Pristina court extends house arrest for Serb Dejan Pantic

PRISTINA - A Pristina basic court has extended a house arrest for former police officer Dejan Pantic by another two months, his lawyer Ljubomir Pantovic told Tanjug on Tuesday.

"Dejan Pantic's house arrest has been extended until July 9," Pantovic said briefly.

Pantic, a Serb from Kosovska Mitrovica, was arrested by Pristina's police on December 10 at the Jarinje administrative crossing on allegations of plotting a terror attack.

Following the arrest, Serbs in the north of Kosovo-Metohija put up barricades that remained in place until December 28, when Pantic was placed under house arrest after undergoing a medical examination conducted by the EULEX mission.

Together with all other Serbs in the north of Kosovo-Metohija, Pantic left the so-called Kosovo Police last November.