8 hours agoShukri Buya relaxed after serving three years in prison (Photo)
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The former mayor of the Lipjan municipality, Shukri Buja, was convicted Monday by the Constitutional Court in Pristina on charges of misusing official office and sentenced to 3 years in prison. The second indictee in this case, Nebil Zariqi, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, and the third accused Hal [...]
The second indictee in this case, Nebil Zariqi, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, while third indictee Halit Gashi has been found guilty and sentenced to six months in prison.
The other defendant, Fahri Ratkoceri, has been acquitted of charges, while Fahri Visegrad has been sentenced to 5 months in prison, Edmond Rexhepi to six months (which could turn into fines of 3,500 euros), Bajram Rizani by six months (which could turn into a 500-euro fine), while Driton Avdiu, Magbul Sadiku and Burim Kodra are acquitted.
But some accused have benefited from prescribing the first four points of the indictment because they were prescribed since the works allegedly were carried out in 2008, while the act of early investigation was taken in 2015.
After declaring the act, Buya seemed relaxed while congratulating those who were declared innocent by this group.
The case is among the cases targeted for visa liberalisation.
Buya was accused of misusing the official position in connection with a memorandum of understanding signed by the Lipjan municipality with the company “NW Co Feronicl Complete LL. C.”
Along with Buya charged in this case are Nebit Zeqiri, Halit Gashi, Fahri Retkoceri, Hasim Visegrad, Edmond Rexhepi, Dritton Avdiu, Burim Kodra, Bajram Rizani and Magbule Sadiku.
Three of these accused at the time they were charged were officials in the Lipjan municipality.
The Lipjan municipality at the time it was headed by Shukri Buya, on March 21, 2008, had signed a memorandum with “NW Co Feronicl Complete LL. C.” renting this company a lab building in Lipjan.
According to the indictment, the memorandum was defined as “NW Co Feronicl Complete LL. C.” paid from one euro per month rent for the laboratory facility, while the company was given this laboratory for 10 years.
That's what the prosecution claimed was done to the Lipjan municipality.
On April 28th, Bouja was acquitted of the charges she was charged with.
This process has been judged by Becir Kaluldra, Shadije Gerguri and Violet Naman, while the prosecutor was Agron Bajrami.
