Rakic: We informed president of situation on ground

BELGRADE - Srpska lista leader Goran Rakic said on Monday representatives of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs had informed Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic of the situation on the ground and the problems facing Serbs in the province.

They asked Vucic to use his authority to ensure the soonest possible release of two arrested Serb protesters, Rados Petrovic and Dusan Obrenovic.

Speaking to reporters after a Belgrade meeting with Vucic, Rakic said the president had been shown footage proving that the two had posed no threat to Kfor soldiers.

He said the representatives had also told Vucic the situation had escalated following a raid by Pristina's ROSU units.

"It is important that we have brought footage showing clearly that the arrestees, Petrovic and Obrenovic, were not involved (in clashes) and posed no threat to Kfor soldiers. The footage shows them offering...