State Secretary at the Ministry for Kosovo-Metohija Oliver Ivanovic warned about the danger of the situation that occurred due to inadequate decisions of the Pristina authorities on the transfer of police commanders in northern Kosovo, the area mainly populated with Serbs, and of local authorities on the return of those commanders to their jobs.

"Retaliation will not lead to the improvement of the situation, as municipal structures are not allowed to appoint police commanders. I hope that EULEX will realize the danger of this situation, which can only bring confusion among the citizens, and I am strongly convinced that EULEX will directly interfere in the solving of the problem," Ivanovic told the Belgrade-based daily Politika.

Pointing out that the positions of the Kosovo Police Force (KPS) in Pristina and the Serbian side confront, Ivanovic stated that "the commanders who were suspended by the decision of KPS Director General Reset Malici have to appeal to EULEX, which will then get the opportunity to act."

On May 26, Malici made a decision on the rotation of police commanders, that had not been recognized by police officers from northern Kosovo, which is why they were penalized by paid suspension, and later dismissed.

Malici's decision forced the leadership of four Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo to return the dismissed police commanders to their jobs in police stations in that part of the province.