Sinan Vlasaliu trial postponed for tax evasion

Because the defender of accused Sinan Vlasaliu, lawyer Florent Latifaj was engaged in another session, the trial was postponed Wednesday in the case where singer Vlasaliu is charged with damaging the state 24 thousand and 270 euros and 98 cents, avoiding taxes during 2011-2015.

Regarding lawyer's absence, Judge Naim Krasniqi -Jashnica said the same through an official letter, has announced to the court that he cannot be present at this session because he is busy with his representations in another case, demanding that today's session be postponed.

In this regard, accused Vlasaliu said he could not proceed without his lawyer, reports “Justice Trust”.

Thus, due to lack of legal conditions, today's session was postponed.

Otherwise, accused Vlasaliu was declared innocent at the session held on November 18th 2022.

According to the indictment filed on May 2nd 2018, by the Constitutional Prosecutor in Pristina, Sinan Vlasaliu is being tasked with criminal work “Avoiding taxation”.

The indictment says defendant Vlasaliu in quality of singer and business owner “N.P.T. “Tusido” continued in Pristina for the fiscal years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 that connect to paying taxes, fees or other contributions to the Kosovo Tax Administration with the aim of illegal profit, has not declared or declared in part real circulation from its economic activity.

For this move, he is charged with damaging the Kosovo Republic's budget to a total of 24 thousand and 270 euros and 98 cents.

With that, he is accused of committing criminal work “Tax evasion” from Article 313, paragraph 2 concerning paragraph 1 of the Republic of Kosovo Criminal Code, the work punishable by fines and imprisonment of six (6) months to five (5) years.