Court of Appeal confiscated property one million euros from former judge

Indictees Kole Puka face prison sentences and seizures of property worth over one million euros.

The Kosovo Appeals Court has ruled according to complaints in the case of accused Kole Puka. The Constitutional Court Act in Pristina, dated 28,06.2017, has largely proved true.

Thus, for criminal acts the illegal treatment of judicial decisions, by Article 432 of the Republic of Kosovo Penal Code, the alleged three years of imprisonment and 3,000 months in prison, by Article 422 of this code, and criminal work prohibiting money laundering and combating money laundering of terrorism, the accused has been sentenced in 3 years and 6 months in prison and 3,000 (three thousand) fines of Euro”, the Apel report says.

According to the Court, he has been forbidden to exercise office in public administration or in public service, as well as to exercise a lawyer's profession in the course of three years after serving a prison sentence.

“From the accused has seized the privacys seized from carrying the criminal act worth over 1,000,000 euros (1,000,000.00 ) and that, a residence in Cline, a residence in Pristina, real estate (in which a house is built) in Ulcinj, Montenegro, on the surface of 308m2, real estate (livaded) in Ulcinqi, in the area of 171m2, a local afarist in the Clin, a “A6 soul>, as well as the financial drive of two locals, and two local officials, are said to be further posted.