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Former Kosovo Police Officer Arrested for 2023 Attacks on KFOR
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Former Kosovo Police Officer Arrested for 2023 Attacks on KFOR

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Under investigation
  • A former Kosovo Police officer, identified as I.M., was arrested in Zvečan for alleged attacks on KFOR and Kosovo Police in May 2023.
  • He is suspected of four criminal offenses, including attacking an official and participating in a violent crowd.
  • The arrest follows protests and clashes in northern Kosovo after the entry of newly elected mayors into municipal buildings.

A former member of the Kosovo Police, identified by the initials I.M., has been arrested in Zvečan on suspicion of involvement in attacks against KFOR and Kosovo Police forces. The arrest, confirmed by the Kosovo Police and the Special Prosecution, occurred after extensive investigative actions. While official statements did not specify the location of the arrest or the suspect's prior affiliation with the police, sources indicate he was apprehended in Žerovnica, Zvečan municipality.

I.M. who was arrested today in Zvečan for attacking KFOR and Kosovo Police in May 2023, is a former member of the Kosovo Police, KoSSev has learned.

— KoSSevReporting the background of the arrested individual.

I.M. is suspected of committing four criminal offenses. These include "attacking an official," "participating in a mass committing a criminal offense and hooliganism," "association for unconstitutional activities," and "endangering persons under international protection." The specific date and location of the alleged events for which he is being charged were not provided in the joint statement by the police and prosecution.

Investigators of the Directorate for Investigation of Organized and Serious Crime, under the order of the Special Prosecution, arrested I.M. after, as they state, numerous investigative actions.

— Kosovo Police and Special ProsecutionAnnouncing the arrest and the investigative process.

The events in question are believed to relate to the widespread protests and clashes that occurred in northern Kosovo in late May 2023. These disturbances followed the entry of newly elected ethnic Albanian mayors into municipal buildings in four municipalities with Serb majorities. The most serious confrontation took place on May 29 in Zvečan, where Serb protesters clashed with KFOR personnel, resulting in numerous injuries among both international mission members and demonstrators.

I.M. is suspected of four criminal offenses – 'attacking an official,' 'participating in a mass committing a criminal offense and hooliganism,' 'association for unconstitutional activities,' and 'endangering persons under international protection.'

— Kosovo Police and Special ProsecutionDetailing the charges against the former police officer.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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