EU on Kosovo’s Indictment: When Responsibility Is Established, Consequences Will Follow

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A representative of the European Union, Peter Stano, stated on Sept. 12 that, after the raising of the indictment in Pristina for an armed attack of a group of Serbs in Banjska last year, the European Union expected the court in Kosovo to rule on who was responsible and that consequences would then ensue for the perpetrators.

Stano reiterated to reporters the EU’s stance that “the attack represented a clear and unprecedented aggravation” of the situation in Kosovo and that “it had been announced that this would have consequences.” The EC media representative said that “when the court in Kosovo decides who is guilty, who is responsible and who is innocent, the time will come to implement the consequences.”

The EU, he added, has “a plethora of instruments that can be implemented, in consultation with EU members, but we have not come to that yet.” The EU kept stressing that it expected Serbia “to fully cooperate regarding the events in Banjska and, if possible, contribute to the perpetrators being punished for that brutal attack.”

“We present this message to our Serbian partners at all times, whenever the issue is raised,” he said. “It is important – said the EC spokesman – “that the prosecution of Kosovo had ended the investigation and now the court is to determine whether the findings of the investigation are satisfactory and pronounce a ruling.