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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Radul Radovanovic and Dusan Stojanovic

Kosovo Serb whose arrest caused crisis released from jail

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A former Kosovo Serb policeman whose detention triggered a major crisis between Serbia and Kosovo has been ordered released from prison and be placed under house arrest, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The Dec. 10 arrest of Dejan Pantic led to protests by Kosovo Serbs who erected multiple roadblocks in the north of the country. Pantic was detained for “terrorism” after allegedly assaulting a Kosovo police officer during an earlier protest.

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