The appeal sets for Fatmir Limaj in the case of Bellanica

Periskopi

14 November 2018, 11:30(8 years ago)

The Court of Appeals has confirmed the trial of the Pristina Constitutional Court, which declared Fatmir Limaj innocent in the case known as Balanica. The Constitutional Court in Pristina, in March of this year, has declared Fatmir Limaj innocent in connection with the killings of two civilians Ramiz Hoxha and Selman Binish. Hoxha and Binish [...]

The Court of Appeals has confirmed the trial of the Pristina Constitutional Court, which declared Fatmir Limaj innocent in the case known as Balanica.

The Constitutional Court in Pristina, in March of this year, has declared Fatmir Limaj innocent in connection with the killings of two civilians Ramiz Hoxha and Selman Binish.

Binish's Hoxha had been killed on October 2, 1998 in the Malisheva municipality during wartime, as, according to the prosecution, they were taken by masked and armed men in KLA uniforms.

In this case, the indictment against Limaj for war crimes was filed on October 28, 2016.

In the trial of the Court of Appeals, secured by the kalox. com was rejected as groundless the Kosovo Special Prosecutor's complaint to the act of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo.

That's it. The indictment was praised and found that the first degree court provided clear and full reasons for the argument that accused Fatmir Limaj is not the head of the criminal offence to fight against the civilian population... war crimes for grave offenses... in common with the Geneva Convention...”, stated in the indictment. The act against Limaj for war crimes was established on October 28, 2016.

Actakuz charged defendant Fatmir Limaj as member The NLA and the commander of the 121 Brigade has not taken reasonable and necessary measures within its competencies to prevent or stop the murder of Ramiz Hoxha and Selman Binish.

According to Special Prosecutor Ramiz Hoxha from the village of Bellanica and Selman Binishi from the village of Banja, the municipality of Malisheva, on October 2, 1998, were taken near the village mosque of Bellanica and executed at the entrance of the village of Kravasari.

The prosecution in the indictment claims Fatmir Limaj has seen the victims' bodies and has known about the crime committed, but has knowingly taken no measures towards uncovering the perpetrators of this crime and the case has never been submitted to competent bodies for investigation and prosecution.