What awaits the “Civil Assistance” and “North Brigade” after proclaiming as a terrorist organisation?

The two organisations number hundreds of members of the Serb community.

“Based in the assessments of Kosovo security institutions, illegal formations -- Civilist Protection -- and its component, the North Brigade -- pose a serious and direct threat to constitutional order and security of Kosovo”, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said during the Government meeting held on 29 June.

Under the law in Kosovo, when organisations are declared terrorist, their activity is immediately banned. Any further activity of them would bear serious legal consequences.

How does Kosovo law treat terrorist organisations?

Kosovo's Penal Code calls “Terrorism” the execution of one or more bloody acts “aimed at serious population intimidation, illegal conditioning of institutions, government or international organisations, destabilisation or destruction of Kosovo's political, constitutional, economic or social structure”.

These include a number of acts: murder, hostage taking, kidnapping, supply, transport, and use of weapons, explosives, or chemical, biological, and other weapons.

The conduct of terrorist acts is punishable by no less than 5 years in prison, but when the terrorist work results in serious bodily injuries of one or more people, the chief is sentenced to no less than 10 years in prison.

According to the Kosovo Criminal Code, when the terrorist act results in the death of one or more people, the chief is sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.

While, for providing assistance in carrying out terrorist acts, the sentence amounts to up to 10 years in prison.

The ratification of terrorism is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, as is training for terrorist acts.

Anyone convicted of organising or running a terrorist group is sentenced to fines of up to 500 thousand euros and imprisonment for up to 20 years.