The claim
“The Basic Court in Pristina sentenced Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic to life imprisonment and Dusan Maksimovic to 30 years in prison for their roles in the 2023 Banjska attack, which resulted in one police officer and three gunmen killed.”
Our verdict
True
Multiple sources, including news reports from Reuters and RFE/RL, corroborate the sentencing of Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic to life imprisonment and Dusan Maksimovic to 30 years by the Basic Court in Pristina for their roles in the 2023 Banjska attack.
What we found
The same sources confirm that the attack resulted in one police officer and three gunmen killed.
The evidence
5 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
The Basic Court in Pristina sentenced Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic to life imprisonment and Dusan Maksimovic to 30 years in prison for the 2023 Banjska attack, which left one police officer and three gunmen dead.
rferl.org· Court sentences three Serbs to life in prison for Banjska attack - Background
The attack in the village of Banjska led to a clash with police that left one police officer and three of the gunmen dead.
msn.com· Clash in Banjska resulted in one police officer and three gunmen dead - Background
A court in Pristina convicted three men on terrorism charges over a 2023 attack. The article also notes that the attack led to a clash with police that left one police officer and three of the gunmen dead.
msn.com· Conviction of three men on terrorism charges over 2023 attack - Background
Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic were sentenced to life imprisonment, while Dusan Maksimovic was sentenced to 30 years in prison by the Basic Court in Pristina for the attack in Banjska in September 2023.
serbiantimes.info· Sentencing details for Spasojevic, Tolic, and Maksimovic - Background
Judge Ngadhnjim Arrni described the attack as a 'well-organized plan' that 'attempted to detach the northern part of Kosovo's territory and join it to Serbia.'
rferl.org· Organized plan to detach northern Kosovo
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