Nemanja Šarović, TV host, political figure, and leader of the “Love, Faith, Hope” movement, has reported receiving death threats via the Telegram channel Koridor and social networks after publishing a video featuring Milan Vukašinović from Leposavić.
Vukašinović, as lawyer Ivan Ninić reported, was wounded under unclear circumstances near the village of Jelakce, close to the administrative line, on November 1, and later transferred for medical treatment in Serbia.
While Serbian authorities have remained silent on the case, Koridor simultaneously denied issuing threats against Šarović yet confirmed that Vukašinović had been shot and is allegedly “in their hands.”
The Jelakce Incident
It was Ivan Ninić who first alerted the public to the incident on November 3 through social media. According to him, Vukašinović had been seriously wounded and kidnapped before being taken to the Clinical Center in Niš.
Two days later, the Kosovo Police confirmed that several masked men had crossed into Kosovo, shot Vukašinović, and taken him back to Serbia. KFOR was informed, and the Directorate for Organized Crime and Serious Offenses launched an investigation, interviewing witnesses.
Ninić has since filed a criminal complaint against, as he claims, members of the Serbian Army, police, or the so-called “Milan R. group,” for the offense of “attempted aggravated murder.”
He also published the name of a man he alleged was used as a “lure” for Vukašinović, along with photos of a destroyed vehicle, calling the case “Banjska 2.”
On Monday, Ninić said that 23 shell casings had been found near Vukašinović’s car.
Ninić himself, too, reported receiving threats through the Koridor Telegram channel due to his continuous reporting on the case.
KoSSev has repeatedly contacted the Serbian Army, Ministry of Defense, and the Security Information Agency (BIA) regarding both the incident and Ninić’s allegations, but none have responded.
Koridor: “The Spy Is in Our Hands”
The Koridor Telegram channel has denied issuing any threats against Šarović, just as it previously did when accused of threatening lawyer Ninić.
On November 8, however, the same channel claimed that the “spy,” referring to Vukašinović, was “in their hands” and that he had been shot. The post linked this to recent reports of alleged “spy” arrests in Raška—an operation that no Serbian institution has officially confirmed.
“To clarify — the person who was shot was not a Serb, even though of Serbian origin. That person was an Albanian spy and servant. We have reported on his activities before — espionage, running over Serbs with cars, arson, and sabotage. We are pleased that one of their most valued spies is now in our hands, which has led to the arrest of several Serbian army and police members who collaborated with him and helped the Albanians,” Koridor’s message read.
The Interview
Šarović became involved after reposting his live interview with Vukašinović, recorded on Vidovdan at Gazimestan earlier this year.
In the video, Vukašinović said he avoided traveling to Serbia “because of the regime.”
“They made up all sorts of things about me, linking me with Albanians and so on. I don’t feel safe traveling to Serbia. I stay only in Kosovo, I avoid Serbia because I don’t know how things could escalate,” he said.
He also said he had not left Kosovo institutions when most Serbs in the north withdrew.
“I stayed. I work at Jarinje, on the Kosovo side. They linked me with all sorts of things because of that, and that’s why I don’t feel safe going to Serbia,” Vukašinović added.
“Serious Threats to My Life”
Three days after publishing the video, Šarović reported that he was receiving serious threats to his “life and health” through Koridor and social media.
“Given that the threats to Oliver Ivanović and Milan Vukašinović were carried out, these threats must not be taken lightly,” he warned.
Along with screenshots of the messages, Šarović wrote that he is “perfectly healthy.”
“Just so it’s clear — I recently had a medical checkup, I’m healthy as an ox, and I’m not on any medication,” he posted.
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