The raising of the Albanian flag in the municipalities of Presheva and Bujanovci by their mayors, Albaniam and Nagip Arifi, has evoked reactions in the Serbian media.
Novosti, in its reporting on this act of two Albanian presidents on the occasion of Flag Day, states that they will be fined based on Serbian laws, which prohibit placing the coat of arms or flag of a foreign country in state buildings of the Republic of Serbia, except when this is allowed on the basis of an international treaty.
Something like this was announced yesterday from the studio of "Ditar" on A2CNN, the mayor of Presheva Shqiprim Arifi, saying that despite the fines, he has not stopped raising the flag since he became the head of this institution.
" It is de facto a violation of the law in Serbia. Every year we received a fine between 1,000 and 1,500 euros, which is a personal fine. I am punished as an Albanian, not as a president. On the contrary, it is motivation that we survive in those Albanian lands. Since I was elected the president of the Valley, I have put up the flag. We have nothing to be ashamed of. They attacked us, they massacred us, our flag is peaceful. We have not entered foreign properties in Serbia or elsewhere. We do it openly. Surely there is a procedure until I receive a fine, it is to be expected that the laws have formed them that way. But there is also the mentality that exists in Serbia that sees Albanians as second-class people. "
Meanwhile, Bujanovačke reports that the flags were raised on Monday evening, shortly before the two leaders of both municipalities traveled to Tirana to celebrate the national holiday.
According to them, unlike the previous years when the mayor of the municipality of Bujanova Nagip Arifi personally placed the flag of Albania on the balcony of the municipality building, in the 111th Anniversary of Independence, Nevzad Lutfiu, a former councilor in the city's Municipal Assembly, had the honor.
Because of the placement of the Albanian flag, the police have for years filed charges against the heads of municipalities, officials and directors of public institutions, who have been convicted for violating Article 41, paragraph 1, point 3, of the Law on the appearance and use of the coat of arms , the flag and the anthem of the Republic of Serbia.
The law provides that the legal person is punished with a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 dinars for the misdemeanor committed.
According to the law on national minorities, communities are allowed to use national symbols, but not identical to the symbols of the mother state. (A2 Televizion)
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