Hours after the vote, Jessen-Petersen said some Kosovo Serbs who were willing to cast a ballot were deprived of their democratic right to vote because of intimidation from others within their community. "There are clearly those, both in Belgrade and among the church, who are determined to block any effort ... to create a multiethnic society that is safe and secure for everyone," he said in an interview with Reuters on Monday. "Their point is to prove that a multiethnic Kosovo is impossible."
Nekoliko sati nakon glasovanja, Jessen-Petersen je kazao kako je nekim kosovskim Srbima koji su bili voljni izići na izbore uskraćeno njihovo demokratsko pravo glasovanja zbog zastrašivanja od strane drugih pripadnika njihove zajednice. “Razvidno je kako i u Beogradu tako i u redovima crkve, postoje oni koji su odlučni blokirati svaki pokušaj ... na uspostavi multietničkog društva sigurnog za sve“, kazao je Jessen-Petersen u intervjuu tiskovnoj agenciji Reuters objavljenom u ponedjeljak. “Njihova nakana je pokazati kako je multietničko Kosovo nemoguće ostvariti”.