Policeman Kryeziu: Attack in Banjska organized by military structure

Updated 11:12-Police officer Mirsad Kryeziu said that the weapons that the terrorist group in Banjska used against the Kosovo Police could only have been organized by a military structure. He said that he bases this on his war experience.

"The weapons that were used ranged from light artillery to the heaviest. I am saying that all the weapons that are attacked and used by an organization, and I say this with full confidence, were organized only by the military structure. From my work and war experience, I know all types of weapons, their function and use," he said.

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The policeman also said that the terrorists were a structured group and directed by the military structure. According to him, this is evidenced by the preparations and the time chosen to carry out the attack.

"The attackers' goal was, in my opinion, because it is not the first time this has happened. The entire time we were in the northern part of Mitrovica, we were not wanted by the same members who are organized for such things. I can freely say that there have been other attacks that have attacked police patrols, during their duties. Why is this position, because this group was well structured and well directed by the military structure. Their position was extremely suitable for attacking the police, for this reason they chose Banjska and Manastir, which had pilgrims that day, using them as well, placing themselves in good and favorable positions. It is clear that they were well structured, so that if they do not succeed, they can leave. People who do not know the military structures, would use another position," he added.

Policeman Kryeziu gives details from the confrontation with terrorists in Banjska

Updated 10:56 - Police officer Mirsad Kryeziu has provided details of the moments of the clash with the terrorist group in Banjska, on September 24, 2023, when Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku was killed.

In his testimony at the Basic Trial, Kryeziu told how he had seen Sergeant Bunjaku bleeding and how he had started to pull him. He said that Bunjaku had been wounded in the throat.

"When I opened the door, at that moment I heard an explosion and started shooting in the direction of my positions. For a moment I left the truck and headed towards the police. While going, I noticed that one of our members, who was Afrim Bunjaku, was lying on the ground and covered in blood, because the detonations that had been made by the group, if I can call him a terrorist, he was wounded in the throat and the bleeding was heavy. I approached them but I was unable to help them because the shooting in our direction was incessant. I pulled Afrim from the line and started shooting in the direction of the village, because they were located both inside the village and in the area of ​​Manastir. While I was shooting with my gun, my other colleagues also started shooting in their direction. Since one of our colleagues who I had left in the car was there, I asked him to come closer and remove the sergeant. There he told me that another member of ours was also wounded," he said.

Policeman Kryeziu testifies about the "Banjska" case: I was injured during the withdrawal of Sergeant Bunjaku

Police officer Mirsad Kryeziu has begun testifying in the "Banjska" case, in the scheduled session at the Basic Court in Pristina.

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The defendants in the attack in Banjska Zvecani are now in the courtroom: Dušan Maksimović, Blagoje Spasojević and Vladimir Tolić.

Kryeziu is a border rapid intervention police officer. Before him, two police officers, Alban Rashiti and Çlirim Shaqiri, testified days ago.

On Wednesday, he revealed that he had sustained injuries during the withdrawal of Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku.

"During the attack on September 23-24, my injuries were during the withdrawal of Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku, due to the attacks that were made by the group that attacked us at that time. More precisely, the injuries I had were in my knees and normally the psychological traumas such as during the barrage of weapons and various attacks," he said.

The Special Prosecution Office, on September 11, 2024, filed an indictment against Milan Radoić and 44 others for the terrorist attack of September 24, 2023 in Banjska, Zvečan.

The defendants are charged with attempting, through the use of violence with heavy weapons, to secede the northern part of the territory of the Republic of Kosovo and annex it to the Republic of Serbia, in which case, as a result of the violence used, police officer Afrim Bunjaku was killed, and the lives of other police officers and the civilian population were endangered.

There is an international arrest warrant for the former deputy leader of the Serbian List, Milan Radoićić, and 40 other defendants, as they are on the run.