The man arrested yesterday in Mitrovica has been identified as Bajram Asllani, 29, who went by the nickname of “Ebu Hattab”. According to the charges, Asllani is suspected of plotting attacks against Americans and non-supportive Muslims in Kosovo. Asllani is accused of participating in a conspiracy including eight other defendants. He was reportedly working with suspects in North Carolina to secure funds to purchase land in Kosovo to create a weapons storage area and training camp.
This is not the first terrorism charge for Asllani. He was conviced by a Serbian court in absentia in 2009 and sentenced to eight years in confinement but being that he was in Kosovo, it appears that he never was extradited to serve his sentence. Also in 2007, Asllani was placed under house arrest by Kosovo authorities.
This is not the first terrorism charge for Asllani. He was conviced by a Serbian court in absentia in 2009 and sentenced to eight years in confinement but being that he was in Kosovo, it appears that he never was extradited to serve his sentence. Also in 2007, Asllani was placed under house arrest by Kosovo authorities.
