The International Police Organization (Interpol) has issued a search warrant for Milan Radojcic because of the events in Banska, Kosovo Minister Nenad Rasic confirmed to Radio Free Europe (RFE).
He added that the warrant was issued based on a request by the Ministry of Interior of Kosovo through UNMIK (the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo), as Kosovo is not a member of Interpol.
Radojcic claimed responsibility for the attack in Banska on September 24, when police officer Afrim Bunjaku was killed. After that, three more Serbian attackers who were part of the armed group were killed in a shootout with the Kosovo police.
After taking charge, Radojcic stepped down as deputy chairman of the Serbian List, the largest Serb party in Kosovo, which enjoys the support of Belgrade. Through his lawyer, he stated that he "personally" organized the attack and all the logistical preparations, and that he did not inform anyone of these plans.
However, the Kosovo authorities claim that the state of Serbia is also behind the attack in Banska, which official Belgrade denies.
Radojcic was detained by Serbian police on October 3 in Belgrade on charges of "association for the purpose of committing criminal acts, illegal production, possession, carrying and trafficking of firearms and explosives and serious crimes against public security".
A day later, however, he was released on the condition that he not leave Serbia, being forbidden to go to Kosovo.
In the days following the attack in Banska, Kosovo police discovered a large arsenal of weapons.
The international community has strongly condemned this attack, demanded an investigation and that the attackers be brought to justice.
Kosovo's Interior Minister Djelal Svechla said that his department will request the extradition of Radojcic from Serbia, as well as "all those who participated in the planning and execution of the terrorist attack" on September 24.
Svechla also said that the investigation showed that "over 80 terrorists" were involved in the attack in Banska.
Serbian media reports that an Interpol warrant has been issued for 11 more people linked to the events in northern Kosovo.
The Secretary-General's report on the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo 2023 stated that UNMIK helped issue 44 red warrants and 12 extradition requests in Kosovo by members of Interpol.
"Based on requests for information, 640 new cases were discovered. A total of 974 cases related to the territory or permanent residents of Kosovo are still open," the report says./BGNES
