7 hours agoProsecutor: 41 allegedly committed election-related criminal acts
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The State Prosecutor announces that during the election process for the Kosovo Assembly, which was held on 6 October 2019, prosecutors have been committed to preventing the right to vote and prosecuting the perpetrators of criminal acts against the right to vote. Cases presented to the State Attorney and those [...]
The State Prosecutor announces that during the election process for the Kosovo Assembly, which was held on 6 October 2019, prosecutors have been committed to preventing the right to vote and prosecuting the perpetrators of criminal acts against the right to vote.
The cases presented to the State Attorney and those initiated at his initiative, based on information received from media and civil society, have been handled with priority by prosecutors.
Until today, 30 - five information has been presented to the State Prosecutor for forty - one persons under suspicion that they have committed criminal acts related to the election process, of which seven (7) commissioners, and thirty - four (34) citizens. Furthermore, from the total number of those 41 persons, twenty-five (25) were detained (for 48 hours), for two (2) the court has pronounced the detention measure, while against one (1) suspect, the court has pronounced house arrest measures.
The Constitutional Prosecutor in Pristina has handled six (6) cases against six (6) persons, on suspicion of having committed criminal acts, as follows:
A (1) person in the municipality of Gracanica, suspected of committing criminal work “False claims as an official person” by Article 409 of the KKP. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
A (1) case of suspicion of committing criminal work “Denia or taking bribes in connection with voting”, from Article 212 of the KKP.
A (1) person suspected of committing criminal work “Cencing the free definition of voters”, by Article 210 of the KKP. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
A (1) person in the Pristina municipality suspected of committing criminal work “Vania or taking bribes in connection with voting”, by Article 212 of the KKP. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
One (1) case with suspicion of committing criminal work “Peging the voting process”, by Article 214 of KKP. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
A (1) person suspected of committing criminal acts “Denia or taking bribes in connection with voting”, from Article 212 of KKP. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
The Constitutional Prosecutor in Prizren has handled ten (10) cases against eleven (11), on suspicion of committing criminal acts, as follows:
Four (4) people in Prizren municipality suspected of committing criminal work “Consumption of voting secrecy” by Article 215 of KKP.
A (1) person in Mamusha municipality, suspected of committing a criminal act, Cencing the secrecy of the vote” by Article 215 of the KKP.
Two (2) people in the Prizren municipality, suspected of committing criminal work “Cencing the secrecy of the vote” by Article 215 of the KKP.
A (1) person in the Suhareka municipality, suspected of committing criminal work “Cencing the secrecy of the vote” by Article 215 of the KKP.
The persons who had been detained for 48 hours in terms of photographing the vote have been released in regular investigative procedure to prove elements of criminal work by Article 215 of the KKP.
Two (2) people in the Suhareka municipality, suspected of committing criminal work “the annihilation of voting documents”, by Article 217. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
A (1) person in the Suhareka municipality, suspected of committing criminal acts “Denia or taking bribes in connection with voting”, by Article 212 of the KKP. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
The Founding Prosecutor in Pec handled two (2) cases against three (3) on suspicion of committing criminal acts, as follows:
Two (2) persons, one commissioner, while the other citizen, in the municipality of Kline, suspected of committing criminal acts “Suspects were initially detained for 48 hours. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
A (1) suspected person in the Decani municipality suspected of committing criminal acts “Denia or taking bribes in connection with voting”, by Article 212. The case is being investigated in regular procedure.
The Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjakova has handled ten (10) cases against ten (10) with suspicion of having committed criminal acts, as follows:
Four (4) people in the Gjakova municipality, suspected of carrying out criminal work “Consumption of voting secrecy” by Article 215 of the KKP.
Three (3) people in the municipality of Rahovec, suspected of committing criminal work “Cencing the secrecy of the vote” by Article 215 of the KKP.
The persons who had been detained for 48 hours in terms of photographing the vote have been released in regular investigative procedure to prove elements of criminal work by Article 215 of the KKP.
A (1) person in the Gjakova municipality, suspected of committing criminal work “Peging the voting process” by Article 214 of KKP. The suspect was detained for 48 hours. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
Two (2) commissioners in the Gjakova municipality, suspected of carrying out criminal work “The use of official duty during elections”, by Article 211 of the KKP. The suspects were detained for 48 hours. The case is being investigated in regular procedure;
The founding prosecutor in Gjilan has handled two (2) cases against three (3) on suspicion of committing criminal acts, as follows:
Two (2) people in the Kllokoti municipality, suspected of committing criminal work “Cencing the free definition of voters”, by KKP Article 210. Both (2) suspects have been assigned a month-long detention measure.
A (1) person in the municipality of the Year, suspected of committing criminal work “Prohibiting the exercise of the right to vote” from the KKP's Article 209. The suspect was detained for 48 hours, and at the request of the prosecutor, the court has pronounced the measure of house arrest;
The Constitutional Prosecutor in Mitrovica has handled four (4) cases against seven (7) persons on suspicion of having committed criminal acts, as follows:
Two (2) commissioners in the Mitrovica municipality, suspected of carrying out criminal work “The use of official duty during elections”, by KKP's Article 211. The two suspects were initially detained for 48 hours. The case is in regular investigative procedure;
Two (2) commissioners in the Leposaviqi municipality, suspected of carrying out criminal work “The use of official duty during elections”, by KKP's Article 211. The two suspects were initially detained for 48 hours. The case is in regular investigative procedure;
Three (3) people in the municipality of Mitrovica, suspected of committing criminal work “Peging the voting process” by Article 214 of KKP. The three suspects were initially detained for 48 hours. The case is in regular investigative procedure;
The founding prosecutor at Ferizaj has handled a (1) case against a (1) person on suspicion of having committed criminal acts, as follows:
A (1) person in the municipality of Shrpca, suspected of committing criminal work “Cencing the free definition of voters”, by KKP Article 210. The suspect was initially detained for 48 hours. The case is in regular investigative procedure.
The state prosecutor finds that during the election process for the Kosovo Assembly of October 6, 2019, he has handled these types of criminal acts:
A (1) criminal offence “Prohibiting the exercise of the right to vote” Article 209 of KKP
Four (4) criminal acts “Cencing free voter definition” Article 210;
Six (6) criminal acts “Use of Official Task during elections” by Article 2/11;
Five (5) Criminal work “Vania or bribery regarding voting” from Article 212;
Two (2) criminal acts “
Five (5) Criminal work “Pinging the voting process”, by Article 214;
Seventeen (15) criminal acts “Cenim of voter secrecy”, by Article 215;
Three (3) criminal offense “The annihilation of voting documents”, by Article 217;
A (1) criminal offense “Forecast as an official person”, by Article 409 of KKP.
The state prosecutor, informs the general public that even after the voting day, he is constantly collecting information regarding some public statements of criminal acts against the right to vote. Other investigative actions based on legal provisions will be undertaken after obtaining information that is being dealt with priority on the part of prosecutors.
