Nebojsa Vlajic

Former Zvecan mayor acquitted of all charges, ruling final - lawyer

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Former Zvecan mayor Ivan Todosijevic, a Kosovo-Metohija Serb convicted by a Pristina basic court to one year in prison for inciting "hatred, discord and intolerance" has been acquitted of all charges by Pristina's supreme court, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

The ruling is final, Nebojsa Vlajic told Tanjug.

Kosovo Serb Villagers Stage Camp Protest to Stop Land Expropriation

Residents of the Serb-majority northern Kosovo municipality of Leposavic have been taking shifts since February, camping in a tent on a road that leads to the village of Dren, trying to stop heavy machinery from restarting construction of a police station on expropriated land in the village.

Kosovo Serb MP Dodges Jail Term for Inciting Ethnic Hatred

Ivan Todosijevic, a Kosovo Serb MP from the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party, did not appear on Wednesday at noon as ordered by the court to begin his two-year prison sentence for inciting ethnic, racial or religious intolerance.

Florent Gashi, spokesperson for the Kosovo Correctional Service told BIRN that "the person in question so far has not appeared to serve his sentence".

Judge Sparks Controversy over Slain Kosovo Serb Politician’s Trial

The lawyer for murdered political party leader Oliver Ivanovic said on Tuesday that allegations made by Malcolm Simmons, former head judge at the EU's rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, showed that the war crimes prosecution of the Kosovo Serb politician was a "fabricated court case".

Serbia, Kosovo Trade Blame as Ivanovic Murder Probe Falters

Murdered Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic's lawyer and party colleagues say they are not being informed about the progress of the investigation by the authorities of either Kosovo and Serbia, while Belgrade and Pristina continue to accuse each other of obstructing progress in the case.

Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic assassinated

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - Freedom, Democracy, Justice Civic Initiative leader Oliver Ivanovic has died after being shot in Kosovska Mitrovica Tuesday morning.

Ivanovic's lawyer Nebojsa Vlajic confirmed this to Tanjug, adding that the Kosovo Serb politician had had several exit wounds in the upper part of his body.

Tanjug file photo

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