Avni Islami warns of the threat of espionage: Kosovo must not become a base for foreign agents

Avni Islami, a professor of security sciences, has warned of threats related to espionage and national security, calling on Kosovo’s institutions not to tolerate any element that harms the state’s interests.

In a post, Islami referred to the case of Vladan Kostiq, whom he said publicly displays admiration for war criminals. He also raised the alarm over what he described as efforts to turn the OSCE into “a nest of Russian and Serbian agents.”

In his assessment, there are attempts to use international missions as a shield for carrying out destabilizing agendas.

Islami praised the engagement of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency, the Kosovo Police and the Special Prosecution in confronting espionage.

“The past two years have demonstrated that the joint success of the KIA, the Police and the Special Prosecution is not accidental, but the result of an ironclad strategy to purge the country of subversive elements,” he wrote.

According to the professor of security sciences, Kosovo’s territory must not be used as a refuge by hostile espionage networks or by individuals who, as he puts it, work against the interests of the state.

Declaring that “the era of impunity is over,” Islami called for every informant, agent or collaborator of foreign secret services to be identified and brought to justice.

“Every informant, agent or collaborator of theirs will be exposed, arrested and receive the punishment they deserve,” Islami wrote.