Croatian Air Force pilot and partner arrested for alleged espionage, reports claim

Croatian authorities arrested an Air Force pilot and his partner for allegedly sharing classified information about Kosovo peacekeeping operations over three years, according to domestic press.

Croatian authorities arrested an Air Force pilot and his partner over alleged espionage charges, accusing them of sharing classified information about Kosovo peacekeeping operations over a three-year period, Croatian media reported Wednesday.

The Croatian Air Force pilot, identified as JI, and his girlfriend AM, a Serbian citizen from Mitrovica in Kosovo, were detained on the Dalmatian island of Vis after prosecutors concluded they had sufficient evidence of their wrongdoing.

The helicopter pilot has denied the charges, claiming he was being framed while his partner was “collateral damage”, according to Croatian news outlet Index.hr.

AM was initially held in a reception centre in Trilj, in the Split-Dalmatia County, over an expulsion order, but was then charged with espionage.

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