belgrade - with a foot on the north and an open hand ... - Koha Ditore

Parallel Institution of Security
Ministry of Internal Affairs
(MUP)
Coordinator’s office for the Strategy of North
Operation of Serb security structures in north of Kosovo was continual since 1999 and as
such it is documentable in all its phases. Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia, MUP, Police
Sector of Public Safety and other police departments, the State Intelligence one, BIA, military
intelligence VBA until Civil Protection continued their activity of operational structures.
Often the work of these institutions was parallel and intervened and infiltrated also in kosovar
or international institutions. Moreover such an activity is in open contradiction <strong>with</strong>
Kumanovo Agreement, article I. 3, which prevents clearly every activity presence of any
aspect of Serb safety institutions, including the marine ones.
A support to the presence of Serb structures of security <strong>with</strong> a character of technical
intelligence and sophisticated surveillance is given by the radar stations in Kopaonik, close to
the border <strong>with</strong> Kosovo, from a mountain point in a 2000 m altitude. These structures that are
have logistic support from commanding headquarter transferred in Serbia, like Raska, Novi
Pazar and Kraleva, are overstretched in four municipalities in north. One of the main Cells in
Mitrovica for organization and coordination of parallel institutions is done from this facility
located close to Bosniak Mahala, in Mitrovica. The highest leadership of MUP and BIA who
function structurally and operationally is located in this facility.
They have their agents dispersed in entire town
Bridge in Bosniak Mahala. After the war this
territory was very well controlled, but in order
to control the entrance and exits government
teams of Serbia together <strong>with</strong> the then socalled
Coordination office for Kosovo and
Metohija started buying houses and
apartments of Albanians in Mitrovica, but they
are focused on a strategic point in Anke Spaic
str. that goes from main bridge, three
skyscrapers and towards Suhodol. Currently
control of entrance-exit is done in point at
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the Clock, more precisely at the famous café
Dolce Vita, where MUP members have a view
towards southern part.
but their main aim is surveillance of Main
Another
main point is the one in Kolasinska str. where is also the dinner for MUP members
and controls the part towards the doctor’s neighbourhood and Suhodol. MUP members are
distinguished by long coats and often have guns and apparatuses. High buildings were built in
these neighbourhoods, attempting to change the ethnic structure of inhabitants. It is suspected
that some members of this organization are employed <strong>with</strong> the Kosovo Police and work as
36 Interview <strong>with</strong> a citizen of this neighbourhood in January 2011
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