Petkovic: We demand release of innocent Serbs

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic demanded on Monday an urgent reaction by the international community and a release of two peaceful Serb protesters kidnapped by Pristina's police in Zvecan a week ago.

"Photos and footage made on that day are clear proof that Rados (Petrovic) and Dusan (Obrenovic) were arrested before any unrest in Zvecan," Petkovic wrote in a Twitter post that also included photos and video footage from last Monday's protests in Zvecan.

"It is evident that (Pristina's PM Albin) Kurti is arresting and persecuting innocent Serbs!" he added.

In a message to EU special envoy Miroslav Lajcak, the head of the OSCE mission to Kosovo-Metohija Michael Davenport, Eulex chief Lars-Gunnar Wigemark and UNMIK, Petkovic asked them if they had seen that unambiguous evidence, and demanded an urgent reaction and a release of the two Serbs.