“Ivanovic’s killers are not Albanians, still operating in the north of Kosovo”

Five months after the murder of the Citizens’ alliance SDP leader Oliver Ivanovic in Mitrovica North Kosovo authorities have not solved the case. Special Prosecutor dealing with this case, Syle Hoxha, told Gazeta Express that the investigations are ongoing but he is almost certain that the perpetrators of this crime are not Albanians, pointing finger at the criminal groups operating in the north. Hoxha said that dozens of witnesses have been interviewed related to this case.

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