On 27.07.2026, at 10:42, Dragisha Viqentijeviq, Jovan Viqentijeviq and Igor Dimoviq were brought under tight security to the Basic Court in Pristina. All three are accused in connection with the terrorist attack on the “Ibër-Lepenc” canal in Zubin Potok.

The hearing at the Palace of Justice began at 10:00 on Monday. At the previous hearing, held on July 9, the defendants pleaded not guilty and refused to read the indictment.

Proceedings continued on Monday with testimony from Ernest Kërçeli, director of Infrastructure at the “Ibër-Lepenc” company, who appeared as a witness and representative of the injured party. Kërçeli is also director of the company’s Water and Generation Department.

In his testimony before the trial panel, he said the explosion on November 29, 2024, in Varagë, Zubin Potok, had caused the company more than €376,000 in damage. As a result, the supply of water to water utilities was interrupted for a period of three to five days.

According to Kërçeli, as soon as information about the explosion was received, “Ibër-Lepenc” teams were immediately mobilized to assess the extent of the damage and ensure the continuation of the water supply, with particular emphasis on the “Kosova B” Power Plant.

He said that when they arrived at the scene, they found extremely extensive damage on a scale the company had never encountered before.

After receiving authorization from the Kosovo Police, the teams carried out a temporary intervention by installing six pipes with a diameter of more than 900 millimeters so that the flow of water could continue.

According to Kërçeli, approximately 75 percent of the supply capacity was restored during the night of the attack. However, water utilities continued to face restrictions for several days.

He explained that water utilities had gone without supplies for three to five days and, even after supplies resumed, they had not operated at full capacity.

Kërçeli described the “Ibër-Lepenc” canal as vital infrastructure for Kosovo, as it provides water both for electricity generation and for more than half of the country’s population.

According to him, Kosovo’s energy system cannot function without the canal because the water is needed to cool the turbines at the “Kosova B” Power Plant. He added that the canal supplies water to more than 500,000 residents.

Referring to the financial cost, the witness said the damage had been repaired as part of a rehabilitation project financed through a World Bank loan. He said the report prepared by the supervising company assessed the damage at more than €376,000.

When asked by the defense whether he knew or had previously met the defendants, Kërçeli replied that he did not know them.

According to the Special Prosecution’s indictment, on 29.11.24, in the section of the “Ibër-Lepenc” canal in the village of Varagë, in the Municipality of Zubin Potok, the Viqentijeviq brothers, acting together with several individuals who have yet to be identified and following a prior agreement, placed around 20 kilograms of Trinitrotoluene, “TNT,” explosives inside the canal.

The prosecution alleges that Dragisha and Jovan Viqentijeviq detonated the explosives using a bag they had tied with rope to a concrete pillar. The explosion severely damaged the canal’s concrete structure, interrupted the drinking water supply, put electricity generation at risk and caused €376,774.70 in damage to the “Ibër-Lepenc” company.

For these actions, the Viqentijeviq brothers are charged with the criminal offense of “Endangering the constitutional order by destroying or damaging public installations,” under Article 122, in conjunction with “Commission of a terrorist offense.” They are also charged with espionage.

All three defendants, Dragisha Viqentijeviq, Jovan Viqentijeviq and Igor Dimoviq, also face charges of unlawful possession of weapons.

The prosecution’s case file states that Jovan Viqentijeviq said during the investigation that, in September 2023, he had trained alongside around 120 other people at the Serbian military training ground “Pasulanske Livade.”

According to the prosecution, members of the group led by Milan Radoiçiq, who is accused over the armed attack in Banjska, also trained at the same training ground during the same period.

The indictment also includes Viqentijeviq’s statement that another attack in Kosovo had been planned for October last year, but that the plan, according to him, had been canceled by Radoiçiq.

The evidence also includes an expert analysis by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. According to the analysis, soil found on the defendants’ boots had the same composition as samples collected from the site of the explosion at the “Ibër-Lepenc” canal.

In an update at 11:11 on 27.07.2026, it was reported that the trial had continued with Kërçeli’s testimony. Proceedings are expected to continue with the questioning of witnesses and the admission of other evidence proposed by the parties.

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On 27.07.2026, at 10:42, it was reported that Dragisha Viqentijeviq, Jovan Viqentijeviq and Igor Dimoviq, who are accused of the terrorist attack on the Iber-Lepenc canal in Zubin Potok, had been brought to the Basic Court in Pristina on Monday under tight security.

The trial at the Palace of Justice began at 10:00. At the hearing held on July 9, all three defendants pleaded not guilty and declined to have the indictment read aloud.

The Special Prosecution’s indictment states that on 29.11.24, in the section of the “Iber-Lepenc” canal in the village of Varagë, in the Municipality of Zubin Potok, the defendants Viqentijeviq, following a prior agreement with several other individuals who have yet to be identified, placed approximately 20 kilograms of Trinitrotoluene (“TNT”) explosives inside the canal.

The Viqentijeviq brothers are accused of detonating the explosive through a bag that they had tied with a rope behind a concrete pillar.

The explosion caused severe damage to the concrete structure of the “Iber-Lepenc” canal, disrupted the drinking water supply and jeopardized electricity production. The damage caused to the “Iber-Lepenc” company is estimated at 376,774.70 euros.

According to the Special Prosecution, through these actions, the Viqentijeviq defendants committed the criminal offense of “Endangering the constitutional order by destroying or damaging public installations,” as stipulated in Article 122, in conjunction with “Commission of a terrorist offense.”

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The Basic Court in Pristina will today hold a hearing in the case against Jovan and Dragisha Viqentijeviq, who are accused of involvement in the November 2023 terrorist attack on the Ibër-Lepenc Canal.

As at the initial hearing, both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.

The Special Prosecution Office of the Republic of Kosovo claims that evidence obtained during the investigation proves the defendants’ involvement in the criminal offenses with which they are charged.

According to the prosecution, the investigation also identified the role of the Serbian government in preparing the attack.

Weapons, ammunition, military equipment, communication devices and other physical evidence were seized during the investigation. The prosecution says forensic analyses, including DNA tests and other expert examinations, also establish links between the defendants and the scene of the incident.

The defense, meanwhile, has challenged the prosecution’s claims. The lawyers have asked the court to assess the case objectively, arguing that the indictment does not clearly specify the actions allegedly taken by their clients.

Jovan and Dragisha Viqentijeviq, together with Igor Dimoviq, are charged with endangering the constitutional order, committing a terrorist offense and unlawful possession of weapons. In addition to these charges, Jovan Viqentijeviq is also charged with espionage.

The explosion at the Ibër-Lepenc Canal took place in November 2023 in the village of Varagë in Zubin Potok, damaging one of the main pieces of infrastructure supplying Kosovo with water and electricity. Today’s hearing is expected to continue with the presentation of evidence and consideration of the arguments submitted by the parties.

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It is asking the Administrative Court to declare invalid the decree by which Dado was appointed prosecutor in 2008. Representatives of the association have stated that the case is of public interest and is linked to the integrity of the justice system, which is one of the main objectives of the association’s activity.

Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj filed a lawsuit on January 23, 2026, with the Tirana Administrative Court of First Instance against the institution of the President of the Republic of Albania for the 2007-2012 period and Special Prosecutor Olsi Dado. In this filing, Veliaj requested a finding of the absolute invalidity of the decree appointing the latter as a prosecutor from the notary position he held in 2008.

According to the lawsuit, the prosecutor’s appointment was carried out in blatant violation of the law, because at the time the decree was issued he did not meet the mandatory legal criteria to perform the function of prosecutor without having completed the respective School of Magistrates. The mayor also requests that the High Prosecutorial Council be compelled to make a decision on the immediate termination of magistrate status and the unlawful exercise of the duties of the prosecutor in question.

The lawsuit emphasizes that all criminal actions taken against Veliaj are based on an appointment act that was ‘nul ab initio,’ causing serious consequences for the Municipality of Tirana, the Republic of Albania, the constitutional order, institutions, the family, and the individual.

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