
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo announces that the judicial authorities of Serbia have initiated criminal proceedings against the citizen of the Republic of Kosovo, Dukagjin Maxhuni, who has been sentenced to 30 days in detention on charges of war crimes in 1999.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, through the Liaison Office of the Republic of Kosovo in Serbia, has immediately notified the Delegation of the European Union in Serbia, and has sent a verbal note to the diplomatic missions of the Quint countries accredited in Serbia, with the aim of ensuring the engagement of international partners in protecting the rights and security of citizens of the Republic of Kosovo.
"The Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo to Serbia, Jetish Jashari, is in constant contact with the family of the arrested person and, through the Liaison Office, will proceed with the submission of an official request for permission to visit citizen Maxhuni. The visit is expected to take place during the coming week," the ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora announced that, through the Liaison Office in Serbia, it will continue to closely monitor this case and will take all necessary diplomatic actions to protect the rights of all citizens of the Republic of Kosovo.
We recall that the person arrested in Serbia, Dukagjin Maxhuni, is from Beci, Gjakova, and is 47 years old.
Kosovo lawyer Arianit Koci previously announced that Serbian authorities had detained Dukagjin Maxhuni at the border between Serbia and Croatia, and after several hours of verification, family members were informed that he had been transferred to Belgrade and that the procedures against him were continuing.
Serbia has repeatedly arrested Kosovo citizens on charges of war crimes in Kosovo in 1998-99.
This is the second arrest in August that Serbia has made for alleged war crimes in Kosovo. On August 2, Kosovo citizen Mentor Mustafa, 44, from Novo Brdo, was arrested at the border between Serbia and Hungary. He has been remanded in custody for one month.