Members of Kosovo police who shot Serb man suspended and detained for 48 hours

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The police officer who shot Milan Jovanovic and three others who did not report the case have been detained for 48 hours, and they are suspended from their duties, announced Minister of Internal Affairs of Pristina's provisional institutions Xhelal Svecla.

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He announced on Facebook that the investigation into the wounding of Milan Jovanovic in an incident near the Bistrica Bridge, on the road between Kosovska Mitrovica and Leposavic, continues and that all those who committed an offense will be punished.

"After the interview at the police inspectorate and the prosecutor's decision, four police officers were arrested and placed in 48 hours police detention. Three police officers are suspected of not reporting the case, and one is suspected of having fired a firearm... On recommendation of the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo, the Kosovo police suspended them", Svecla wrote.

He also added that the preliminary investigation shows that the driver M.J. "allegedly did not stop" after the policeman's signal to do so and that he continued driving towards Zvecan.

"After that, the police officer fired a gun at the car, injuring citizen M.J.", he added.

After the wounding of Milan Jovanovic, the Kosovo police at first issued a statement denying that the policemen were in any way involved in the shooting and wounding of the Serb, Milan Jovanovic from Zvecan, only to then later in the day come up with a new statement saying that four policemen had been suspended in this case.

Jovanovic is still undergoing treatment at the Clinical Hospital Center in Kosovska Mitrovica and as Tanjug has learned, his condition is stable after surgery, and his life is not in danger.

(Telegraf.rs)