What is happening to arrested Serbs: Pantic spent holidays with his family, Trajkovic denied medicine

One of the main demands of the Serbs who protested on the barricades in the north of Kosovo and Metohija for 20 days was the release of former (Kosovo) police officers Dejan Pantic and Sladjan Trajkovic, and civilian Miljan Adzic, who were all arrested by the Kosovo police.

Pantic is now under house arrest with his family, until January 9, Sladjan Trajkovic is detained in Podujevo, without access to necessary medication, while the prosecution has requested an extension of custody for another two months for Miljan Adzic, reports RTS.

The wife of Dejan Pantic, who is accused of war crimes, says that she is happy that the family got to spend the holidays together. She points out that her husband, who is under house arrest, has a heart condition and is not feeling well.

"At the moment, he is not doing well psychologically. He is filled with some kind of fear, irritable and that's all because of the time he spent in Jarinje in that supposedly detention unit, all of that has affected him," said Suzana Pantic.

Pantic's lawyer expects the prosecution to request extension of house arrest after January 9.

"He is absolutely sure that he is not guilty, although he is a little worried, because the punishment for that crime is quite severe, but he firmly believes, and I have every reason to believe that he is not guilty and that the prosecution will not be able to prove anything during the upcoming investigation," said Ljubomir Pantovic.

Former member of the Kosovo police Sladjan Trajkovic was arrested on December 16 and also charged with war crimes.

Trajkovic is not receiving necessary medication

He worked in the integrated police since 2013. The family can visit him once in 15 days and they say that, as a diabetic, he is not receiving the necessary therapy while in detention in Podujevo.

"Yes, I'm going to see him on Wednesday, I'll tell him to be strong and take care of himself, we believe in him, we know he's innocent, we're guilty of being Serbs, that's all," said Suzana Trajkovic, Sladjan Trajkovic's wife.

"Medication that has Serbian tax stamp on the packaging is banned from being brought into that detention center in Podujevo, and those drugs do not exist in Kosovo, then the problem is to bring adequate therapy, there are several detainees and convicts there who have problems obtaining medication," said Dejan Vasic, Trajkovic's lawyer.

Both police officers were arrested shortly after they left the Kosovo police.

"Thanks to the state, thanks to these people in the north who were with us all the time, thanks to the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, President Vucic, we overcame this much easier than we would have on our own," said Suzana Pantic.

Prosecution wants to keep Miljan Adzic detained for 2 more months

The third Serb who got arrested, Miljan Adzic, is accused of assaulting an official during a Serb protest.

According to his lawyer, the prosecution requested that his detention be extended for another two months.

(Telegraf.rs)