North Macedonia witness hearing begins in case “Banjska”, testifies via video connection

This witness is being heard through video link from Northern Macedonia, reports “Justice Trust“, broadcast Periscope.

The Constitutional Court in Pristina, following special prosecutor Naim Abazi's proposal that the trial continue in absentia, had been addressed to the Supreme Court to ask for an opinion on whether, in the case of “Banjska” judgment could be applied in absentia. But, the Supreme, after reviewing the request “for giving judicial thought to Article 303 par.7 of the Criminal Procedure Code in the case “Banjska”, had clarified that it does not provide legal opinions about dilemmas that have the first degree during the case proceedings.

Thus, the Constitutional Court in Pristina has ruled, with which it has rejected the proposal that the trial of 42 other indictees (41 physical and judicial persons) charged with the terrorist attack at “Banjska” continue in absentia. The court had also indicated that international letter was issued to these defendants and their ban and extradition were expected to develop the procedure against them.

Judicial review hearing against the three accused in the “Banjska” case: Vladimir Tolic, Dusan Maksimovic and Blagoje Spasojevicq, was held on April 17th 2025, in which the three indictees were acquitted. While special prosecutor Naim Abazi, the defense of the accused and the damaged party have given the opening word.

Even in the initial review held on October 9, 2024, the three defendants have been declared innocent.

By contrast, the Constitutional Court in Pristina, the Special Department, with the verdict of December 6, 2024, had refused requests for dropping the indictment and objections to evidence submitted by defenders of the accused against the Special Prosecutor's Act of the Republic of Kosovo.

The Court of Appeals, on March 13th 2025, announced that it has made a verdict, which confirmed the Constitutional Court's decision in Pristina, with which the indictment against the accused was confirmed in the “Bayska” case.

So far, arrested and under detention for this case are: Blagoje Spasojevich, Vladimir Tolich and Dusan Maksimovic, for whom criminal procedures have been isolated.

The Special Prosecution Act charges 44 physical persons and a judicial person “RAD D.O.O.” The list of indictees leads Milan Radojic.

The Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK) on 11 September 2024 has filed charges against Milan Radojic and 44 others for the September 24th 2023 terrorist attack in Zvecan Banjska. The accused are charged that, through the use of heavy-armed violence, they tried to exhumate the northern part of the territory of the Republic of Kosovo and unite the Republic of Serbia, by cerces as a result of the violence used has remained the dead police official, African Bulnjak, and the lives of other police officials and the civilian population were risked. You can find the full indictment: THESE.

In Baysnka, Zvecan, in the early hours of September 24, 2023, was killed by Sergeant Africa Bulnjak and two others were injured. Then there were three attackers left, while others had fled for several hours to the Biensca Monastery. Milan Radociq had claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack.