After Gazimestan detentions, new testimonies and the Kosovo Office response emerged
N1/Radio Kim published the accounts of Damjan Otasevic and Stefan Tatar, detained after the memorial service at Gazimestan: they allege psychological and physical pressure, a EUR 700 fine, and a three-year ban from Kosovo. Novosti/Tanjug carries a statement by Milos Terzic, deputy director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija: he says medical documentation will be used and expects a more concrete international response; the article also says 36 Serbs were detained after the June 28 memorial service.
What matters
Two accounts
N1/Radio Kim carries the accounts of Damjan Otasevic and Stefan Tatar on Kosovo Police conduct.
Fine and ban
According to N1/Radio Kim, Otasevic and Tatar were found guilty, fined EUR 700, and given a three-year ban from Kosovo.
Office position
Milos Terzic says medical documentation will be used to protect Serbs' rights in Kosovo and Metohija.
Vidovdan context
Novosti/Tanjug says 36 Serbs were detained after the June 28 memorial service.
Breakdown by publication
How sources frame this story
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Detainees after the Gazimestan memorial service described police mistreatment
N1/Radio Kim carries the accounts of Damjan Otasevic from Podgorica and Stefan Tatar about detention after the Gazimestan memorial service, transport, and time in the police station. According to the article, they were found guilty of displaying the nationalist message 'Kosovo is Serbia' and raising three fingers, received a EUR 700 fine, and were banned from Kosovo for three years. Otasevic alleges his hands were tightly bound with plastic ties, that he was slapped, insulted, and that officers tried to hit him during braking in the vehicle; Tatar says they were not frightened by intimidation methods.
Terzic on Kurti police violence at Gazimestan
Novosti/Tanjug reports a statement by Milos Terzic, deputy director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija: he calls the experiences of detained Serbs frightening and disturbing and speaks of brutal police violence. Terzic says there were no incidents, provocations, or national symbols at Gazimestan during Vidovdan, and that medical documentation will be used to protect Serbs' rights. The article says Kosovo Police detained 36 Serbs after the June 28 memorial service and that they were then given fines, deportations, and entry bans.
Overall takeaway
The story has moved from the detention report into a legal-political phase: detailed detainee accounts have emerged, and the Office for Kosovo and Metohija is talking about documentation and international reaction.
What this means for residents
Watch the appeals
The next legal steps matter: appeals, medical documentation, and responses from international institutions.
Facts and claims separated
The card records published detainee accounts and political reaction, but does not substitute for an official investigation.