Kosovo\u2019s Minister of Internal Affairs, Xhelal Sve\u00e7la, announced late on Friday that all suspects in the attack in Banjska in northern Kosovo in September last year have been placed in the INTERPOL international system for arrest warrants.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe welcome the official notification from INTERPOL headquarters that all suspected individuals who carried out the terrorist attack on September 24 in Banjska of Zvecan have now been inserted into the international arrest warrant system,\u201d said Sve\u00e7la.<\/p>\n
On September 24, a group of armed Serbs attacked the Kosovo Police in Banjska of Zvecan, killing officer Afrim Bunjaku. During the exchange of fire, three attackers were also killed.<\/p>\n
Responsibility for this attack was claimed by Milan Radoi\u010di\u0107, former deputy of the Serb List \u2013 the main party of Serbs in Kosovo, which enjoys the support of official Belgrade.<\/p>\n
Kosovo blamed Serbia for the attack, which denied any involvement but has left Radoi\u010di\u0107 free since then, on condition that he does not travel to Kosovo.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an important step and as such it has a full effect when Serbia, which is harboring and accommodating these terrorists, hands them over to our authorities to answer to justice,\u201d Sve\u00e7la wrote on Facebook on Friday.<\/p>\n
In an interview on September 29, Sve\u00e7la said that investigations showed that \u201cover 80 terrorists\u201d were involved in the attack in northern Kosovo.<\/p>\n
On December 7, 2023, Kosovo\u2019s Minister for Communities and Returns, Nenad Ra\u0161i\u0107, said that the international police organization, INTERPOL, issued an arrest warrant for Radoi\u010di\u0107 in regards with the Banjska attack.<\/p>\n
He said the arrest warrant was issued with the mediation of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, based on the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kosovo.<\/p>\n
Since Kosovo is not a member of INTERPOL, international arrest warrants are issued in this way.<\/p>\n
INTERPOL told Radio Free Europe (RFE) in December that they do not comment on specific cases or individuals.<\/p>\n
The agency explained that, at the request of member countries and after verifying compatibility, they issue so-called \u201cred notices\u201d.<\/p>\n
A \u201cred notice\u201d alerts police worldwide to internationally wanted fugitives and helps bring them to justice. However, it is up to INTERPOL member countries to decide whether to arrest a person or not.<\/p>\n
In a statement to RFE, also in December, UNMIK only said that it \u201cprocesses all requests received from Kosovo authorities for the issuance of INTERPOL Red Notices and communicates them to INTERPOL for review, in accordance with INTERPOL procedures\u201d.<\/p>\n
Members of the UN Security Council on February 8 demanded that Serbia hold those involved in the armed attack in Banjska accountable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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