Serb judicial workers continue K. Mitrovica protest

Serbs employed in two courts they can't access in Kosovska Mitrovica are this morning protesting again.

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Monday, 24.03.2008.

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Serbs employed in two courts they can't access in Kosovska Mitrovica are this morning protesting again. The workers, thrown out of their offices at the Municipal and District Courts in August 1999, started their peaceful protest on Feb. 21. Serb judicial workers continue K. Mitrovica protest On March 14, they broke through an UNMIK police cordon to enter the building. Three days later, on March 17, UNMIK and KFOR troops stormed the building, arresting the people inside, and transporting them to Pristina. They were released the same day without being charged. But the raid sparked anger and riots by the northern Kosovska Mitrovica Serbs. The deadly violence that followed claimed the life of one Ukrainian policeman, while one Kosovo Serbs is still in a coma after being shot in the head. More that 130 people on both sides were injured. UNMIK's regional administrator has since resigned over the events of March 17. District Prosecutor Milan Bigovic told Beta news agency this morning that the protesters decided not to take it to the streets last week in order to contribute to the calming of the situation in the wake of the unrest. Bigovic accused international forces, "people who ordered and executed it", for the violence. "We will put together a legal team, and seek answers for the illegal and illegitimate arrests of the judicial workers," Bigovic said, and stressed the protest will continue in a peaceful and dignified manner until their demand to return to their offices is met. He added there were no contacts with UNMIK, and that the UN in the province showed no interest to solve the problem. Spanish and Italian soldiers, with APCs, are stationed in front of the Kosovska Mitrovica courthouse. A helicopter is flying over the part of the town where Serb judges, prosecutors and other judicial staff are protesting this morning. The scene near the courthouse last week (Beta)

Serb judicial workers continue K. Mitrovica protest

On March 14, they broke through an UNMIK police cordon to enter the building.

Three days later, on March 17, UNMIK and KFOR troops stormed the building, arresting the people inside, and transporting them to Priština. They were released the same day without being charged.

But the raid sparked anger and riots by the northern Kosovska Mitrovica Serbs. The deadly violence that followed claimed the life of one Ukrainian policeman, while one Kosovo Serbs is still in a coma after being shot in the head.

More that 130 people on both sides were injured. UNMIK's regional administrator has since resigned over the events of March 17.

District Prosecutor Milan Bigović told Beta news agency this morning that the protesters decided not to take it to the streets last week in order to contribute to the calming of the situation in the wake of the unrest.

Bigović accused international forces, "people who ordered and executed it", for the violence.

"We will put together a legal team, and seek answers for the illegal and illegitimate arrests of the judicial workers," Bigović said, and stressed the protest will continue in a peaceful and dignified manner until their demand to return to their offices is met.

He added there were no contacts with UNMIK, and that the UN in the province showed no interest to solve the problem.

Spanish and Italian soldiers, with APCs, are stationed in front of the Kosovska Mitrovica courthouse.

A helicopter is flying over the part of the town where Serb judges, prosecutors and other judicial staff are protesting this morning.

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