Kosovo to release former Serb policeman, place him under house arrest, court says

Former Kosovo Serb policeman Dejan Pantic, whose arrest heightened tensions between Pristina and Belgrade, will be released from custody and placed under house arrest, a Pristina court spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.

Pantic was arrested on Dec. 10 on charges of assaulting police officers during a previous protest.

His detention fuelled tensions between the Kosovo government and the ethnic Serb minority who blocked roads in the north of the country demanding Pantic's release.