Arrest of Croatian pilot and Serbian girlfriend on suspicion of spying for Serbia, KFOR: For any comments, we refer you to the Croats

Arrest of Croatian pilot and Serbian girlfriend on suspicion of spying for Serbia, KFOR: For any comments, we refer you to the Croats

Following the arrest of a Croatian pilot and his Serbian girlfriend on suspicion of espionage, the NATO mission in Kosovo, KFOR, has said that they take these allegations seriously, and that the integrity of classified information is paramount.

“We take these allegations very seriously. The safety of KFOR personnel and the integrity of classified information are paramount. We refer you to the Croatian authorities for any comment regarding the arrest and the ongoing investigations,” KFOR stated.

Meanwhile, the Kosovo Government has rejected claims that the woman arrested by Croatian authorities on suspicion of espionage for Serbia may have provided important and confidential information from the Prime Minister’s Office. The Government has expressed the readiness of Kosovo institutions to cooperate with those of Croatia for the further development of investigations and the full disclosure of the activities and network of action.

Otherwise, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Split announced on August 28 that after receiving the criminal report from the Independent Sector for Military Police Affairs a day earlier, it has undertaken the first investigative actions and issued a decision to initiate investigations against a citizen of the Republic of Croatia for the criminal offense of espionage, and against a citizen of the Republic of Serbia for the same criminal offense.

Also, “by decision of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Split, the entire investigation has been declared confidential, with the reasoning that the publication of data from the procedure could harm the development of the investigation.”

According to Croatian media, Index, Croatian pilot JI and his girlfriend, a Serb from North Mitrovica, are suspected of spying for Serbia. She reportedly worked for the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX.

According to Index, According to sources, it is suspected that the Croatian pilot, engaged in the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, provided confidential information to his partner, which she then passed on to members of the Serbian List. /RTK