| Serbs continue protest in north |
| 10 June 2009 | 14:16
| Source:
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ZUBIN POTOK --
Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs today once again staged a one-hour blockade of the administrative crossings of Brnjak and Jarinje.
 | The protest on Tuesday (FoNet)
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They are protesting EU mission EULEX's attempts to start collecting customs fees at these checkpoints in the north of the province.
The protest, the second in as many days, went peacefully, secured by strong EULEX and Kosovo police, KPS, forces.
The Serbs repeated their demand that EULEX immediately stop collecting customs in the north of Kosovo, and stressed that they accept to pay the duties, but exclusively to the state of Serbia.
Zubin Potok municipal head Slaviša Ristić sent a message to the government in Belgrade and to the international community, saying that Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija will never, and under no circumstances, accept a border between northern Kosovo and the rest of Serbia.
The protest also asked for an arrangement to be made as soon as possible between international representatives and relevant ministries in order to make tax obligations payments in line with UNSCR 1244.
Residents of Zubin Potok, Leposavić, Kosovska Mitrovica and Zvečan today threatened to radicalize their protest unless their demands are met.
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