Svechla is heard in quality of witness in judgment against former Pristina municipality inspectors

Minister Svechla was prior to hearing at the May 6th session, but his official had announced to the court that the same is impossible to be in court, due to a significant meeting, reports the “JusticeBettim“.

Otherwise, at the December 15th 2021 session, prosecutor Hajdari has changed the indictment, where at the first point of the indictment, accused Haliti and Canal are charged with criminal work “The use of official position or authority” by Article 422, in terms of Article 31 of the Penal Code conducted in the form of co-ordination-ordination as it said.

At the second point of the amended indictment, which concerns the “Dona”, according to Prosecutor Hajdari, defendant Abdullah is charged that, in co-ordination with defendants Haliti and Canoli have carried out in the form of co-operation-ordination of criminal work “Keqq usage of the official position or authority”, from Article 422, concerning Article 31.

At the point of the amended indictment, prosecutor Hajdari said this point has been done with defendants Haliti, Canol and Abdullah with the object in the neighborhood “Irida”, the “Gedin Kurbaliu”, which at the base indictment was at 1.10 point, where, according to the amended indictment, the prosecution said that the high-ranking defendants charged that in the form of co-ordination were carrying out the criminal work “the abuse of the official authority or<5> by the 422nd on Kosovo Code.

At the point of four and five of the amended indictment, which, according to prosecutor Hajdari, has to do with the object from the investor “Ramiz Sadiku” and “Simon Invest”, accuses Haliti of “having access to official position or authority” by Article 422 of the Penal Code.

While, at the very bottom of the device points of this amended indictment, namely, at point six, defendant Shala is accused of criminal work, which was at 1.4 in the basic indictment, for criminal work “The use of official position or authority”, by Article 422 of the Penal Code.

In contrast, according to the first indictment, Ismet Haliti, Skender Canoli, Blerina Syla, Vehbi Abdullah, Blerim Ibishi, Ardian Muhadri, Arbenita Ajjeti, Mergim Shala, Granit Ceny and Drita Rukiqi are charged that in the position of construction inspectors in Pristina's municipality, during the period 2010 tear 2014, they had not fulfilled official duties under the law.

Two of the accused in this case, Ismet Haliti and Skender Canol, were also charged with illegal weapons and for the criminal offence of the documents was also charged by businessman Kemeel Pozheg.

Initially, in the first trial, the Constitutional Court in Pristina on April 20, 2018, the accused Haliti had sentenced him to 3 years and 6 months in prison for misusing his official position and with a 1,000-euro fine on illegal weapons, also seized by cars and money in the amount of 11 thousand euros, as well as a pistol.

Skender Canolli for misuse of office was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison, as well as a thousand-euro fine for illegal weapons. He had his car confiscated “Passing” and 10,000 Swiss francs.

Inspector Blerina Syla had been sentenced to 2 years in prison for abuse of office, Vehbi Abdullah, also to 2 years in prison, Blerim Ibishi to 2 years, Mergim Shala, to 2 years and was also seized from residence in the quarter “Kalabria”, until Drita Rukiqi had been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months, Arbenita Ajeti 1 year and 6 months, Ardian Muhadri to 1 year imprisonment, and Granni 1 year in prison.

And businessman Qajel Pozheg was sentenced to 20,000 euros in fines for counterfeiting documents.

Disgusted with the first degree act, the defence lawyers of all indictees had complained at the Appeals about the Constitutional Act under claims that there are essential violations of the procedural provisions, wrong confirmation of the actual situation, violation of criminal law, as well as the decision on criminal sanctions.

Approval of the defenders ' complaints, in December 2018, the Court of Appeals had annulled the Constitutional Act and turned the subject into retrial.

The Pristina Foundation Court on November 10, 2020, accused Ismet Haliti of criminal activity “misusing official position or authority”, had sentenced him to two years in prison, while for illegal weapons had imposed fines on many of the 1,000 euros.

For abuse of office, the accused Skender Canol had been sentenced to 1 year in prison, while for illegal weapons, he was sentenced to fines in many of the 1,000 euros.

Indictees Syla, Abdullah and Ibishi had been sentenced to 6 months in prison, which with their consent could be served as a fine of 12 thousand euros.

To 6 months in prison, accused Ajeti, Shala and Rukiqi were also sentenced, but with their consent that sentence would be fined in many of the 10,000 euros.

Also sentenced to six months in prison were accused Muhadri and Cenya, but with their consent, that sentence would be fined in many of the 8 thousand euros.

For criminal work “falsification of documents”, the accused Pozheg has been sentenced to 18 thousand euros in fines.

On the other hand, the accused Haliti, Canolly, and Shala were seized with assets acquired with the commission of criminal acts.

Disgusted with the convictions filed had been exercised in the Court of Appeals, even the accused through their defenders, seeking for the second time innocence.

On August 19th 2021, the Court of Appeals has confirmed the sentence of the first degree to 3 years in prison and 42 thousand euros in fines against four former Pristina municipality inspectors charged with corruption, as well as to the company's owner “Pozheg Brothers”, Kemal Pozheg. While, in the absence of evidence, he has released six other inspectors charged with having not stopped construction without permission from 2010 to 2014 against the eight builders in the capital.

Against Apel's decision, defenders of the accused Haliti, Canolly, Abdullah and Shala had filed a plea for protection of legitimacy in the Supreme Court, where the latter has approved these requests and the case has turned into a retrial and re-establishment to the first degree only for the criminal work of “KKESKE misuse of the official task”.

While, this court had rejected the request for protection of legitimacy submitted by the defender of accused Kemeel Pozheg.

Otherwise, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK) had filed an indictment on June 12th 2015 with the claim that defendants Ismet Haliti, Skender Canoli, Blerina Syla, Vehbi Abdullah, Blerim Ibishi, Ardian Muhadri, Arbena Ajeti, Mergim Shala, Granit Ceny and Drikqiqi, in the position of construction inspectors in Pristina's municipality during the 2010 period, had not met official duties under the law.

Two of the accused in this case, Ismet Haliti and Skender Canol, were also charged with illegal weapons of arms, while for the criminal record of counterfeiting documents, businessman Kemeel Pozheg was also being charged.

10 former inspectors reportedly did not prevent anti-legal construction of investors Isen Sadiku from the” Group”, Ymer Veliu” Naki Trade”, Arben Kryeziu” Al Petrol”, Bedri Pristina, <6>Travia<7>, Sefici <xter> Abi”, Russia <ex10form> VG Construction” and noble Morina from the <x14 company > ART Group”

The accused, on the other hand, are said to have not executed the Inspectorate's decisions on the collapse of these objects.

Meanwhile, in this case defendant Qajel Pozheg, owner of the company “Pozegu Brothers”, was charged with counterfeiting documents, since the same, allegedly changed construction permits in order to use it as an original document.