Congresswoman Tenney Calls for Release of Deputy Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija
Claudia Tenney, a Republican representative from the U.S. state of New York and co-chair of the Serbian Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, stated that she is concerned about the arrest of Igor Popovic, the Deputy Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija.
"I am deeply concerned that the Kosovo police have unjustly arrested Igor Popovic. U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have clearly emphasized that freedom of speech is a fundamental human right that must be upheld," Tenney said in a post on the social network X.
I am deeply concerned about the unjust arrest of Igor Popović by Kosovo police. @POTUS and @SecRubio have made it clear that Freedom of Speech is an essential human right that must be upheld.
I call upon @VjosaOsmaniPRKS to immediately release Mr. Popović and end his wrongful…
— Rep. Claudia Tenney (@RepTenney) July 24, 2025
Tenney also called on the President of the provisional institutions in Pristina, Vjosa Osmani, to "immediately release Mr. Popovic and end his detention."
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