Murder of the policeman in Istog, court extends sentence to the accused who helped the robber

On March 15, 2019, Wykan Metaj was convicted by the Constitutional Court in Pec and sentenced to five years in prison.

But this act of foundation has changed the second-degree court, which has increased his sentence to two years in prison, condemning Metanne to seven years in prison.

Given its indictment, the Court of Appeals has estimated that the Constitutional Court in Pec had pronounced a mild sentence on indictees Metaj, and that the seven-year sentence is in line with the extent of the criminal and criminal responsibility of the accused.

While, as unbaptised Apel has refused the defence complaint about the reduction of sentence.

The “taking into account even the serious circumstances now agreed on by this court, results in the sentence already pronounced by the Court of Appeals being fair and legitimate and in line with the degree of social danger of criminal acts and with the extent of criminal responsibility of the accused, and that the purpose of the pre-priced sentence in KPRC's 41st provisions is said in the Act of the Court of Appeals.

Otherwise, in the initial review held on March 14th of this year at the Constitutional Court in Pec, after reading the indictment by prosecutor Sahid Gashi, the accused Metaj, now cousin of the late Kamer Metaj, has said he accepts guilt and that he expresses regret over the case.

The chairman of the court, Joy Muharzier, had approved the guilty's plea. In this case for help in carrying out this robbery, the late brother Kamer Metaj, Ylber Metaj, has also been suspected, but his investigation has ceased.

Prosecutor Sahidee Gashi had said that no evidence has proved he has been involved in the case.

Otherwise, according to the pre-conventional Prosecution Act, founded on February 15th, 2019, it charges Wykan Metaj that on December 27, 2018, about 14:30, in Istog, at the “subsidiary. NLB Bank” has deliberately helped the late suspect Kamer Metaj commit the criminal act of predator theft.

According to the indictment, defendant Wykan Metaj is charged with driving the now late Kamer Metaj car, sending the latter to the “Kadri Keqa” in Istog, while after Kamer Metaj steps out of the car armed to commit the robbery, accused Wykan Metaj returns to the village of Shusica.

According to the indictment, the accused had now helped the late Kamer Metaj, where the same had later entered the bank “NLB” and under gun threat had robbed 3636 euros, while after police officer Izet Demaj orders him to stop, the accused has shot him in the direction of causing police Demaj serious life injuries.

Meanwhile, police during the shootout had now hit dead the late Camer Metaj.