Serbian Interior Ministry

Bosnian Serb Entity Bans State Symbols From Exercise

Media in Bosnia reported on Wednesday that the government of Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, has approved the participation of the entity's Civil Protection staff in an disaster-emergency exercise in Serbia - but they will not be allowed to display Bosnian flags or state symbols.

Gendarme arrested for dealing drugs

The suspect is 37-year-old M.V., a member of the Zandarmerija (Gendarmerie) unit of the Serbian Interior Ministry.

The police found 510 MDMA tablets and 5,000 euros in cash in M.V.'s possession during the arrest.

A small amount of marijuana was also found in his car, along with a precision scale that had traces of heroin and cocaine.

Serbian Journalist Probing Ivanovic Murder Reported Missing

Serbian police on Thursday said they had started a search for Stefan Cvetkovic, a journalist covering the murder of the Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic, after his abandoned car was found in his hometown of Bela Crkva in northern Serbia.

The police said they found the car Cvetkovic was using parked with the doors open and the lights still on.

Belgian Journalist Allowed to Stay in Serbia after Protest

Philippe Bertinchamps, a correspondent for various French-language media, was granted a temporary one-year residence permit by Serbia on Monday after Reporters Without Borders, RSF complained that he had been threatened with expulsion for being an "obstacle to public order and national security".

Rebic: Serbian authorities must join investigation urgently

BELGRADE - The Serbian Interior Ministry said Wednesday Police Director Vladimir Rebic had spoken with Eulex officials, insisting that Serbian state authorities urgently join the investigation of the assassination of Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic and that all available information on the murder be sent to the Serbian police immediately.

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