosovo policemen

Published June 26th, 2023 - 09:43 GMT
Kosovo policemen
A member of the Kosovo police special intervention team parades during a ceremony to mark the 14th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence in Pristina on February 17, 2022. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced that Serbia has released three Kosovo policemen.

According to the PM, Serbia had taken the policemen into custody earlier this month amid rising tension between Serbia and Kosovo resulting in the injury of over 30 NATO peacekeepers in May.

Albin Kurti posted: "We confirm that the 3 kidnapped police officers have been released. Even though we are joyous that they get to return to their families, this abduction consists of a serious human rights violation & must be reprimanded."

Earlier, a higher court in Serbia's Kraljevo released a statement reading: "The higher tribunal... has confirmed the indictment against the aforementioned and brought a ruling that the detention of the indictees be terminated."

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