Another Kosovo citizen has been detained by Serbian authorities, lawyer Arianit Koci announced.

The individual is Mentor Mustafa, 44, from the village of Jasenovik in the Municipality of Novo Brdo. He was detained on Saturday evening at around 10:30 p.m. at the border crossing between Hungary and Serbia while traveling by bus from Stuttgart to Kosovo.

His brother, Fejzullah Mustafa, said the Serbian authorities justified the detention by citing a damaged identity card.

Koci said he received information about the case after midnight. According to him, immediately after being notified, he began efforts to clarify the circumstances of the detention and secure the necessary legal assistance for Mustafa. The lawyer stressed that he would use all avenues and powers available to him to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.

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Another Kosovo citizen has been detained by the Serbian authorities.

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At around 10:30 p.m. last night, Serbian border authorities detained Mentor Mustafa, a 44-year-old citizen of the Republic of Kosovo from the village of Jasenovik in the Municipality of Novo Brdo. The detention took place at the border crossing between Hungary and Serbia.

At the time of his detention, Mustafa was traveling by bus from Stuttgart to Kosovo, accompanied by his brother, Fejzullah Mustafa.

His brother, who was present during the detention, said the Serbian authorities had told him that the measure was related to a damaged identity card.

I was informed of the incident after midnight.

As soon as I was notified, I began working to shed light on the circumstances of the detention and provide him with the legal assistance he needs. I will continue to take every step within my powers and means, with the aim of resolving this case as quickly as possible.

No Kosovo citizen should feel abandoned when facing difficulties abroad. To the best of my ability, I will stand by our citizens and work to ensure that they receive the assistance they need.

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Abnora Luta, spokesperson for the Special Prosecution of Kosovo, has announced that the institution will submit a request to the court today for the detention of two persons arrested in Zubin Potok.

They are accused of committing the criminal offense of “War crimes against the civilian population.”

The detained individuals have been identified with the initials M.J. and M.B. They are being investigated in connection with the discovery of a mass grave in the territory of Zubin Potok, where human remains were found believed to belong to 23 Mitrovica intellectuals. The latter are suspected of having been killed by Serbian troops during the 1999 conflict.

According to the Special Prosecution’s announcement, with the authorization of the Basic Court in Pristina and at the request of the responsible prosecutor, law enforcement authorities have completed the phases of exhumation, forensic examination, and identification of the mortal remains at the site where the common grave was found in the Municipality of Zubin Potok.

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The Special Prosecution of Kosovo will today submit a request for the imposition of detention measures against two persons detained in Zubin Potok, who are accused of war crimes against civilians.

The news was announced by Arbnora Luta, spokesperson for the Special Prosecution.

The arrested individuals, identified by the initials M.J. and M.B., were handcuffed after the discovery of a mass grave in Zubin Potok, where the remains of 23 intellectuals from Mitrovica, killed by Serbian troops during the 1999 war, are suspected to be located.

Based on the request of the Special Prosecution and the decision of the Basic Court in Prishtina, the competent authorities have commenced procedures for exhumation, autopsy and identification of mortal remains at a location within the territory of the Municipality of Zubin Potok.

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The Basic Court in Mitrovica has decided to extend the detention of V.M., a former member of Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, by another month. He is being investigated for involvement in the kidnapping and wounding of Milan Vukashinoviq, which occurred on November 1 last year.

Hateme Haxhaj, spokesperson for this court, made this information known. “The security measure against the defendant V.M. has been renewed and will be valid until August 16, 2026,” she said.

With this new extension, the suspect has now spent seven months in detention since his arrest.

The arrest of V.M. by the Kosovo Police was carried out on suspicion that he had direct links to the kidnapping of Milan Vukashinoviq.

Vukashinoviq, a citizen of Kosovo of Serb ethnicity, was allegedly wounded and taken by force within Kosovo’s borders by Serbian gendarmerie forces on November 1, 2025, in an area near Leposaviq.

On December 20, 2025, Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla made public the fact that a former member of the Serbian MIA was arrested in Leshak, during a coordinated action between the Kosovo Police and the Kosovo Intelligence Agency.

Based on what Sveçla stated, the arrested person had previously become part of the Kosovo Police as a result of the 2013 agreement, but later resigned.

The minister also stressed that investigations show that V.M. collaborated and provided ongoing support to the Serbian security apparatus, including his implication in the kidnapping of Milan Vukashinoviq, who suffered serious injuries during that incident.

According to the minister’s data, Vukashinoviq was suspected of maintaining contacts with Serbian intelligence and military services, of training young Serbs in cooperation with Serbian military forces, and of being aware of the plans for the terrorist attack in Banjska.

Following a court decision, the Kosovo Police conducted a search of the suspect’s apartment and auxiliary buildings, where they found and confiscated nine mobile phones, a laptop, three A4 sheets, a hunting rifle with 39 cartridges, a vest for carrying the rifle’s ammunition, and a gun barrel.

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Kosovo Police have arrested two individuals with Serbian citizenship in two separate incidents in the northern part of the country, after they entered without permission through the border with Serbia.

One of the incidents was recorded around noon on Tuesday at the Jarinje border crossing point.

According to the authorities’ announcement, the suspect, a male from Serbia, was caught while illegally crossing the border line. After the interview was completed, the prosecutor ordered his release and the case is now being pursued through regular procedural channels.

The second case occurred the same day, but in the evening hours, in the village of Koshutica, which belongs to the municipality of Leposavic. This person, identified as a Kosovo citizen, was also released after questioning and the investigation materials were transferred to regular procedure.

According to the Kosovo Police 24-hour report, both events have been classified as the criminal offense of “Illegal border crossing.”

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According to the press release, the measure was imposed on defendant B.H., on grounded suspicion that he committed the criminal offense of Aggravated Murder (depriving another person of life in a cruel or deceitful manner) under the Criminal Code, as well as on defendant I.H., on grounded suspicion that he committed the criminal offense of Failure to Provide Assistance (where the criminal offense resulted in the death of the endangered person) in connection with paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.

The court assessed that the legal conditions for ordering detention exist and that the evidence secured at this stage gives rise to grounded suspicion that B.H., on 29.06.2026, at around 23:00, in the village of Zlipotok, Municipality of Dragash, intentionally deprived the now deceased G.T. of his life.

The statement says that, according to the investigation so far, the case is suspected to have occurred after a previous dispute between the defendant and the victim over the use of a property, specifically a meadow. According to the same source, B.H. is suspected of having inflicted injuries on the victim with a sharp instrument, a knife, and as a result G.T. died at the scene.

Regarding the other defendant, I.H., who is B.H.’s father, the statement emphasizes that he is suspected of not taking the necessary actions to provide assistance to the victim, who was in direct danger to life, even though he was near the place where the incident occurred and had the opportunity to help without endangering himself or others.

The court also said that if these facts are proven, they will be examined in the further stages of the criminal proceedings. The pre-trial judge, relying on the material evidence collected so far and considering the suspicion that the defendants committed the criminal offenses to be well-founded, assessed that detention is the measure that ensures their presence and enables the normal and unobstructed conduct of the criminal proceedings.

The statement goes on to say that, taking into account the serious nature of the criminal offenses suspected to have been committed, as well as the manner and circumstances of the event, according to which B.H. is suspected of cruelly or deceitfully stabbing the victim, the now deceased G.T., in the back and neck, as well as the fact that he left the scene and was later found and arrested by Police, the Court believes there is a risk of flight and escape with the aim of avoiding criminal responsibility. For this reason, detention at this stage was deemed necessary.

According to the statement, the detention measure was considered reasonable and in accordance with the law, with the aim of ensuring the smooth progress of the investigation, the securing of material evidence, the taking of statements from witnesses and suspects, as well as the appearance of the defendants before justice institutions to clarify the case and prevent their escape. The judge also assessed that other alternative measures would not be sufficient to guarantee the presence of the suspects and the unobstructed conduct of the investigative phase.

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Hateme Haxhaj, spokesperson for the court, told KosovaPress that the Basic Prosecution Office in Mitrovica submitted the request to extend the measure on June 18, 2026.

According to her, the pre-trial judge in the Serious Crimes Department of the Basic Court in Mitrovica, through a ruling dated 25.06.2026, decided that A.S.’s detention be extended until 25.08.2026.

Haxhaj also announced that the investigation into the case has not yet been completed. She explained that, by order of the pre-trial judge and following a request from the defendant’s defense lawyer, a psychiatric examination of the defendant was ordered.

According to information available to the court, A.S. has been sent to the premises of the Kosovo Institute of Forensic Psychiatry for the conducting and completion of this examination.

The case occurred on May 27, 2026, in the Roma neighborhood of Mitrovica, when one person was killed, while his brother was left injured as a result of a knife attack.

The Basic Prosecution Office in Mitrovica had announced that the victim had sustained injuries to the throat area from a cold weapon — a knife. Immediately after the incident, the suspect was arrested and, by decision of the duty prosecutor of the Serious Crimes Department, was placed in custody.

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According to the press release, in deciding on detention, the court found that the legal conditions for imposing this measure had been met. Based on the evidence secured up to this stage, there is a well-grounded suspicion that on June 22, at around 08:15, in the Arbanë neighborhood of Prizren, at a residential building, the defendant A.G., in his capacity as the person responsible for safety and health in the workplace, negligently failed to install protective equipment, did not ensure its use when necessary, and did not act in accordance with the provisions or technical rules on workplace safety measures.

According to the same statement, on the day in question A.G., as the driver and person in charge of the concrete pump, did not position the pump safely. During the unloading of concrete from the mixer, the pump slipped at one point, and as a result of this slippage, a pipe detached from the pump and struck the victim, V.M., in the head, causing his death. The statement emphasizes that these facts will be further assessed in the later stages of the criminal proceedings.

It further states that the preliminary proceedings judge, relying on the material evidence collected so far and considering the suspicion that the defendant committed the criminal offense to be well-founded, found that detention would ensure his presence and enable the normal, unhindered conduct of the criminal proceedings.

The statement adds that the investigation is still in its initial phase, and therefore the case witnesses must be heard, the defendant must be questioned, and additional material evidence must be secured. Likewise, given the grave consequences caused in the workplace, the preliminary proceedings judge found that detention is, for now, the appropriate and necessary measure. According to the statement, the court also expects swift and efficient handling of the case by the State Prosecutor, with the aim of fully clarifying the incident.

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