Judgment fails against Azem Syla and others in the “Toka”

Along with Azem Syla, Shaban Syla, Shpresim Uka, Fahredin Gashi, Ramadan Uka, Arton Vila, Avdyrhaman Brajshori, Lubisha Vujovic, Gazmend Gashi, Sabedin Hadziu, Nyrtene Brajshori, Sami Macedonci, Nru Palushi, Ramadan Mavrej, Avni Maxhu, Elhame Uka and Lumnje Soopani.

Due to this session's failure was the lack of defender of accused Gazmend Gashi, lawyer Qerim Metaj, reports “Justice Trust”.

The chairman of the court, Judge Becir Kaluldra, announced that the accused Gashi had sent a court statement and had announced that his defender is located at the University Clinical Centre in Kosovo (QKUK), due to the serious health situation and could not engage another lawyer.

The judge said that he had accepted this statement at the end of his work hours, so according to Kalludres, for accused Shaban Syla, Shpresim Uka, Fahredin Gashi and Lubisha Vujovic the court had canceled the ordinance from the correctional centre, so the same were missing at Thursday's session.

Unlike Thursday's session, co-operative witness and witness Bademe Kelmendi had also been missing, while witnesses at this session were witnesses Faton Majanci, Edward Gashi, Mexhit Syla and Dejan Lazzic.

Judge Kaluldra announced that the next session, which is expected to be held on September 11th 2019, will be held at the Foundation Court in Gjilan, because the Constitutional Court in Pristina has no technical means to listen to the witness co-operate through videolink.

Otherwise, at the 16 May 2019 session, Judge Kaluldra had announced to the other parties that the Albanian Maxun accused had passed away, reports “Justice bet”.

This review from the beginning of the trial is characterised by procrastination, to a greater extent, at the time being judged by EULEX judges.

On December 12,13 and 15, 2016, initial sessions were held in which Azem Syla and others were declared innocent of the criminal acts they are charged with.

After initial hearings, the defence within the 30-day deadline had submitted their objections to the evidence and requirements for dropping the indictment.

The then chairman of the court, Judge Arkadiusseck, after accepting defence objections, had refused the same, and on April 4, 2017, had confirmed the indictment on the first scale, while following complaints at the Court of Appeals, the second instance had confirmed the indictment on October 26, 2017.

Sedeck, the beginning of the trial, had been scheduled for him after more than a year by Apel's decision, on January 9, 2018, but the same had failed because of the court's failure.

Although he had scheduled many other sessions, EULEX judges had not been able to begin this review after EULEX gave up this case and the damage went to local judge Becir Kaluldra.

And after several failures the first session of this review was held on September 3, 2018, while the opening word in this case was given at the June 25, 2019 session.

The Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK) has filed two charges, one with 17 people and the other with 22 persons, which, in the latter, was established on October 24th 2016, includes the former delegation. PDK Azem Syla, who according to the SPRK, had also been leader of this group.

Syla and Shaban Syla are also charged with Shaban Syla, Ilaz Syla, Mejid Syla, Arton Vila, Fahredin Gashi, Shpresim Uka, Nuhi Uka, Shqipe Maxhuni, Edvard Gashi, Sabeddin Uka, Ramadan Uka, Avderhaman Brajshori, Lubissha Vujovojq, Gazmun Gashi, Elhame Uka, Lumnije Soopjani, Nyrne Brajshori, Sami Macedonci, Ndusun Palushi, Ramadani, Katarika Hajrullaha and Hajrullahah.

The instance charges the defendants with criminal acts “organised”, “money laundering”, “receive mics”, “heavy malming”, “duty “, “reference to counterlegal judicial decisions”, “The bad use of the official post”, <x14delegisation of the counterfeit context <x> and <x16166>

The defendants are also charged that, in co-operation, through criminal activities, they have deprived Kosovo of social property, including forging official decisions and documents, fraud and other corrupt actions.

Investigations in this case were also made in co-operation with the High Prosecutor for Organised Crime in Belgrade.