Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
Petar Petkovic, the director of the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia, has claimed that the Kurti Government is continuing the terror against Serbs in northern Kosovo, mentioning that the Kosovo Police has evicted the Serbian Janjićijević family from an apartment in northern Mitrovica, which according to him they had purchased in a proper manner, but which is now occupied by an Albanian.
He made this claim on Wednesday (July 23) through a writing in his account on the "X" platform.
The truth?
Hibrid.info has found that Petkovic's claim has been rejected by government authorities in Kosovo.
Petkovic's status on "X", translated into Albanian:
"Kurti's terror against Serbs continues! The so-called Kosovo Police is evicting the Serbian family Janjićijević, a single mother with two children, from the apartment in north Mitrovica, which they had purchased legally, but which was occupied by an Albanian! They are mistaken if they think that Serbs will be left without a roof over their heads!"
The case in question was also reported by several Serbian-language media outlets, such as: "Kosovo-online.com","Insider.net”And“rtv.rs".
Hibrid.info came across a clarification from the Kosovo Agency for Property Comparison and Verification (KAPV), a government body for resolving claims of ownership and use rights for private immovable property, including agricultural and commercial properties, related to the war period in Kosovo (February 27, 1998 – June 20, 1999) (see here).
In a statement also published on Wednesday (July 23), on the institution's Facebook page, it is stated that Ferki Shipoli's family is the legal owner of this property, which was illegally occupied. According to the AKKVP, the return of the property was done through official legal procedures, which respect the decisions of the relevant institutions, regardless of the ethnic affiliation of the parties (see here).
AKKVP's reaction on Facebook:
“The Kosovo Property Comparison and Verification Agency (KPCVA) strongly opposes the untrue statements of Mr. Petar Petkovic regarding a property case in northern Kosovo, considering them dangerous attempts at politicization and disinformation.
The case in question, involving the property of the Ferki Shipoli family, has been handled since 2005, where it was established that the party is the legal possessor of the property. The AKKVP implements final decisions of legal institutions in accordance with the mandate and legal framework in force.
Property restitution is done through regular legal procedures and applies to any illegal occupation, regardless of the ethnicity or status of the party.
Statements such as this one by Petar Petković are unacceptable because they incite tensions and undermine the rule of law and coexistence. AKKVP remains committed to the fair, equitable and legal implementation of its mandate.”
Attached to this statement is a document, which presents the 2005 decision of the Property and Housing Claims Commission, which confirms that Ferki Shipoli is the owner of the property in question.
Analyze:
Petar Petkovic's claim that the Kosovo Police evicted the Serbian Janjićijević family from an apartment that they had purchased legally and which was then occupied by an Albanian is not accurate.
The Kosovo authorities and the Kosovo Agency for Property Comparison and Verification have confirmed that the property in question legally belongs to the family of Ferki Shipoli and its return was made through regular legal procedures.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the claim as "Disinformation".
Reasoning:
"Disinformation" is defined as information content that contains a "mix" of inaccurate sources or even half-truthful attributes, and that is created and/or distributed with the deliberate intention of causing harm. The motive behind the producers/distributors of disinformation content lies in achieving a political, financial, psychological or social goal.