The barricades placed by the Serbs in the north of the country due to the arrest of the former Kosovo policeman Dejan Pantic have been standing for five days now, while the roads towards the border of Jarinje and Bernjak are blocked.

Almost all shops are closed except for food shops and pharmacies, while classes are not being held in schools and faculties.

The general security situation in the north of the country is currently the same.

Members of the Kosovo Police are continuing their patrols in areas with a mixed population in the north of Mitrovica, providing order and security to all citizens without distinction.

The barricades at the two border points with Serbia, Jarinje and Bërnjak, were erected on December 10 by Serbian criminal groups, as a sign of protest against the arrest of the former Serbian policeman, Dejan Pantiq, by the law enforcement authorities in Kosovo. He is suspected of organizing a terrorist attack on the offices of the Central Election Commission (CEC) in the north of Kosovo.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has said that he expects the peacekeeping mission of NATO, KFOR, to remove the barricades in the north. Meanwhile, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Xhelal Sveçla, said that the Kosovo Police has the necessary capacities to act in this direction.

Calls for the removal of the barricades have also been made by the US embassy in Pristina and the one in Belgrade, saying that the arrest of Pantiq is being used as an excuse for illegal roadblocks.

Masked Serbian criminal groups have attacked the Kosovo Police, journalists and the EU mission, EULEX.

As a result, a Kosovo policeman was injured, for which he also received medical treatment.