Judge Becir Kaluldra relates why Azem Syla was released

Meanwhile, the detention continues for two months against accused Lubisha Vujovic.

Similarly, the prosecutor with the proposal of March 6, 2018 has demanded that indictees Azem Syla, Ilaz Syla, and Lubisha Vujovic continue the detention measure with the argument that they have not stopped the legal causes for which detention has been established.

Furthermore, the prosecutor has added that for accused Azem Syla there is the danger that it will prevent the course of procedure if it is found in freedom, so that it can affect witnesses.

In reasoning of the decision he has made KALLXO.com, the Court has estimated that its position in custody is not necessary.

According to the ruling, the Court has examined the prosecutor's claim to continue detention, and even taking care of the official duty for the existence of circumstances to prevent the course of criminal procedure as far as accused Syla is concerned.

The court has not found concrete circumstances which at least make the fact that the freedom of Syla would impede the successful course and development of this criminal procedure.

The prosecutor's claims on the existence of such circumstances are of a long period of time - the second half of 2016 - from this date there is no concrete and reliable record of the possibility of influence or intimidation of witnesses in this criminal case. The prosecutor's claims to exist in such circumstances are of a long period of time - the second half of 2016, from this date, there is no reliable concrete record of the possibility of the influence or intimidation of witnesses in this criminal case”, reports KALLXO.com.

Furthermore, the other reason the Court has released Azem Syla is that the investigative procedure has been completed so that all evidence and material evidence, over which the indictment has been established.

“Based in the reasoning of EULEX's prosecutor, of the possibility of preventing the course of procedure from facing freedom by accused Azem Syla, the same could make such an attempt to prevent the procedure as well as its present state, and through other co-accuseds who are in defense of freedom, if even then, it has not personally attempted to influence or intimidate witnesses of the case, much more so for the fact that the influence in this phase of the procedure is possible, when the fact that a part of witnesses has been given specific evidence, and that there is no need for evidence in the same court, further stated in the court.

Another reason, according to the ruling, is that the accused is in health treatment at QKUK in Pristina, and the position of the same in custody could exacerbate his health situation, which in fact this situation could even hinder the successful development of this criminal procedure and the trial of this criminal case within a reasonable time term.

These were the circumstances that enabled Syla to be released from custody, stressing that there are no concrete circumstances so far, which would be credible that the accused could escape from residence or residence.

The chairman of the panel following the EULEX prosecutor's request for the continuation of two other indictees, Lubomir Vujovic and Ilaz Syla, has found that his stay in custody by replacing the move with that of the police station as sufficient for ensuring the presence of the same in the procedure is not necessary.

In the concrete case, the chairman of the court has found that the specific conditions for continuing the detention measure have only been met against accused Lubomir Vujovic, since the same has permanent residence in Serbia and is a citizen of Serbia, and that if the same one is released to freedom, there is the danger of fleeing to Serbia.

Under the decision, if such a thing were to happen then the certainty of his presence would be impossible.

As for accused Ilaz Syla, despite the prosecutor's request for continued detention, the court has estimated that even with milder measures than detention, the presence of the accused in the procedure can be secured, and especially with the fact that the same will be temporarily confiscated.

Otherwise, the trial against him in the case of “

First Act, submitted by an international prosecutor The PSRK, has been brought up against 22 defendants and consists of 46 points.

The defendants are charged with organised criminal acts, money laundering, bribery, heavy fraud, duty fraud, legal decision enforcement, misuse of office, legalisation of forged content and tax evasion.

The second indictment established by the same prosecutor charges 17 people with money laundering.

According to the indictment, members of this organised criminal group have co-operated, each with a specific role, to deprive Kosovo of social property through criminal activities, including forging decisions and other official documents, fraud and corrupt actions.

KA LLXO.com also secured the 264-page indictment of Syla and others and all reports on this case can be found in this link.

In December 2016, Azem Syla had been declared innocent.