Albin Kurti said that “terrorist leader” Milan Radojcic must be handed over to Kosovo’s domestic security and justice institutions, as there is a 160-page indictment against him.
The indictment against Radojcic was filed on September 11, 2024. The Basic Court in Pristina issued charges against 45 defendants suspected of involvement in the terrorist attack of September 24 in Banjska, Zvecan, where the main accused is group leader Milan Radojcic, who played a key role in coordinating and carrying out the criminal activity. He has also taken responsibility for the attack in Banjska, where Kosovo Police Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku was killed and two others were injured.
The head of government made these statements at a press conference after the government meeting, while speaking about the Kosovo–Serbia dialogue.
“These issues require trust and legal certainty, which come from the signing of the agreement and from the withdrawal of the letter by Brnabic, who was then prime minister and is now speaker of the Serbian parliament, and who on December 13, 2023 told the European Union that Serbia does not respect Kosovo’s territorial integrity. How can we conduct dialogue, how can we implement agreements, how can we have trust if someone publicly and officially states in writing that they do not respect your territorial integrity? That letter must be withdrawn, the Basic Brussels Agreement with the Ohrid implementation annex must be signed, and let us not forget, Milan Radojcic must be handed over to Kosovo’s security and justice institutions because together with 44 other paramilitaries who killed Kosovo hero Afrim Bunjaku, there is a 160-page indictment in Kosovo, and we have a judicial process waiting to start. Should it start in absentia when we know where that person is? For us, it is understandable that it should start in absentia when we do not know where a person is, but it is absurd that in Kosovo we would have to start a trial in absentia for a person whose location we know,” Kurti added in the conference.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister was also asked about the implementation of the Law on Foreigners, for which he said there are no problems in practice.
“As far as I have information, up to this moment there are no problems regarding the implementation of the Law on Foreigners. We have created a 12-month window for those who should not lose their right to work and residence due to lack of documents, but we have also created another three-month window where they can obtain legal documents. Therefore, we are not against Serbs; Serbia is against us, and Serbs in Kosovo, who make up around four percent, are treated as citizens of the Republic. We should not forget that there are also other minorities; there is not only the Serb minority,” he concluded.
