The Pristina General Court docket sentenced Hysri Selimi on Monday to 6 years’ imprisonment for espionage for feeding info on spiritual radicalisation and extinct members of the Kosovo Liberation Army to Serbia’s intelligence company, BIA.
Selimi pleaded not guilty remaining September for working for BIA though he confirmed all one of the best blueprint throughout the trial that he had met with BIA agents, claiming that he became as soon as if truth be told a double agent.
In line with the prosecution, Selimi became as soon as paid to amass and present info to Serbian intelligence about spiritual radicalism in Kosovo, the selection of those that participated in ISIS and returnees to Kosovo from the wars in Syria.
The indictment alleged that Selimi became as soon as recruited by BIA in November 2009 and remained crammed with life till his arrest in May maybe 2025. He became as soon as equipped with three smartphones, monetary sources and promised a dwelling as compensation for his work.
The indictment additionally acknowledged that he went to Syria in 2015 to affix the so-called Islamic Insist with a mission from Serbian intelligence to amass info on Kosovo Albanians in Syria.
Selimi persisted his espionage activities after his return from Syria when he became as soon as repatriated to Kosovo in 2022, it became as soon as alleged. In line with the prosecution, Selimi became as soon as paid a month-to-month price of 700 euros.
Monday’s verdict can even even be appealed.
In a separate trial in 2022, Pristina General Court docket in 2022 learned Selimi guilty of terrorism charges and sentenced him to four years and eight months in penal complicated.
The prosecution claims that after he done his sentence for terrorism, he returned to work for BIA.
Selimi additionally equipped info to BIA referring to the activities of extinct KLA members and murders all one of the best blueprint throughout the 1998-ninety 9 Kosovo wrestle, basically based totally on the indictment.
This is the fourth espionage sentence issued by the Pristina General Court docket since June 2025.
In May maybe, the courtroom sentenced Kosovo Police lieutenant Bojan Jevtic to 6 years’ imprisonment for espionage. Jevtic became as soon as learned guilty of leaking info about the Kosovo police to BIA.
In April, the courtroom sentenced Jelena Djukanovic, an employee of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, to 6 years’ imprisonment for spying for Serbia by providing internal OSCE info linked to the scenario basically in the four Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo.
In June 2025, the courtroom sentenced Aleksandar Vlajic to 5 years’ imprisonment for espionage as BIA’s resident agent.