The Disinformation Merchant

Buzhala cries “Islamic terror” to distract from Serbia-linked killings—because when justice knocks on the door, it’s his narrative house that risks collapsing.

On 21 April 2025, Koha Ditore¹ reported that Kosovo Police had arrested seven individuals suspected of orchestrating the targeted killing of Police Sergeant Muhamed Lika. The murder, executed on the evening of 1 April 2025 in Kaçanik, took place as Lika ascended the stairwell of his residence after returning from duty. A group of assailants, including at least one minor at the time of the crime, had shadowed him to the building, a premeditated ambush. Nine locations were raided in Kaçanik and Klinë, leading to the arrest of the suspects and the confiscation of firearms, vehicles, binoculars, and other evidentiary materials. The motive, as publicly stated by Police Director Gazmend Hoxha, appears to be directly tied to Lika's official investigations into previous cases, suggesting the killing was an act of retaliation by those entrenched in criminal circles.

What followed, however, offers a sobering glimpse into the state of Kosovo's media and its susceptibility to ideological infiltrat…