Haxhiu: Judge Llaban is suspected of being a collaborator of the Serbian BIA

2025-08-10 14:14:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Acting Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu, said on Sunday that the judge of the Serbian minority on the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, Radomir Llaban, is suspected of being a "collaborator of the Serbian Intelligence and Security Agency, BIA."

Speaking at a press conference in Pristina, Haxhiu said that the suspicions are based on information she has from Kosovo's security institutions.

She said that the Serbian BIA “compromised and organized Llaban’s relocation to Kosovo” after he was sentenced to six years in prison in Serbia in 2011.

"The way he left Serbia is a mystery, but it is known that Serbia still has an active arrest warrant for Llabani," said Haxhiu.

She said that Llabani “has very close relations with the chief terrorist, Milan Radoi?i?,” the former deputy leader of the Serbian List, who claimed responsibility for the attack by a group of armed Serbs on the Kosovo Police in Banjska, Zve?an, where a police sergeant and three attackers were killed.

"Thanks to these relationships, he has benefited from real estate and employment of family members," she said.

"With the financial means and real estate he receives from Serbia even today, Llaban poses a threat to the security and constitutional order of Kosovo," she said.

Llaban is a wanted person in Serbia, having avoided serving a six-year prison sentence imposed as part of the so-called “customs mafia” – a group consisting of people accused of taking and giving bribes, abusing official position and forging documents.

His name has been on the wanted list in Serbia since 2012 and on Interpol's since 2014.

Llaban gained attention after Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani - because of Llaban - withdrew the request she had sent to the Constitutional Court of Kosovo in July, seeking clarification regarding the next steps in the event that the Kosovo Assembly was not constituted by July 26 - a deadline previously set by this court.

As a reason for withdrawing her request, Osmani cited the appointment of Judge Llaban as the reporting judge in this case, describing such an action as "disturbing and dangerous."

The Constitutional Court of Kosovo said days ago that Llaban was appointed in 2018 after having undergone "all constitutional and legal procedures", for his proposal by the Kosovo Assembly and decreed by the President of Kosovo.

The Constitutional Court said that Llaban has been employed at the country's highest court since 2011, initially as a legal advisor, before being appointed a judge on August 9, 2018.

A judge of the Constitutional Court may be dismissed by the President of Kosovo only upon the proposal of two-thirds of the judges of the Constitutional Court, and only for committing serious crimes or for serious neglect of duties.

Haxhiu said the Prosecution should "issue a ruling to begin investigations" against Llabani.

"Today we call on the Prosecution to immediately handle the cases related to Radomir Llabani, to immediately issue a ruling to begin investigations if they have not done so far," she said.

Recently, authorities in Kosovo have arrested, charged, and tried Serbs and Albanians on suspicion of spying for Serbia's intelligence services.

In June, a court in Pristina sentenced Aleksandar Vllajic to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of being involved in espionage as a member of the Serbian Intelligence and Security Agency (BIA).

Experts have said that espionage is a serious threat to Kosovo's security, and the recent arrests only highlight the ongoing danger.

According to them, this activity not only destabilizes the country internally, but also damages its international position./ Rel