Several Serbian-language media outlets published an article yesterday (February 3) claiming that the injury of a citizen of the Serbian community in Kosovo, in the incident that occurred in Mogilë, Kllokot, occurred as a result of, as they allude, anti-Serbian hysteria and hatred promoted by the "Albin Kurti regime."
The media is based on the unfounded reaction of the Kosovo Office in the Government of Serbia, the Serbian political entity in Kosovo, the Serbian List (Srpska Lista), and the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vučić.
However, this claim is refuted by the Kosovo Police report on the case. The 24-hour Kosovo Police report states that the incident occurred after a momentary dispute, over a pet (dog), between two people (one Albanian and the other Serb).
Links to articles published in Serbian-language media:
https://www.alo.rs/vesti/kim/721821/albanci-izbili-nozem-srbina-s-kosmeta/vest
Link to the response published by the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia and the Serbian List:
https://www.kim.gov.rs/lat/v5054.php
Excerpts from articles published in Serbian-language media:
KURTI's hunt for Serbs does not stop, says today's announcement from the Serbian List, commenting on the recent attack by a group of Albanians on the young Serbian Boban Gjuzic.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić reported today that 20-year-old Boban Gjuzić from the village of Mogile, in the territory of the municipality of Viti, was stabbed.
Vučić said that this is the result of the hatred that Albin Kurti's regime and its media promote against Serbs.
Parts of the reactions published by the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia and the Serbian List:
The attack on the young Serb Boban Gjuziq (20) from Mogila, who was stabbed twice in the shoulder by a group of Albanians, is a direct consequence of anti-Serb hysteria and the politics of Albin Kurti. (Office)
The consequence of the anti-Serbian hysteria of Albin Kurti's dictatorial regime produces daily attacks on Serbian children, young people, property or the Serbian Orthodox Church. Boban Gjuzić is not only being threatened for his luck, but the fear of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija is increasing, because extremists do not stop with their attacks on everything Serbian. (Serbian List)
The incident that occurred in Mogilë/Mogilë, Kllokot, was reported in Serbian-language media as an attack on a citizen of the Serbian community, as a result of anti-Serbian hysteria and incitement of hatred towards this community by the "Kurti regime".
The articles published by these Serbian-language media outlets are based on unfounded claims by senior Serbian and Kosovo Serb officials, specifically from the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia, President Aleksandar Vučić, and representatives of the Serbian List. Therefore, the claims to present this incident as ethnically motivated are not based on any facts.
The Kosovo Police report states the opposite of this claim. Regarding the case, the Kosovo Police announced that this incident occurred when two people (one a Kosovo Albanian male, the other a Kosovo Serb male), after a momentary disagreement over a pet (a dog), got into a physical fight, where they suffered bodily injuries.
"On 03.02.2023, at around 13:00, the Gjilan Regional Police Directorate-Kllokot Police Station, received information about a case in the village of Mogilë, municipality of Kllokot. Police units urgently responded to the case and based on the information provided, it was understood that two people, after a momentary dispute, about a pet (dog), were involved in a physical fight. LE, a minor (year of birth 2006, male Kosovar Albanian) and BD, (year of birth 2003, male Kosovar Serb), suffered bodily injuries. BD (Serb), was sent for medical treatment in Pasjan, while LE (Kosovar), after first aid received in Viti, was sent to the Gjilan Regional Hospital. The police are handling this case in coordination with the state prosecutor." (here)
Analyze:
Several Serbian-language media outlets have published an article about an attack on a Serbian citizen in Mogilë/Mogilë, Kllokot, claiming to be motivated by, as they allude, "the hatred incited and anti-Serbian hysteria by the Kurti regime."
The allegations are based on the reactions of the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia, the Serbian political entity Serbian List (Srpska Lista) and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.
The Kosovo Police report states that the incident in question occurred as a result of a fight between two citizens (one Albanian, the other Serbian), after a momentary disagreement over a pet (dog).
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info assesses this article as "manipulation of facts".
Rating:
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