The leaders of the closed Serbian institutions were summoned by the police for an interview – suspected of „falsifying documents“

Following the recent closure of Serbian institutions in Northern Kosovo, their officials have been summoned for questioning on charges of alleged document falsification, KoSSev portal learns.

Last Friday, Kosovo police conducted searches across eight locations, resulting in the closure of four sites in northern municipalities. Among these, two were located in North Mitrovica: the Provisional Organs building and the structure housing the Pension and Disability Fund (PIO Fund) and the Office for Kosovo.

A year after the seizure of Provisional Organs buildings in the remaining three northern municipalities, similar actions were taken in Zvečan and Leposavić, where offices believed to have been functioning as municipal services were also shut down. In Zubin Potok, police confirmed they did not find the services they were searching for.

Following the closures, the Kosovo police issued summonses to five Serbs from Northern Kosovo linked to the case. According to Veton Elshani, Deputy Commander of the Kosovo Police, these individuals are suspected of falsifying documentation.

Elshani clarified that the case is currently classified as falsification of documents, though this classification could change following further investigation.

He said that the falsified documents in question are documents of Serbian institutions within Kosovo.

Elshani declined to disclose the identities or roles of the individuals summoned.

However, sources of the KoSSev portal reveal that the officials in question include Ivan Zaporožac, Ivan Todosijević, and Zoran Todić, who are the heads of the Provisional Organs in Kosovska Mitrovica, Zvečan, and Leposavić, respectively. Additionally, Igor Simić, the director of the Pension and Disability Fund (PIO Fund) in Mitrovica, and Milan Radojević, a former mayor of North Mitrovica under the Kosovo system, are also involved.

These individuals are prominent members of the Serbian List, a political party with significant influence in both Serbian and Kosovo institutional frameworks.

Despite multiple attempts by KoSSev to contact these officials, they have been unresponsive to calls and messages.

Serbian institutions closed, to be replaced by Kosovan ones

Following last week’s action, Serbian institutional buildings have been rebranded with new signage indicating the presence of Kosovo institutions. However, these new institutions have yet to begin operations, with Kosovo police maintaining a security presence and yellow tape around the buildings.

Elshani explained that the investigation is ongoing and that all evidence must be reviewed before the properties are handed over to their respective municipal owners.

Meanwhile, employees from the recently closed Serbian institutions have been gathering each morning at their former workplaces. They are not calling this a protest but rather a request to return to their jobs.

Elshani firmly stated that the Serbian institutions will not be reopened.

„They are closed, and that’s the end of it,“ he concluded.

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