http://xs4.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=02&dd=26&nav_id=47984 Controversy over reports from Council meeting
26 February 2008 | 10:53 -> 20:54 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug BELGRADE -- The Council for National Security today held a five-hour meeting in Belgrade. After media outlets in the capital reported from the session, which was closed to the public, and citing their unnamed sources, Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica's cabinet was the first to officially react tonight. "In view of the numerous information intended to mislead, it is important to release a public statement about the conclusions that the Council has adopted," the PM's cabinet said. "Considering the importance of the issues that the Council deals with, it is extremely negative that the public has been misinformed about the meeting today," Beta news agency was told. The agency earlier today quoted an anonymous source who said that the body decided that "expert services must first evaluate if any of the actions taken toward the countries that recognize Kosovo will have long-term economic or political consequences for the citizens". The source also said the Council decided that the "services must prevent any repeat of violence seen in Belgrade last week". Another conclusion has reportedly been that "wearing of army uniforms during protests must be banned". As for the victim of the fire in the U.S. embassy last Thursday, the source said the Council decided that the "death was not violent, while the toxicology report has not been received yet". The state television, RTS, quoted its sources as saying that the meeting also decided that the Serbian police, MUP, "performed professionally during the riots in Belgrade". The session was called last Friday by President Boris Tadić. The Council for National Security, presided over by Tadić, also includes the prime minister, ministers of justice, defense and police, and army, intelligence and military intelligence chiefs. <...>
