Opposition leader accuses govt. over Kosovo ban

Opposition SNS leader Tomislav Nikolić says it was President Boris Tadić, and the government in Belgrade, who prevented him from traveling to Kosovo yesterday.

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Opposition SNS leader Tomislav Nikolic says it was President Boris Tadic, and the government in Belgrade, who prevented him from traveling to Kosovo yesterday. Reports on Sunday said that Nikolic was turned back from entering the province on Sunday by Kosovo police, KPS. He was on his way to attend the enthronement of the Serbian Patriarch Irinej in Pec "as a private citizen". Opposition leader accuses govt. over Kosovo ban Another opposition leader, Velimir Ilic, also tried to reach Pec but was sent back as he tried to cross into the southern, ethnic Albanian part of the town of Kosovska Mitrovica. Today, Tadic's ruling Democrats (DS) denied the accusations leveled at them by Nikolic, saying he was trying to score political points. Nikolic told reporters in Belgrade during a break in the parliament session today that he would "ask the European Union why it succumbed", and allowed the Serbian government to prevent him from being in Kosovo and Metohija, and in this way endangered his "dignity, human rights and freedom of movement". The SNS leader went on to say that he made contact with the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija via the police, and informed them he had an invitation from the SPC to attend the ceremony in Pec. Nikolic added that he was in Macedonia on private business, and was planning to cross into Kosovo in a convoy along with a bishop from there, but that he was informed this was impossible, as an order came from the government in Belgrade that politicians would not be allowed to attend the enthronement. Nikolic concluded by saying that he was stopped at an administrative checkpoint, which he named as "Jarina", where an EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, official told him "the mission chief issued an oral order to prevent him from crossing the administrative line", which, said the SNS leader, "is obviously a border". Tomislav Nikolic (Tanjug, file)

Opposition leader accuses govt. over Kosovo ban

Another opposition leader, Velimir Ilić, also tried to reach Peć but was sent back as he tried to cross into the southern, ethnic Albanian part of the town of Kosovska Mitrovica.

Today, Tadić's ruling Democrats (DS) denied the accusations leveled at them by Nikolić, saying he was trying to score political points.

Nikolić told reporters in Belgrade during a break in the parliament session today that he would "ask the European Union why it succumbed", and allowed the Serbian government to prevent him from being in Kosovo and Metohija, and in this way endangered his "dignity, human rights and freedom of movement".

The SNS leader went on to say that he made contact with the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija via the police, and informed them he had an invitation from the SPC to attend the ceremony in Peć.

Nikolić added that he was in Macedonia on private business, and was planning to cross into Kosovo in a convoy along with a bishop from there, but that he was informed this was impossible, as an order came from the government in Belgrade that politicians would not be allowed to attend the enthronement.

Nikolić concluded by saying that he was stopped at an administrative checkpoint, which he named as "Jarina", where an EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, official told him "the mission chief issued an oral order to prevent him from crossing the administrative line", which, said the SNS leader, "is obviously a border".

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