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The next court session in the “Banjska” case will be held today at the Basic Court of Pristina. The criminal proceedings have been separated only for the three defendants who are in custody: Bagoje Spasojevic, Vladimir Tolic and Dusan Maksimovic.
The Basic Court in Pristina, following the proposal of special prosecutor Naim Abazi that the trial continue in absentia, had turned to the Supreme Court to request an opinion on whether a trial in absentia could be applied in the "Banjska" case.
However, the Supreme Court clarified that it does not provide legal opinions on the dilemmas that the first instance court faces during the proceedings of the case.
Thus, the Basic Court in Pristina has issued a decision, by which it has rejected the proposal that the trial of the other 42 defendants (41 natural persons and one legal entity) accused of the terrorist attack in “Banjska” continue in absentia. The court also announced that an international arrest warrant has been issued for these defendants and their detention and extradition are expected for the conduct of the procedure against them.
The trial of the three defendants in the "Banjska" case: Vladimir Tolic, Dusan Maksimovic and Blagoje Spasojevic, was held on April 17, 2025, in which the three defendants pleaded not guilty. Meanwhile, special prosecutor Naim Abazi, the defense of the defendants and the injured party gave their opening statements.
Even at the initial hearing held on October 9, 2024, the three defendants pleaded not guilty.
So far, those arrested and under detention in this case are: Blagoje Spasojevic, Vladimir Tolic and Dusan Maksimovic, for whom criminal proceedings have been initiated.
The indictment in this case was filed on September 11, 2024 and relates to the terrorist attack of September 24, 2023 in Banjska, Zvečan.
According to the indictment, the defendants are suspected of attempting, through the use of violence and heavy weaponry, to secede the northern part of Kosovo and unite it with Serbia.
As a result of this attack, police officer Afrim Bunjaku was killed, and the lives of other police officers and civilians were endangered.
In Bajsnka, Zvečan, in the early hours of September 24, 2023, Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku was killed and two others were wounded. Three more of the attackers were killed, while the others fled after taking refuge for several hours in the Bajsnka Monastery.
Milan Radoićić had claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack.
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