The claim
“The Basic Court in Pristina sentenced Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic to life imprisonment and Dusan Maksimovic to a 30-year prison term for their roles in the 2023 Banjska attack, which resulted in one police officer and three attackers killed.”
Our verdict
True
The claim accurately reflects the sentencing of Blagoje Spasojevic and Vladimir Tolic to life imprisonment and Dusan Maksimovic to a 30-year term by the Basic Court in Pristina for the Banjska attack, which resulted in the deaths of one police officer and three attackers.
What we found
Multiple news outlets corroborate these details.
The evidence
3 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
A court in Pristina sentenced two men to life in prison and another to 30 years for the September 2023 Banjska attack, which left one police officer and three attackers dead. The defendants were Blagoje Spasojevic, Vladimir Tolic, and Dusan Maksimovic.
rferl.org· Rferl.org reports court sentencing 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· MSN.com reports on Banjska attack casualties - Background
A court in Pristina convicted three men on terrorism charges over a 2023 attack, resulting in the specified prison terms. (Note: The specific mention of sentencing is inferred from the context of conviction on terrorism charges for the attack).
msn.com· Reuters via MSN.com confirms convictions and charges
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