The Minister of Internal Affairs, Xhelal Sveçla, has announced that security institutions have arrested Fatmir Sheholli, suspected of espionage.
Sveçla has stated that she expects institutional treatment of this case with great seriousness, reports the Telegraph.
"The Kosovo Police, in close cooperation with the KIA and the prosecution, arrested Fatmir Sheholli today, on well-founded suspicions of involvement in espionage. I expect institutional treatment with high seriousness of this case, which constitutes one of the most serious acts against the security and constitutional order of the Republic of Kosovo," he stated.
He further wrote that "Individuals like this who have had unlimited media space in our country have collaborated with actors who work and act every day to undermine our Republic and its progress."
"We remain committed to defending our country from all circles that do not hesitate to endanger it for any of their own gains. The time of Serbia's spies in Kosovo is over. Anyone who works for Serbia and against Kosovo will be pursued without compromise and unstoppable. The Republic must be defended with the highest institutional and moral responsibility."
The news of Fatmir Sheholli's arrest has also been confirmed by the Kosovo Special Prosecution Office.
"After conducting several months of investigations, by order of the Special Prosecution of Kosovo, on Thursday police investigators from the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Serious Crimes in the Kosovo Police arrested F.SH., on suspicion of the criminal offense of 'Espionage'," the Prosecution's announcement states. /Telegraph/
