This is the Supreme Court's decision on 18-year-old Ashkali, who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for 430 euros.

According to the Court, he has been convicted of criminal acts” Article robbery 329 pars. 3 related to P.1 of KPRK and ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons”.

There were numerous reactions to this court ruling, calling it unfair.

The 18-year-old was involved in a robbery by MoneyGram in Podujevo, stealing 430 euros. The case had occurred in September of this year.

Here's the entire Court communiqué:

The Constitutional Court in Pristina, the Department of Criminals, has declared the Act against the US accused for criminal acts of robbery by Article 329 pars. 3 in terms of the KPRK's par.1 and ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons by Article 374 par.1 of KPRK.

The S.T. has been convicted and sentenced to a unique prison sentence during the length of seven (7) and six months, which I will hold in full resistance to the integrity of the act, as well as the penalty of a fine of six hundred euros (600.00 ) that I will pay within the 15 days term after the integrity of the bias.

The court found that the S.T. on the date 10,09.2018 around 12:20 in Podujevo, on the <x0->Zahir Pajaziti” street at the Filijalen of “Moneygram” in order to bring itself or other persons an illegal property-rich profit with the use of force and serious cas, has entered with fire-pistole weapons in the hands pointing at the owner of <x4X1gram” now in order to force the money available from the euro, and now adopts the amount of the euro, which is now damaged by the euro user. S, then with weapons in his hand, he left the scene, with this he committed a crime robbery by Article 329 par.3 connected to KPRC's par.1.

In the case of the settlement regarding the type and extent of the sentence for the prosecution, this court had in mind and took into consideration all possible extenuating circumstances. Regarding considering extenuating circumstances, the court finds that despite the court's directives, until the completion of the trial's investigation, it is suggested that the admission of guilt at any phase of the criminal procedure is considered a extenuating circumstance, and that the court was able to pronounce the sentence even under the minimum punishment prior to the criminal act of robbery by Article 329 par.3 concerning par.1. Despite the fact that all evidence clearly administered proved beyond any suspicion that the accused is currently the head of this criminal act, the same until the end of the trial has pleaded not guilty to any of the criminal acts he was charged with.

According to Article 329 par.3 related to par.1 of the Republic of Kosovo's Criminal Code, the penalty for the crime of robbery is a fine and prison sentence of seven (7) to twelve (12) years.

The side has the right to appeal to the Kosovo Court of Appeals. /Periscopi/