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Kosovo revokes citizenship of Serbian Interior Ministry member detained at Jarinje
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Kosovo revokes citizenship of Serbian Interior Ministry member detained at Jarinje

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Sources not specified Outcome reported
  • A Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs employee detained at the Jarinje crossing had his Kosovo citizenship revoked.
  • Kosovo police confirmed the individual was detained and questioned, but did not necessarily face arrest.
  • The revocation was based on the individual being a member of another country's police force, according to a Ministry of Internal Affairs document.

A member of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs, detained at the Jarinje crossing on Thursday, has had his Kosovo citizenship revoked, according to RTK2.

Kosovo police confirmed that the individual, identified as a Kosovo resident, was detained and questioned. However, they noted that this does not automatically mean he will be arrested. The document from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, obtained by RTK, states that the citizenship revocation applies to Vid ฤuriฤiฤ‡, born in Mitrovica on February 11, 1973, who held both Serbian and Kosovo citizenship.

The justification for revoking ฤuriฤiฤ‡'s Kosovo citizenship is that he is a member of a police force from another country, and therefore, did not receive approval from the relevant authorities. The report indicates that ฤuriฤiฤ‡ was detained while attempting to cross the border.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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