In the following months, this decision led to mass protests and eventually to the resignation of Kosovar Serb MPs, councillors, judicial officials, and police officers. Starting from last June, the Kosovar government announced the intention to replace the license plates that presented the country identifier “SRB” (“Serbia”) and the Serbian cross shield with those with the country identifier “RKS” (“Republic of Kosovo”) and the Kosovar coat of arms specifically, the disposition considered illegal the Serbian-issued licence plates that presented the area codes PR, KM, PZ, GL, UR, PE, and DA. The attacks were registered primarily in the northern part of Kosovo in the Mitrovica District (towns of North Kosovska Mitrovica, Zvečan, Leposavić, and Zubin Potok), where the Serbian ethnic group represents the relative majority, and were aimed at dissuading Serbs through fearful means to accept the introduction of license plates issued by the Kosovar central government. According to police reports, the cases of arson against vehicles that have switched Serbian registration plates have been at least eight in the past two months. In the past months, several Kosovar Serbs have had their cars and properties burned after accepting to replace licence plates issued by Serbia with those issued by the Kosovar government, as requested by Pristina.
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