Two months of detention continues for the Vifjetivic brothers for the attack on Iber-Lepenc)

Pristina's foundation court has continued with two months' detention to the Viqetiq brothers, Dragisa and Jovan.

The same were arrested as suspected of the attack on the Iber Lepenci channel on the evening of November 29th.

Pristina Foundation Court spokeswoman Mirlinda Gashi has told Klonkosova that the decision on continuing detention is taken Friday.

“reports that following the request of the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo for continuing the detention measure in the criminal case against defendants J.V. and D.V. The Constitutional Court in Pristina -- the Special Department with the date of 28.02.2025 -- has received the verdict and approved the PSRK's request, so that the detention measure of indictees J.V. and D.V. -- was continued in length of 2 (two) months, for each of”, Gashi said.

According to the prosecution, there is suspicion that on November 29, 2024, around 18:50 in the village of Varanga, the Zubin-Potoc municipality, respectively, in the part of Iber-Lepenc channel, which is used to supply citizens of the Republic of Kosovo with drinking water and the needs of Kosovo's power-making plants, the suspect Jovan Vifjjetevic, in co-ordination with suspect Dragisa Vifjev (his brother), with the intention of seriously worrying residents and violating constitutional order and public safety in the Republic of Kosovo, have deliberately damaged public water equipment and carrying out the terrorist explosives work in the area and the concrete infrastructure.

The Prosecutor's File says the suspects have activated the explosives and, as a result, have seriously damaged and made it useless for further use of water, so that citizens have been unable to supply water for drink and risk producing electricity at the country level.

By this, it is suspected that they committed criminal work “The re-regardation of constitutional order by destroying or damaging public equipment” under Article 122 over criminal activity “the chairman of terrorist criminal work” by Article 129, paragraph 1 and Article 128. paragraph 1.1 linked to Article 31 of the Kosovo Criminal Code.

Otherwise, the explosion in the Iber-Lepenci water channel in the village of Zubin-Potok, which allegedly took place with about 20kg of explosives, Kosovo authorities have named it a terrorist attack and said Serbia is responsible. The attack was also severely condemned by internationals.

Regarding this case during the raids in the north, police have seized weapons, ammunition, and other equipment.