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Kosovo Court Gives Life Sentences for Banjska Attack

4/24/2026

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  • The Basic Court in Pristina sentenced Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic to life and Dusan Maksimovic to thirty years for the September 2023 Banjska attack.
  • The court said the assault was a plan to detach northern Kosovo and annex it to Serbia.
  • Acting President Albulena Haxhiu said the verdict proves attack will not go unpunished, while Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla called it a step toward justice and urged Serbia’s accountability.