The Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia announced today (February 8) that in the village of Hodanoc of Kamenica, the stable of the Millenkovic family was burned.
Through this announcement, it is claimed that "this is a continuation of the pressure and intimidation of Serbs in Kosovo", which according to this office, this act is related to decision the latest decision by Kosovo authorities to ban the dinar.
This office does not substantiate these claims with any facts, as the intent and perpetrators of the crime are unknown.
Link to the press release published on the website of the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia "kim.gov.rs":
https://kim.gov.rs/lat/v5460.php
Excerpt from the press release published by this office, translated into Albanian:
Arson in the Milenkovic family barn in the village of Hodanoc, continuation of pressure and intimidation of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija
Last night, the Millenkovic family's barn burned down in the village of Hodonoc in Kamenica, and since there were no electrical installations in the building, it is suspected that the fire was caused by the human factor, as a continuation of the pressure and intimidation of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, which intensified after Albin Kurti's recent decision to abolish the Serbian dinar in the province.
This announcement issued by this office also appeared in the Serbian language media, as "Hello.rs","Blic.rs","Telegraf.rs","Kurir.rs","Republika.rs”And“Informer.rs", which also without providing any facts raise the claim that this is being done with the aim of expelling Serbs from their settlements.
In the 24-hour report issued by the Kosovo Police for February 7, when the incident is alleged to have occurred in Hodanoc, Kamenica, no such incident was reported that could clarify the purpose and perpetrators of this crime. (see photo below)
Screenshot of the 24-hour report issued by the Kosovo Police for the reports dated February 7
There have been such unfounded allegations from the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia before, which hibrid.info has addressed. (here, here, here, here and here)
Analyze:
The Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia has claimed without evidence that the burning of the Millenkovic family's stable in Hodanoc, Kamenica, is a continuation of pressure and intimidation of Serbs in Kosovo.
In addition to the fact that the purpose and perpetrators of this crime are unknown, this case was not even reported in the 24-hour report issued by the Kosovo Police.
This statement issued by the aforementioned office has also been featured in several Serbian-language media outlets, which also baselessly claim that this act is a continuation of the goal of expelling Serbs from their homes.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses that this article does not provide concrete facts for the claims made and is classified as a "conspiracy theory".
Rating:
"Conspiracy theories" are media reports that disseminate a false or unverifiable description of a phenomenon, event, or person, presenting it as part of or the result of a secret plan ("conspiracy"). A characteristic of these reports is that they present a series of claims, presented as facts, between which cause-effect relationships are established, without providing any credible evidence.