Road blocked, military exercise in area

Businessmen from the town of Zubin Potok in northern Kosovo continued on Tuesday for the sixth straight day to block the Kosovska Mitrovica-Ribarice road.

Izvor: Beta

Tuesday, 24.05.2011.

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Businessmen from the town of Zubin Potok in northern Kosovo continued on Tuesday for the sixth straight day to block the Kosovska Mitrovica-Ribarice road. They did so in protest over the arrest of their colleague Jevrem Pantelic. Road blocked, military exercise in area President of the Zubin Potok business association Ratomir Bozovic told Tanjug that they reached an agreement with KFOR representatives earlier on Tuesday, regarding an announced military drill in the area. It will "conduct on a side road, rather than the Kosovska Mitrovica-Ribarice road which is still blocked" - according to the news agency “We have reached the best possible solution. KFOR has accepted our proposal to conduct its exercise on a side road” Bozovic said. KFOR and EULEX were planning to conduct a military exercise on the road from Zubin Potok to Brnjak on Tuesday, that was to last until 04:00 CET. Jevrem Pantelic was arrested a week ago on suspicion of involvement in organized crime in an operation carried out by EULEX and KFOR. Apart from his release, those protesting are also asking for repressive measures aimed against Serbs in this part of the province to end. A spokesperson for EULEX stated after the arrest that he was apprehended during an investigation into organized crime, money laundering, fuel smuggling, tax evasion and fraud to avoid paying import customs and excise tax. The blocked road (Beta)

Road blocked, military exercise in area

President of the Zubin Potok business association Ratomir Božović told Tanjug that they reached an agreement with KFOR representatives earlier on Tuesday, regarding an announced military drill in the area.

It will "conduct on a side road, rather than the Kosovska Mitrovica-Ribarice road which is still blocked" - according to the news agency

“We have reached the best possible solution. KFOR has accepted our proposal to conduct its exercise on a side road” Bozovic said.

KFOR and EULEX were planning to conduct a military exercise on the road from Zubin Potok to Brnjak on Tuesday, that was to last until 04:00 CET.

Jevrem Pantelić was arrested a week ago on suspicion of involvement in organized crime in an operation carried out by EULEX and KFOR.

Apart from his release, those protesting are also asking for repressive measures aimed against Serbs in this part of the province to end.

A spokesperson for EULEX stated after the arrest that he was apprehended during an investigation into organized crime, money laundering, fuel smuggling, tax evasion and fraud to avoid paying import customs and excise tax.

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