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A former Kosovo Serb police officer, whose arrest earlier this month prompted fellow Kosovo Serbs to protest and erect road blockades, was released from jail on house arrest, AP reported.
It's not yet clear whether Pantić's release will diffuse the current tensions."I’m curious to know who is the prosecutor that makes a request and judge who approves a decision to place someone on house arrest when they have a standing terrorism charge,” Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said at a press conference Wednesday, AP reported.
their Serbian vehicle license plates for Kosovo-issued ones. While the Kosovo government has postponed the law's enforcement to next April, in November large swaths ofPantić left the police at the time as part of the mass withdrawal,Kosovo authorities have accused "illegal structures" in northern Kosovo — which is majority-Serb populated — of using targeted arson attacks to instill fear and intimidation among Kosovo Serbs who have duly complied with the new license plate law,
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