Svechla: Sixteen people stopped, four of them are security service officers in Serbia

Interior Minister Jalal Svecla has provided details from the police action in Kosovo.

He has said 16 persons who four of them are active security intelligence officers in Serbia have been detained, reports Periscope.

According to the minister, these arrests were made in Gjakova and Prizren.

Svechla then writes that these people arrested have family ties with suspects of the terrorist attack in Bansjka.

Full announcement:

In a joint operation carried out by our security bodies on the date of 05.04,2025 and 06.04.2025, a total of 16 persons, divided into four Kraguyevci license plates. The detention facility was combined, with four of them becoming active officers of Serbia's security services.

According to initial data, these groups allegedly aimed at collecting information for possible causes, as evidence of connection with Serbian military intelligence structures has been found, as well as members of Banjska's terrorist group.

The first group, composed of four people, was banned in Gjakova. During the vehicle's search were found: photographs with the map of the Republic of Kosovo, photos of terrorists killed during the attack on Banjska, two knives, one axe and a rotary light. At the prosecutor's decision, people were detained in 48 hours.

The second group, with 12 people, has been detained in Prizren, while being accommodated in Bogoslav's Orthodox Semirin. Even in this group were two active officers of Serbian security services.

Preliminary investigations have confirmed that a Serbian police official with police rank, has close family ties with Banjska terrorist group member Nemanja Radivojevic, nofka “Gandi”. The latter is close to Vladimir Radivojevic, nofka “Majma”, who is the main suspect in the murder of Kosovo police sergeant Africa Bunnjak. The other military official, who holds the rank of first-class captain, is linked to former Serbian military intelligence general Jovan Milanovic, known for involvement in NATO data leaks prior to bombings on Serbian targets.

The fact that they were sheltered at the Orthodox Seminary of Bogoslavia may indicate an attempt to exploit religious institutions for camouflage or to cause interethnic/religious tensions in Kosovo, using fabricated events to fuel violent reactions or riots.

Security organs will continue investigations and inform public opinion of further developments.

We invite citizens to report any suspicious activity and cooperate closely with our security institutions.