Serbia continues with “filma” A month of Serbian custody by Shtrpce for “spiration for Kosovo and Albania”

This has been confirmed for Radio Free Europe by the High Public Prosecutor in Prokuple, a town in southern Serbia located about 50km from the border with Kosovo, Merdare, broadcast Periscope.

Some media in Serbia reported on July 28th, calling to anonymous sources, that Djordjevic was arrested right at the Merdar border point, under suspicion that he was an associate of Albania's State Intelligence Service (SHISH), through the Kosovar Intelligence Agency (AKI). The same day he was assigned 30-day detention, confirmed by the Prosecutor for the REL. The institution did not elaborate on concrete charges against Djordjevic.

The “in this case is not about a broad investigation, but in an individual case”, the Serbian judicial authorities' response said.

Meanwhile, Serbian media have reported that the arrest has been carried out in co-operation with members of Serbia's Security and Information Agency (BIA) and Prokuples Police.

Also, a video of the arrest has been published, while allegedly Djordjevic allegedly acted against the interests of the Serb community in Kosovo and has handed over confidential information in exchange for the payment.

According to these reports, he has been in contact with an AKI member in Ferizaj, who has served as a link to the Albanian intelligence service. Djordjevic allegedly has collected data on Serbia's “impacting Serb community in Kosovo, on the activities of Serbian politicians and prominent Serbian figures in the area, as well as on members of Serbia's security structures BIA, the Interior Ministry and the Army of Serbia”.

On the other hand, on July 18th, the Constitutional Court in Pristina has scheduled a month of detention for Bojan Yevtijqi, who was arrested the previous day under a joint action of security institutions in Kosovo, under suspicion of spying on the benefits of Serbian security facilities.

Yevtic was a lieutenant in the Kosovo Border Police at the border checkpoint in the White East, but following his arrest, the police inspector has recommended his suspension from office.

In addition to Jevtiqi, authorities in Kosovo have arrested several Serbs and Albanians suspected of spying on the service of Serbian intelligence.

At the beginning of June, Aleksandar Vlajic was sentenced to five years in prison, having pleaded guilty to charges that, as a member of BIA, he was involved in spying on Kosovo.

Also, in mid-June, Kosovo has expelled at least ten members of Serbia's Ministry of Internal Affairs, who live in Kosovo, on the grounds that they have jeopardised national security.