Appeal confirms the Foundation's decision to appoint detention measures against three suspects for attacking journalist Valon Syla

The Constitutional Court in Pristina, on April 14, 2023, has assigned the detention measure to three defendants L. D, K.H. and O.H.

In Apel's announcement, it is said that the defendants quoted above, due to the well-based suspicion of having committed criminal work “The rush of division and not enduring”, have been assigned a 1 month detention measure -- this measure needed against them.

According to Appeals, the defenders' complaints against the foundation's ruling have been rejected as groundless, since it has been estimated that the act of act of the first degree is fair and law-based and that all circumstances have been taken correctly into account in the case of the appointment of the detention measure for those mentioned above.

“The Court of Appeals, with the PN-1 ruling. S.n.69/2023, dated 28.04.23, has denied the defenders' complaints to L.D., av. St. A., K.H., av. R.K. and O.H., av. R. A., submitted to the Constitutional Court's decision in Pristina . . .PPS Special Department.n.19/23 of the date 14,04.2023 and the same commitment to the appointment of the detention measure has confirmed. In reasoning of the second-instance court ruling, he has estimated that the court's act of first-instance is fair and based on law and that the complaint claims of defendants' defenders are groundless.”, reported in Appeals' announcement, reports the “Bettim for Justice”

This court has estimated that the release of defendants to freedom could impede the development of investigations, the course of criminal procedure, and the risk and influence of defendants in witness statements.

“further college has estimated that there is legal grounds for the detention and the conform provision of Article 184 par.1 subpar.1.1 points 1.2.2 of KPP, because with the finding of defendants in freedom, the flow of criminal procedure could be prevented by hiding, changing or counterfeiting the evidence of criminal work by affecting even witnesses, where this court has noted that the request results from witness identity I. M. and A. H., while evidence that has been provided clearly indicates that some witnesses whose identity will be provided during the development of investigations must be questioned during the investigation” are now said.

That's because Apel has considered that witness testimony will illuminate all the events held in the critical night, the behavior and actions of each defendant separately, the removal of them from the site of the event following the physical attack on the offender Valon Syla.

There is therefore the danger that the defendants, if found in freedom, will prevent the normal course of criminal procedure that is conducted against them. The second-instance court's college has found that the first-instance court has acted towards the defendants, has assigned the detention measure, because the other measures made by the 171 KPRK's article are insufficient to ensure the presence of defendants in the procedure, in the normal flow of criminal procedure, and in preventing the commission of the other criminal work, so with the aim of successfully implementing the criminal procedure, the appointment of detention is considered necessary, whereas the defendants' complaints were rejected as groundless, as a matter of no one, Appelfer, Appel.

We remember that the Constitutional Court in Pristina had scheduled the month-long detention measure for the three defendants, which will be calculated from 12 April 2023 to 12 May 2023.

The three suspects were arrested on 12 April, while the Special Prosecutor later announced that those arrested are persons suspected of initials L. D, K.H. and O.H., and that the same are suspected of having committed criminal acts of division and lack of patience.

The US Embassy had reacted, saying that attacks on journalists and interference in their independence and freedom of expression violate fundamental democratic principles.

In this regard, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who demanded that institutions take the case seriously. Justice Minister Albulen Haxhiu asked.

The Syla attack has also condemned the European Centre for Freedom of Press and Media. While the Council for Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms has said physical violence against journalists is transforming into a phenomenon and that this violence is initially preceded by a public media lynching. KMDLNj has termed the attack on Syla as an attack on freedom of expression.

In the 24-hour police report, however, it was said that the case occurred on April 11th around 22:29, on the <x0->Ir Durmishi” street in Pristina.

The Association of Kosovo Journalists (AGK) has also reacted in the case, demanding urgent investigations.

After the attack, journalist Syla, through a Facebook post, said he was okay and showed who he thinks is the cause of the attack.

And it seems you didn't like it at all, and so it has prompted this community of Islamic militants to organize the pre-planned physical attack”, it wrote among other things.