The Basic Court in Pristina has canceled today’s scheduled court hearing for Bedri Shabani and Muharrem Qerimi, who are accused of espionage.
According to the announcement issued by the Court, the trial panel has ordered a psychiatric evaluation of defendant Bedri Shabani.
“We inform you that the main trial session in the criminal case PS.nr.13/2025, against defendants B.SH. and M.Q., for the criminal offense of Espionage, scheduled for 20.11.2025 according to the indictment of the Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo, has been canceled. The trial panel has ordered an examination of the mental state of defendant B.SH., following a proposal submitted by his defense,” the Court stated.
The Court added that the parties will be notified in advance regarding the scheduling of the next hearing date, via official summons.
The previous hearing for Shabani and Qerimi—also accused of espionage—had already been postponed to today due to reported health issues affecting one of the defendants.
Both men were arrested in June of last year, with prosecutors asserting that there is grounded suspicion that each committed the criminal offense of espionage under Article 124 of the Criminal Code of Kosovo.
In addition, Muharrem Qerimi is also charged with “unauthorized ownership, control or possession of weapons.”
The prosecution has requested that the court declare the defendants guilty, impose appropriate penalties, and extend the measure of pre-trial detention until the conclusion of the judicial process.
According to information from the Special Prosecution, Shabani and Qerimi allegedly collected information intended for the Serbian Ministry of Interior, with the aim of constructing a false narrative about an alleged organ-trafficking network linked to the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the war.
The indictment claims that Qerimi sent classified information related to the activities of the Special Prosecution to Serbian Interior Ministry official Sërgjan Rosiq.
Meanwhile, according to the prosecution, defendant Bedri Shabani had contact not only with Rosiq but also with another official, Bogolub Janiçeviq, who allegedly had a leading role in the Reçak Massacre.
