Kosovo-Serbia
Oliver Ivanovic, the leader of a Serbian party in Kosovo has been gunned down, local media report.
Oliver Ivanovic was one of the key politicians in the Serb-majority northern part of the region.
The Associated Press
BREAKING: Lawyer for leading Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic says he has died following a shooting.
Serbian state television says that President Aleksandar Vucic has called a top security meeting after the shooting death in Kosovo of a leading Serb politician.
Belgrade suspends dialogue with Kosovo in EU due to Serbian politician's murder
http://tass.com/world/985270
"The murder of Oliver Ivanovic is an act of terror aimed at destabilizing the situation in Kosovo and Metohijan and an attack over all Serbian people.
We are terminating the negotiations and immediately returning to Belgrade due to the murder."
Background
Oliver Ivanovic was one of the Kosovo Serb leaders and former State Secretary of the Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija in the Serbian government.
In January 2014, Ivanovic and four Serbs were imprisoned on charges of military crimes against the Albanian civil population in Kosovo and Metohija committed in 1999 and 2000.
In August 2015 Ivanovic went on a hunger strike and was transferred from prison to hospital due to deterioration of health.
On January 21, 2016, Oliver Ivanovic was sentenced to a nine-year imprisonment for military crimes committed against Kosovo Albanians in 1999.
In February 2017, the sentence was overturned and a new trial started.
Ivanovic has been under house arrest since then.
In April 2017 he was allowed to protect himself in court while staying at liberty.
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Boris Malagurski-@malagurski
►Kosovo Serb politician @Ivanovic_Oliver gunned down, killed. Several members of his party previously left because of threats. He was in jail for 2 years under false claims. This is what Serbs face in Kosovo every day: arrests, threats & murders, without justice. RIP Oliver.
Enrico Ivanov@Russ_Warrior
►Oliver #Ivanovic is the latest victim of #NATO aggression on #Serbia, he has been assassinated by KLA terrorists because he was "guilty" of defending the rights of Serbs in Kosovo region.
RIP Hero.
Serbian party leader killed in Kosovo
http://tass.com/world/985253
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