Kosovo: Incitement against Romanians

The commander of Romanian gendarmerie (Jandarmeriei) says media in Kosovo are inciting ethnic Albanians against his men. General Costica Silion told a Romanian television station that even today, eight months after unrest in Pristina when two Albanians died, media campaign against the Romanians and threats continue. Kosovo: Incitement against Romanians On February 10, thousands of Albin Kurti's Self-Determination group stormed government premises in Pristina. International police fired rubber bullets into the crowd, and two died of their wounds, while 80 were wounded in clashes. UN officials in the province were quick to point to Romanian gendarmes as the culprits, but a subsequent investigation revealed that the Romanians acted according to regulations and law, and were cleared of any responsibility for the fatalities. But an international prosecutor on June 4 filed an indictment against Kurti, charging him with participating as an organizer in a crowd, committing a criminal offence, and participating as a leader in a group obstructing official persons in performing their duties.

Kosovo: Incitement against Romanians

On February 10, thousands of Albin Kurti's Self-Determination group stormed government premises in Priština. International police fired rubber bullets into the crowd, and two died of their wounds, while 80 were wounded in clashes.

UN officials in the province were quick to point to Romanian gendarmes as the culprits, but a subsequent investigation revealed that the Romanians acted according to regulations and law, and were cleared of any responsibility for the fatalities.

But an international prosecutor on June 4 filed an indictment against Kurti, charging him with participating as an organizer in a crowd, committing a criminal offence, and participating as a leader in a group obstructing official persons in performing their duties.