"Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic were handed life sentences by the Basic Court in Pristina on April 24, while giving another member of the group, Dusan Maksimovic, 30 years in prison for what Judge Ngadhnjim Arrni called a 'well-organized plan' that 'attempted to detach the northern part of Kosovo's territory and join it to Serbia.'"
"During the attack, around 30 ethnic Serb gunmen ambushed a police patrol in Banjska, a village near the border with Serbia, killing Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku, an ethnic Albanian Kosovar police officer."
"Kosovo's acting president, Albulena Haxhiu, said the verdict against the three defendants was 'proof that the attack on the Kosovo Police, the constitutional order, and the security of our country will not go unpunished.'"
"The Serb List, the main Kosovo Serb party backed by Belgrade, condemned the verdict, saying the defendants had been sentenced without 'valid evidence,' without individual responsibility."
A court in Pristina sentenced Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic to life in prison for a September 2023 attack by ethnic Serbs on a police unit, resulting in one officer and three attackers dead. Dusan Maksimovic received a 30-year sentence for his role in the organized plan to detach northern Kosovo and join Serbia. The attack followed failed negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia, with ongoing tensions exacerbated by Serbia's refusal to recognize Kosovo's sovereignty. Kosovo's acting president emphasized the need for justice against all responsible parties.
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