At the Basic Court in Pristina, injured party witness Milena Pasperevic testified on Tuesday about the damage caused to her home by the attack on the Iber-Lepenc canal on November 29, 2024, in Varage, Zubin Potok.
She said that at the time of the explosion, her house shook, its foundation moved, and other material damage was also caused.
Asked by Special Prosecutor Bekim Kodraliu whether she had been frightened, the witness described the fear she experienced.
The witness said there was also damage to the barn and agricultural land.
Asked whether she was seeking compensation for the damage from the individuals suspected of committing the criminal offense, she said “no.”
After her testimony ended, Millos Delovic, lawyer for defendant Dragisa Vicentijevic, said that an FBI expert should be heard.
Prosecutor Bekim Kodraliu opposed his proposal.
The lawyer insisted that the FBI expert testify, saying that the expert had stated that there was a match between the boot prints of his client and the mud at the scene of the explosion.
Meanwhile, lawyer Nebojsa Vlajic, who represents defendant Jovan Vicentijevic, proposed his witnesses.
The presiding judge, Vesel Ismaili, approved the defense lawyers’ proposals for witnesses.
The next hearing against the three defendants charged over the attack on the Iber-Lepenc canal will be held on October 19 at 1:15 p.m.
The Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo (SPRK) has filed an indictment against brothers Dragisha and Jovan Vicentijevic and Igor Dimovic, who are charged over the November 29, 2024 attack on the Iber-Lepenc canal in Varage, Zubin Potok.
According to the prosecution’s indictment, on November 29, 2024, at around 6:50 p.m., in the village of Varage, Municipality of Zubin Potok, brothers Dragisha and Jovan Vicentijevic placed explosives in a section of the Iber-Lepenc canal, public infrastructure used to supply drinking water and meet the Kosovo Energy Corporation’s (KEK) needs for electricity production.
The indictment states that the defendants, together with several other unidentified individuals, following a prior agreement and with the aim of seriously intimidating the population and endangering the constitutional order and security of the Republic of Kosovo, placed a significant amount of military-grade explosive, around 20 kilograms of trinitrotoluene (TNT), inside the canal.
According to the prosecution, these actions posed a serious risk to the lives and safety of the population and damaged critical state infrastructure. In this case, the injured party, Iber-Lepenc, suffered material damage amounting to €376,774.70.
