VETERANS THREATEN THEY WILL STOP “CAR LAZAR GUARD’

In other news, I'll be heading back to Pristina this weekend for a Round Table and also to meet up with Todd, who's been working there for the last half year or so. Most likely will stick away from the Protest scheduled for Saturday, though.

VETERANS THREATEN THEY WILL STOP “CAR LAZAR GUARD’

(Most dailies, Koha Ditore, p. 6)

Koha Ditore reports that Abdyl Mushkolaj, the head of the war veterans in Dukagjini region, stated on Tuesday that Kosovo institutions will bear a part of responsibility in case a uniform or sign of ‘Car Lazar Guard’ appears in Kosovo on 28 June. Mushkolaj conveyed this message to PM Agim Ceku personally in a meeting.

PM’s spokesperson Ulpiana Lama confirmed holding of a meeting between Ceku and Mushkolaj. “Mushkolaj presented the concerns he has announced publicly to the PM. The PM will bring his worries up in the meeting between the Government, UNMIK, and KFOR,” she said.

According to Lama, individuals of ‘Car Lazar Guard’ may infiltrate amongst the group who will be in Gazimestan. “Citizens should not be worried about this as security structures will deal with this issue,” Lama added.

UCK veterans considered the announcement of ‘Car Lazar Guard’ as a serious provocation. They requested from KFOR and UNMIK to not allow ‘Car Lazar Guard’ enter Kosovo otherwise they will take measures.

“This is a serious provocation. Criminals of Serb terrorist units, who massacred, burned, and destroyed Kosovo, are returning now as members of car Lazar Guard,” read a press release issued by UCK Veterans in Dukagjin region. They believe that KFOR, KPS, and other security structures will not allow them to come to Kosovo. “If that does not happen, we will be forced to take measures as we know and can,” read the press release.

Additionally, under the title “Dangerous Holiday”, Express writes that AKSH (National Albanian Army) will wait ‘Car Lazar Guard’, probably not with flowers, but with bullets. If one believes in the statements of the Serb leaders of this guard and the posters of AKSH, then Serb holiday in Gazimestan on 28 June will be a real battle.

The newspaper writes that AKSH posters are not a joke. Gafurr Adili, the spokesperson of the FBKSH, said, “We disseminated the posters. We are behind them.”

But while citizens read AKSH posters in Skenderaj, Vushtrri, Mitrovica, Kacanik, and other municipalities, four Serb youth from Gjilan and Ferizaj were taking pictures before the Gazimestan monument. “We identify ourselves with Gazimestan, Ljubomir Sojevic told Express.

Sojevic and his friends are ready to join ‘Car Lazar Guard’ believing them to be a group of people who want to unite Serbs.