A damning new indictment filed by the Special Prosecutor’s Office of Kosovo has exposed the direct institutional links between the 2022 armed barricades in northern Kosovo and the senior leadership of Lista Serbe (LS).
According to court documents, five out of the six defendants facing charges for offenses against the constitutional order were directly employed in parallel public enterprises and institutions managed by top LS politicians and sanctioned figures.
The indictment reveals that the roadblocks were not spontaneous civil protests, but rather highly organized military-style offensive positions fueled by employee coercion and cross-border logistics.
1. The Employer Network: Mapping Defendant to LS Leaders
The prosecution’s dossier explicitly names the specific parallel employers and supervisors of the defendants, establishing a clear chain of command running directly through the political elite of northern Kosovo.
| Defendant | Parallel Employer / Enterprise | Managing LS Official |
| Dušan Maksimović | “Rajska Banja” Hotel Resort | Controlled by Milan Radoičić (Sanctioned master-mind of the 2023 Banjska Terror Attack). |
| Nemanja Jolović | “Rajska Banja” Hotel Resort | Controlled by Milan Radoičić. |
| Srdjan Vučinić | “Standard” Hygiene/Cleaning Enterprise | Managed by Goran Rakiq, then-President of Lista Serbe. |
| Nenad Orlović | “Standard” Hygiene/Cleaning Enterprise | Managed by Goran Rakiq. |
| Dušan Drobac | Serbian Parallel Pension Fund (PIO) | Directed by Igor Simić, current senior LS leadership. |
| Miloš Radosavljević | Barricade Logistics Coordinator | Operated digital command channels for deployment. |
2. Systemic Coercion: Strict Rosters and Terror Tactics
The indictment outlines a severe climate of intimidation, revealing how ordinary Kosovo Serb citizens working within the Belgrade-funded administration, healthcare, education, and cultural sectors were forced to man the roadblocks.
The Parallel Structure Enforcement Machine
[ SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENT ] ──► MANDATORY ROSTERS
• The defendant Miloš Radosavljević managed strict shifts via a Viber chat group,
notifying public employees exactly when and where they had to report.
[ FINANCIAL BLACKMAIL ] ──► JOBS & FINANCIAL THREATS
• Disobedience was met with immediate warnings of job termination and the revocation
of all financial stipends and benefits received from Belgrade.
[ CRIMINAL ESCALATION ] ──► ARSON & TORTURE
• Extreme resistance resulted in systemic violence. The criminal organization
"Civil Protection" (Mbrojtja Civile) burned non-compliant citizens' personal vehicles,
orchestrating kidnappings, severe beatings, and torture.
3. Intercepted Comms: “Today We All Receive Ammunition”
A core pillar of the prosecution’s evidence is a 32-page phone expertise report detailing communication within an encrypted chat group explicitly titled “Barricadat tetor 2022” (The Barricades October 2022).
Despite defendant Dušan Maksimović claiming to the prosecutor that he “could not remember” the chats, forensic extracts confirm the group was actively coordinating the distribution of weapons and uniforms:
📱 “Today we will all receive the ammunition, but keep your mouths shut—I mean for the four of us.”
📱 “The uniform has arrived.” — “Congratulations.” — “Did Jovo send them?” — “Only the revolver is left.”
📱 “For us too it is from 3:00 to be there, but the Director says to come at 2:30 because by the time we gather it will be 3:00.”
4. Chronology of the Northern Kosovo Siege
The barricades paralyzed the northern municipalities for nearly a month. They were erected by radical elements following a decision by the Kosovo Government to ban illegal Serbian-issued license plates, as well as the arrest of former police officer Dejan Pantić.
Timeline of the 2022–2023 Roadblock Crisis
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ [ DECEMBER 10, 2022: INITIAL BLOCKADE ] ──────────────────────────┐ │
│ • Armored barricades are established across major transit arteries │ │
│ in northern Kosovo, shielding heavily armed, uniformed operatives. │
│ │ │
│ [ DECEMBER 2022: WEAPONS INFILTRATION ] ──────────────────────────┤ │
│ • Digital logs reveal steady coordination of ammunition dumps, military│ │
│ uniform distribution, and tactical shifting of personnel. │
│ │ │
│ [ JANUARY 5, 2023: TEARDOWN & RE-GROUPING ] ──────────────────────┘ │
│ • The final barricades are disassembled following international │
│ pressure, paving the way for the later September 2023 Banjska assault.│
│ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The Banjska Connection: Defendant Dušan Maksimović is already serving a 30-year prison sentence following his first-instance conviction for participating directly in the September 24, 2023, Banjska terrorist attack, which resulted in the killing of Kosovo Police Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku.
The remaining defendants in this specific case are formally charged with “Association for unconstitutional activity, with the intent to attack the Constitutional order of the Republic of Kosovo, and obstructing an official person in performing official duties.”
