He held mass in the "Serbian church", the Special Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo brings serious charges against Father Nikola Xhufka

2024-05-28 16:55:50Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
He held mass in the "Serbian church", the Special Prosecutor's
Father Nikola Xhufka

The Special Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo has filed charges against two Albanian Orthodox priests, Niko Blazhde, also known as Nikolla Xhufka and Lejdi Zagalli, with charges of inciting national, religious and ethnic hatred as a result of entering an unused Serbian Orthodox church in November of last year.

Blazhde and Zagalli allegedly held a liturgy in the church in northeast Kosovo and warned the Serbian Orthodox Church that it risks "the fires of hell" if it tries to intervene.

After the event, Blazhde announced on Facebook that "the 500-year-old church now bears the name "Fan Noli" and is under the jurisdiction of the Albanian National Orthodox Church "Saint Kozmai" of Elbasan". Blazhde was born in Elbasan, in central Albania.

The Raskë-Prizren Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church denounced their actions, saying it was a "criminal act" and "another act in the series aimed at usurping the spiritual and cultural heritage of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo."

"The Diocese of Raskë-Prizren has been emphasizing the process of cultural appropriation of our heritage for years," says the reaction. "This latest incident confirms our claims, this time in an undeniable and extremely disturbing way."

In a statement to "Kosova Online" ( a newspaper under the influence of Serbian propaganda ), three days after the liturgy, the Albanian Orthodox Church distanced itself from Blazhda, calling him "a fraud and a person who is not a priest". According to the prosecutors, both persons have denied the charges.


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