A court in Kosovo has convicted three ethnic Serbs on “terrorism” charges over their role in a deadly secession attempt near the country’s northern border in 2023.
The Basic Court in Pristina sentenced Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic to life in prison and Dusan Maksimovic to a 30-year jail term on Friday over the attack in the village of Banjska, which led to a clash with police that left one police officer and three of the gunmen dead.
Kosovo Serb businessman and politician Milan Radoicic, who lives in Serbia and has ties to Serbia’s ruling populist party and President Aleksandar Vucic, publicly admitted he led and organized the attack after he was identified in drone footage by Kosovo security officials.
He is one of 45 people initially charged in connection with the armed incident, which is the worst since the Balkan country declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Friday’s trial was held for just three people who were in custody.
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Kosovo Court Jails Three Serb Separatists Over 2023 Banjska Attack
04/24/2026
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