Thousands of ethnic Albanians marched in Kosovo's capital on Tuesday to protest the slaying of a police officer who was sprayed with bullets in a busy part of the town, according to AP. Carrying photos of the slain policeman and banners calling for local institutions to fight crime in the province, the protesters walked in central Pristina and stopped outside the city's court to protest against the justice system. The policeman, Triumf Riza, was gunned down last week in a parking lot in Pristina, meters (yards) away from an area frequented by youths. The suspected assailant later handed himself in to the police, who have not said anything about the motive. Reflecting the discontent, an ethnic Albanian protester accused the local authorities of not standing up to criminals in the province of some 2 million people. «People are being murdered and there are no convictions,» said Kadri Jetullahu, 34. «I'm extremely unhappy with the work of our institutions.» Marching alongside the protesters, the province's Prime Minister Agim Ceku said he was walking in a show of «determination to fight crime.» «We have obstacles in justice,» said Ceku. «But, we have the will of people and government to fight it.»
