Ten vote manipulation suspects in Mitrovica region stand before Court today

This came after the prosecution's request for the appointment of the detention measure against these persons, who allegedly made these dilemmas in municipalities: Zvecan, Zubin Potok, Leposaviq, North Mitrovica and South Mitrovica. The first session is scheduled at 1:30, the second at 2: 00 p.m., and the third, beginning at 2:30.

A defendant will appear before the tribunal in his first term. Two people. At 2:30 p.m., seven defendants will appear before the court.

On Sunday, 01.02.2026, 43 leaders were interviewed at police stations in South Mitrovica and North Mitrovica. The interview had ended in the afternoon.34 leaders suspected of vote manipulation of the Mitrovica region had been sent to the hold for 48 hours.21 of them had been detained at the South Police station, while 13 in the North.

While today, in 02.02.2026 Pristina Constitutional Prosecutorship has authorised the Police for collecting and collecting evidence regarding allegations of vote manipulation in the Podujevo municipality.

The full recount of votes by the CEC has ended, and the institution in 31.01.2026 has announced the final results of the 28.12.2025 early elections. CEC members have approved the candidate lists of all parties, in addition to that of the Serbian List, the largest party of Serbs in Kosovo.

Three members have voted for, two against (the Vetevendosje Movement), and other members have abstained. The recount has been carried out following allegations of manipulation by candidates for MPs.

During the process, votes for some candidates changed by cases of up to 60,000 per individual, while parties were not violated. Law enforcement authorities have interviewed hundreds of people, detained dozens, and continued investigations.

On the morning of January 28th, the Gjakova Prosecutor's extensive action had also begun over allegations of counterfeiting the election result in Malisheva. Gjakova Chief Prosecutor Enis Gashi has announced that 15 leaders had been detained for 48 hours.

On the other hand, the Basic Prosecutor in Pristina, the Randa Crime Department, respectively, has issued authorisation for the Kosovo Police in order to collect information and identify possible violations by persons responsible in the voting counting process in Drenas.

The prosecution has indicated that by continuing to convey the process of recounting votes for general elections held on the 28.12.2025 date, it has noted differences over the candidates' results for MPs following the completion of the recount process in the Drensian municipality.

But due to voting manipulation in Prizren, 109 decisions for 48 hours bans by Prizren's Constitutional Prosecutor have been issued.

So 23 of them have been assigned a month-long detention measure. The decision to recount, the CEC initially received after watching videos from cameras at the Municipal Counting Centres, which have raised doubts that candidates' votes for MPs have not been accurately marked on the CEC's official platform. The Central Election Commission at the meeting, held in 19,01.2026, had decided on the recount of all seats in 28 municipalities. /Kallex/