His name was mentioned in the U.S. State Department’s "International Religious Freedom Report for 2013" for allegedly negative views of the Catholic community and "anti-Semitic rhetoric".
[5] Shefqet Krasniqi was taken in for questioning by Kosovo Police during September 2014, in an operation aimed at curbing the recruitment of fighters to join radical Islamic groups in Syria and Iraq.
[6] Despite being dismissed from his position at the Grand Mosque in 2015, Krasniqi was later released and continued to preach publicly on television, radio, and social media websites.
[7] On February 27, 2017, Kosovo’s Special Prosecutor (SPRK) filed an indictment against Krasniqi, on charges of inciting terrorism, propagating national, racial, and religious intolerance and tax evasion.
The indictment also contended that Krasniqi used harsh language during his sermons, promoted via online social networks, encouraging others to travel to conflict zones in Syria and Iraq and commit terrorist acts.