Visa case: Retrial Required by Judge Safete Tolaj Charged for Fraud

The prosecution seeks retrial for former Judge Safete Tolaj and increased condemnation of her son.

The Court of Appeals has held hearings on the case of former Judge Safete Tolaj, as well as her son, noble Tolaj and police official Granit Sheheaj.

The Foundation Court in Ferizaj, on July 13th 2018, had acquitted former judge Tolaj of misusing the official position and destroying or hiding the archive material until innocent had also declared police official Granit Sheray, who was also accused of misuse of official office.

While this court had condemned Tolaj's noble men to a unique sentence of four years and six months in prison.

However, the prosecution has filed a complaint in Appeals against the Ferizaj Court's act of justice, demanding that the case be turned into retrial and that the sentence for the noble accused Tolaj is not high.

We remember that its case is targeted for visa liberalisation, one of 37 as a condition for Kosovo.

According to Ferizaj's Constitutional Prosecutor, the first degree act has not proved the actual situation correctly, since the Court has not ruled in judgment concerning the seizure of a residence in Pristina.

The prosecution's complaint has been answered by the defenders of Safete Tollaj, noble Tollaj and Granit Shehaj.

According to lawyer Guzim Kolcak, the noble defender Tollaj, the prosecution has not had the right to seek higher sentences for his client because at no point in the complaint has it reasoned.

And according to him, even the house mentioned has not been earned by the commission of a criminal offense, where, according to him, the Foundation's decision was meritive at this point.

He also added that he has filed complaints only about the criminal sanction to Tolaaj, as the same has pleaded guilty to his actions, but that they had asked the prosecution to modify the devices to show the truth that Tolaj without the influence of anyone had committed his actions.

He added further that they were reconciled to the extenuating circumstances that had made them the first instance, but the same circumstances had not been enough since, according to him, it had to be calculated that Tolaj is the father of three children and family holders.

Lawyer Guzim Kolcak said he wants this court against his client to pronounce softer sentences.

While the defender of former Judge Safete Tolaj, lawyer Kujtim Krvenshi, said today at the Court of Appeals that investigations against his client had been brutal and directed towards the individual, not criminal acts.

Kurveshi said the prosecution has been unable to prove any of its claims, while this body, according to him, had singled out excusing evidence for Safet Toline.

I stressed in my complaint that the prosecution has no right to its complaint, while the first degree bias is correct in relation to my client”, Kreveshi said.

In the end, former Judge Safette Tolaj said she has outlined all cases before, but that she feels bad that she has come to this stage. According to the accused Tolaj, she has been wronged.

In this case, included was police official Granit Sheheaj, who was charged with criminal work for helping exercise influence, and the same was declared innocent by the Foundation Court in Ferizaj. For his release, the prosecution has filed no complaint. /Cashho. com