All that is known so far about the disappearance of Astrin Dehar samples

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed the return to work of law medicine officials suspended following the disappearance of Astrit Dehar's samples at the Toxicology laboratory.

Genc Nimoni, chief of the Justice Ministry's cabinet, has said that based on the Law for Public Servants, under the Legal Medicine Institute two commissions are formed: the disciplinary commission and the commission for complaints.

“Sic is aware, the disciplinary commission has suspended officials in question, but the same have been returned by the complaint commission” reported in Genc Nimoni's response.

In response, the ministry stresses that legislation in force does not grant competence to the minister or cabinet over such cases.

The two commissions have independence in the location. As you are aware, in the case of the extinction of samples in the toxicology laboratory, Minister Haxhiu has announced to the prosecutor and requested from the IML director that the rule of law and responsibility to take action on the case of” further stated in the ministry's response directed by Albulen Haxhiu.

Despite the sensitivity of the case, such as the minister, we have no competence for their return or not their return to the workplace, despite whether we disagree with their” The ministry has added, wishing that the Kosovo Special Prosecutor as soon as possible address the responsibilities so they can be prosecuted.

Regarding the return of four IML officials to the workplace, KALLXO.com has contacted the director of the Institute, Dritor Haliti, but the same to the publication of this text has not been answered.

On December 8, 2022 Justice Minister Albulen Haxhiu has indicated that evidence has disappeared in the case of Astrit Dehari's death.

The Ministry of Justice later announced that it has suspended four IML officials from working on the case.

According to the announcement, the disciplinary commission of the Institute for Legal Medicine had made a decision on suspension by officials:

Nardi Sugargiu, forensic toxicist at the Institute for Legal Medicine,

Goga butterflies, leader of the toxicology lab at the Institute for Legal Medicine,

Anila Lakna, technical of the toxicology lab at the Institute for Legal Medicine, and

Ilirjana Shala, chemist at the Institute for Legal Medicine.

Ditor Haliti, deputy director of the Law Medicine Institute, who said the four suspended workers under the decision of the disciplinary commission on December 8th of 2022, have returned to work.

In the question about the Vetvendosje Movement MP's allegations, Hakki Abazi that there are videos-incidents where he sees who has eliminated the samples of activist Astrit Dehari, Haliti said they had no access to those videos because they were taken by Kosovo police at the orders of the Special Prosecutor.

Haliti said in RTK that the police are examining them, until he said there is no information about whether there is any record of who has taken these samples.

“We have cameras that observe IML spaces, including those in the lab, they are recorded on our servers that were taken from the police, and we haven't seen them, only the police currently have access to those videos and only they can say if there is anything concrete about it or not, Haliti said.