Serbian army was not involved in arrest of Pristina's police officers - MoD

BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Defence said on Thursday the Serbian Armed Forces had in no way been involved in an arrest of three officers of the so-called Kosovo Police in central Serbia on Wednesday.

In a statement, the ministry said insinuations by Pristina's PM that the Serbian Armed Forces had been involved in a "kidnapping" of the three inside the territory of Kosovo-Metohija were just a continuation of a campaign of lies, manipulations and the Pristina authorities' unlawful violence against Serbs in the province.

"The Serbian Armed Forces are performing tasks on controlling the Ground Safety Zone and securing the administrative line with Kosovo-Metohija while fully complying with UNSCR 1244, the Military Technical Agreement and all other signed agreements. In carrying out the tasks, the Serbian Armed Forces are cooperating closely with other security...