Kosovo’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Xhelal Sveçla, made a visit to the newly opened Missini establishment in North Mitrovica today, accompanied by heavy security. The visit, however, was marked by an earlier incident involving guests of the same locale, an event that the minister appeared to be unaware of.
When questioned by our reporter about the purpose of his visit, Sveçla replied with an air of deflection: “Have I ever asked why you are here?”
The minister, accompanied by Veton Elshani, Deputy Commander of the Kosovo Police for the Northern Region, and Local Government Minister Elbert Krasniqi, had already visited two facilities that used to house Serbian institutions – the Office for Kosovo and Metohija and the District building, which have been recently taken over by the Kosovan Ministry of Interior. As has been typical with these visits, the media had not been informed beforehand.
However, between these official stops, a disturbance occurred in front of Missini, leading to the arrest of four individuals—two Serbs and two Albanians. The incident was reportedly sparked when Aleksandar Arsenijević, leader of the Serbian Democracy party, staged a protest outside the locale by blowing a whistle, an action that prompted a response from two Albanians, guests at Missini, who allegedly attacked him. All parties involved were briefly detained but later released.
Despite the commotion just hours earlier, Minister Sveçla seemed to be in the dark regarding the incident. When asked about it, he responded: “What was the incident about? I don’t know. Ask the police here. I don’t know who provoked whom—that’s a question for the Kosovo police.”
„No More Radoičić—It’s Safe Now“
When asked directly about the reason for his visit, Sveçla remained vague, saying, “Have I ever asked you why you are here? I go to Prizren, I go to Peć, and I come here…”
When pointed out that he had previously not visited Northern Kosovo that often, Sveçla attributed that to a change in circumstances: “It was different before. There’s no Radoičić here anymore, and it’s safe now.”
Sveçla, however, dismissed the notion that Radoičić was the sole reason for his earlier absence from the area, emphasizing, “Not because Radoičić was here, but because we had to work on dismantling his criminal group.”
Arsenijević, and the his party’s associates known for theri frequent protests and whistle-blowing against Kosovo’s recent governmental actions, were notably absent during Sveçla’s afternoon visit to Missini. The typical sound of theier whistle, which has become a symbol their of his discontent with the authorities, was missing.
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