Labour Ministry vehicles carried stones and paint bottles for protesters

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(Koha Ditore, December 1, Kosovo Albanian daily from Pristina)
Media Monitoring Dec 1, 2006

Koha Ditore sources stated that bottles and stones were carried with Labour Ministry’s vehicle of the type KIA, of white colour, with target plates 233-KS-779. Another vehicle of this Ministry, a Suzuki Jeep, with target plates 468-KS-805, has been filmed when it visited “Vetëvendosja” seat prior to the protests. Ministry officials admit that the said vehicles belong to it.

According to these sources, Ministry’s vehicle was parked in front of the parliament building prior to the protest and bottles have been taken out from it.

“There are video recordings where demonstrators are seen taking the bottles and sacks with stones from Ministry’s vehicle,” said a source who prefers to remain anonymous.

Labor Ministry is headed by Ibrahim Selmanaj, one of highest officials of Ramush Haradinaj's party - AAK.