Mitrovica

The formation of the ZSO is an obligation undertaken by the authorities in Pristina under the 2013 Brussels agreement, but it has not yet been fulfilled.

The announcement today was made by Goran Rakic, after representatives of the Serb List held a meeting in Belgrade with President Aleksandar Vucic, and Director of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric.

Special Prosecution of the so-called Republic of Kosovo (SPRK) has taken over the investigation into the killing of Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, from local prosecutors because of the complexity of the case, media are reporting.

Relatives and political allies of the Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic, assassinated outside his party office last month, gathered at the site in north Mitrovica to unveil a memorial plaque.

The Basic Court in Kosovska Mitrovica released two police officers who were arrested few days ago on suspicion that they did not properly protect the crime scene where Oliver Ivanovic was killed, reports "Koha Ditore".

The news was confirmed by the Chief Prosecutor of the Basic Court's Office in Mitrovica, Sucri Sulja.

Belgrade-based Beta agency reported this early on Monda, citing Pristina-based Albanian language website gazetaexpress.com.

According to the report, the officers are "D.M. and Z.J."

After a six-hour hearing, the Basic Court in Mitrovica, northern Kosovo, on Monday evening released two policemen who had been arrested on suspicion of having manipulated evidence in the investigation into the murder of Ivanovic.

The prosecution asked for 30 days' custody for the two officers on grounds of suspected evidence manipulation.

On suspicion that they did not properly protect the crime scene two members of the Kosovo police station in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica have been detained, said the prosecutor conducting investigation into the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, Njazi Redza.

Kosovo Police on Saturday arrested two police officers from the Serb-run northern part of the town of Mitrovica on suspicion that they manipulated evidence at the scene of Oliver Ivanovic's murder in January.

A rock was thrown at the house of the recently murdered Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic’s mother-in-law in the town of Mitrovica, media reported.

Vucic, who was there during the weekend, said he was satisfied because he has done "an extremely important job" on uniting the people in the province.

He also stressed that he had invited all his political opponents to Kosovska Mitrovica and talked with them.