Stefan Radulovic Charged With Terrorism in Banjska Case

The Special Prosecution Office in Pristina has indicted Stefan Radulovic over the attack on Kosovo police in Banjska, near Zvecan, on September 24, 2023. The prosecution announced it on October 26, and according to Gazeta Sinjali the indictment is dated October 23 and runs 99 pages. Radulovic is charged with “committing a terrorist act” and “serious criminal offenses against the constitutional order and security of Kosovo.” He is in detention, and he is presumed innocent until a final verdict.

The announcement identifies him only by the initials S. R. His name was made public in April, after his arrest at the Merdare crossing, by Kosovo’s interior minister Dzeljalj Sveclja. The outlet Kallxo reports that he was arrested on April 17, 2026, while Gazeta Sinjali says he has been in detention since April 18.

What does the prosecution say in its announcement?

According to the announcement, Radulovic, together with the other defendants named in the September 11, 2024 indictment, took part in the attack on police as part of a “structured and heavily armed terrorist group.” The prosecution describes the group’s aim this way:

“The aim of the group was to destabilize the basic constitutional structures of Kosovo and to secede the northern part of the territory, with the goal of uniting it with the Republic of Serbia.”

A Kosovo police sergeant, identified as A. B., was killed in the attack, one officer was wounded and several were injured. Stefan Nedeljkovic, Igor Milenkovic and Bojan Mijailovic also died in the armed clash. Kallxo, citing the prosecution’s case file, reports that a police patrol went out onto the bridge near Banjska after a tip that two trucks had been placed there, and that a remotely controlled anti-personnel mine was then detonated.

The new indictment, the prosecution stresses, continues the proceedings in the “Banjska” case.

What is the indictment based on?

Gazeta Sinjali describes the evidence cited in the indictment as follows:

• a photograph from July 25, 2023, taken from the phone of Marjan Radojevic, showing the group’s structure, with Radulovic third in the first group, under Stojan Antosijevic;
• a Samsung Galaxy A12 phone found in the vehicle of Stefan Jovanovic, with a contact named “Telje” that the prosecution links to Radulovic: 45 calls between June and September 2023 and Viber messages up to September 23;
• records from the Jarinje crossing: on September 14, 2023 he left Kosovo with Jovanovic and Radak Adzic, returned with Adzic the next day, and on September 16 left again, with Jovanovic, Adzic and Matija Pavlovic;
• a search on his Huawei P20 phone about devices that can be used to trigger bombs, although it has not been established that any such device was used in the attack;
• a Bristol Armour protective vest, later seized from his apartment.

According to the same source, the prosecution does not present the photograph or the border crossings as proof of the offense in themselves, but ties them to the messages and other evidence.

Which messages does the prosecution interpret?

The messages from September 2023 drew the most attention. On September 7, Jovanovic asked Radulovic about “pears,” which the prosecution interprets as hand grenades. Hours before the attack, on September 23, Radulovic wrote that he was heading toward Novi Pazar with “Stojan, Radak and Dekco.” “Dekco” is not identified in the indictment.

The indictment also contains a message from November 2025. On November 26, after Kosovo media published material about the group’s structure, Radulovic forwarded that material to a friend with a sentence that the indictment quotes and links to his exit via Jarinje on September 16, 2023:

“I went out with them there.”

Gazeta Sinjali also mentions an October 2025 plan to obtain information about the case through lawyer Jelena Krivokapic and the head of EULEX. The indictment itself does not prove that anyone in the police or EULEX leaked confidential information.

Where does the Banjska case stand today?

On September 11, 2024, the Special Prosecution indicted 45 people, led by Milan Radoicic. Forty-two of them are still at large. On April 24, 2026, a court in Pristina convicted Vladimir Tolic and Blagoje Spasojevic at first instance and sentenced them to life in prison, and Dusan Maksimovic to 30 years. All three denied guilt, and the defense appealed to the Court of Appeals.

The prosecution asked for the fugitives to be tried in absentia, but according to Kallxo the Special Department of the court in Pristina rejected the request, explaining that the Criminal Procedure Code does not allow this for such offenses. A court will decide whether the evidence in the new indictment sufficiently ties Radulovic personally to the attack, and the defense will have the chance to challenge it.