Danger of escape, Serb spy in Kosovo lags behind bars in Croatia

The Split District Court has continued this detention measure over the reason there is a danger of escape.

“has refused the release proposal. She remains in custody because of the risk of escape we learn from the District Court in Split. Remember, her loved ones have recently been removed from custody and she has been assigned a precaution for stopping contact with one of the witnesses who has not yet been testified to”, writes 24sata.hr.

FRaraniq, has been part of UNMIK, EULEX, has been linked to judges and prosecutors of these missions, according to reports by the media in Croatia.

From Eulex they said they were only aware that a former employee of theirs was involved in an investigation.

“A. I also worked for the European Union's Mission to Establish Rule of Law in Kosovo, whose task is to assist institutions, judicial organs and police and other law enforcement agencies (EULEX) and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNIMIK). It allegedly had close ties with many EULEX judges and prosecutors, who, according to sources, allegedly blackmailed”, reportedly.

Croatian media reports suspected of spying arrested

Murbanic, has been recruited to these institutions by Serbia's secret services.

Serbian services recruited and encouraged the employment of Serbs in international organisations in Kosovo, using them to provide information and intervene in justice, especially against KLA members. According to sources, the AM repeatedly briefed Serbian List officials on events in these organisations”, it says further.

Davor builds, Croatian foreign policy expert and expert on regional developments, has told Nacional that such actions of Serbia are not surprising.

This is no surprise to anyone. This operating method has been in Croatia as well, nothing new, nothing forwarding. I believe we will never be able to know more about this case, because authorities in Croatia have no interest in the public their internal problems. It is very good that this problem has been solved, but this should be an alarm for all NATO members operating in Kosovo”, he told Nacional.

Unofficially it was reported that this Serb was also part of some non-governmental organisations in the north.

She and her boyfriend, a pilot to KFOR, had brought information to the Serbian List.

Both were arrested once and then released. But after new messages were picked up, they were again arrested.

“Although there is no official information about the details they are accused of, which is expected in view of the sensitivity of the situation, information in the media revealed that the AM, a sociologist employed by a German organisation, was collecting data that her pilot boyfriend had given her for her deployment to the KFOR mission in Kosovo. It further broadcasts them to leaders of the main Serbian party in Kosovo, “Srpska list”, which co-operates closely with the Government of the Republic of Serbia, and, investigating the mobile phone, this was confirmed by a journalist from a prominent international news agency. Thus, the two reportedly, through the HEhatsapp app, exchanged messages with confidential information about the movements and plans of KFOR forces regarding the situation in northern Kosovo, which Serbian authorities are particularly interested in”, the report further reported.

The Croatian pilot reported his girlfriend regarding developments in the case of Dejan Pantic, who had been arrested long ago by Kosovo institutions.

“According to decoupled information, the pilot and his girlfriend discovered confidential information on four specific occasions. On one such occasion, the pilot JI passed to his partner information about the actions of KFOR troops in Zubin Potok, a settlement in northern Kosovo with a majority Serb population, which was a scene of extreme conflict and tension between Serbs there and Kosovo authorities. In addition, the Croatian pilot also passed confidential information on the case of Dejan Pantitić, a former Kosovo police member who was arrested in early December 2022 with suspicion of involvement in the attack on the Kosovo Central Election Commission office. Pantic's arrest led to a stir by the Serbian population and the blocking of border points with Serbia”, it says further.

Whether in this case is involved in any form, even Kosovo institutions, is unknown.

NATO's statement to arrest “piune” Croatian

We take these charges very seriously. The security of NATO personnel and the integrity of classified information are priority. We refer to Croatian authorities for any comment on the ongoing arrests and investigations”, a NATO official had said.

What are they accused of?

The pilot is accused of a more serious form of crime, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison because, according to the prosecution, he was the person who discovered classified information, Croatian media reported “Index”.

His partner faces a sentence of one to five years in prison because she is suspected of a milder form of spying, respectively, collecting classified information and broadcasting it. In addition to the risk of influence on witnesses, she was placed in custody due to the risk of escape, for which she could offer parole in the ongoing investigation.

Although the prosecution demanded that they be sent to custody because of the risk of repeating the crime, the court concluded that this could not happen again, since the pilot was no longer committed to the Kosovo mission.

As reported, he was allegedly giving his partner information available as a member of the international peacekeeping forces in Kosovo.

They recognised 9 years ago in Kosovo

By chance, the couple, learning “Index”, met in 2016 in Kosovo. At the time, he was a member of the Croatian contingent in KFOR, and she worked as an interpreter in the EULEX mission. Their relationship has continued interrupted for nine years. A.M. He has often gone to Croatia during all these years, where he was eventually arrested.

The pilot allegedly confirmed to investigators who were questioned after the launch of these procedures that his partner sent only weather data that was important to his flight. He denied that they exchanged confidential information. In addition, Croatian media reported yesterday that he was aware he is being charged, while A. M. He's just a side victim.

Charge: He assumed the girl could trade classified information

However, according to the prosecution, he gave her information about the movements and positions of KFOR forces, and she conveyed them using encrypted apps.

He himself, claims the prosecution, admitted that he assumed A.M. could trade classified information. The investigation will continue to shed light on what exactly was involved. Concretically, A. M. It was also employed as a mediator, or a person on the ground for numerous journalistic teams.

You really messed up the work last night”

The charges against the couple are based on messages that investigators found on their mobile phones. Among other things, they corresponded to the 25 December 2022 event, when KFOR members were attacked in Zubin Potok.

At that time, A.M. wrote also to her childhood friend Vladimir Radivojevic, known as “Mama”, one of the representatives of Serbs from northern Kosovo. It comes from Mitrovica, such as that one, but Kosovo authorities consider it one of the leaders of the so-called “North Brigade”, an active organisation in the country's north that is linked to structures from Belgrade.

Momma” is also linked to the terrorist attack on Banjska 2023, and an indictment was filed against him in 2024 in front of the Kosovo Special Prosecutor's Office.

Investigators consider the message that A. M. sent him as controversial, writing: “You have to fix the attack on KFOR in any way you know and you can”. That same day, her pilot boyfriend sent her a message: “you really screwed up last night”.

Working With German Service

In her defense, A.M. He allegedly worked for the German secret service. This is Federal Intelligence Service (BND), which deals with collecting and analyzing intelligence data from abroad.

It is known that Germany was among the key countries involved in the KFOR mission under NATO leadership, and is also one of the biggest donors for Kosovo through investments in infrastructure, education, health and the economy. It was also among the first countries to recognise Kosovo's independence and consistently supports its European integration and dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.

 What did NATO say about the arrest of the Croatian “spiun?

NATO has been declared for Klan Kosovo over the arrest of Croatian Army pilot J.I., who has also served in Kosovo under NATO's peacekeeping mission, the second Person, arrested is his girlfriend, a Kosovo Serb, Anna Murbanic.

She allegedly received information from her boyfriend, the Croatian pilot, for KFOR's activities in the northern part of the country, which she later conveyed to Serb structures in the north, including the Serbian List, but Serbia itself.

NATO's statement reportedly takes charges this way with high seriousness.

We take these charges very seriously. Security of KFOR personnel and the integrity of classified information are priority”, a NATO official for television said.

Refusing to deepen in the case, NATO recommended that we address Croatian authorities for comments.

“You refer to Croatian authorities for any comment on the ongoing arrests and investigations”, this NATO official said.

The Kosovo government has also reacted to this issue, which, through spokesperson Progress Kryeziu, said secret information is protected, denying that the Morianic has had access to it. /Periscopi