Appeal confirms Foundation's decision to sentence him to 22 years in prison for killing minors in Pristina

The Appeals Act was taken on November 21st 2022 by college in the composition of judges with Bashkim Hyseni, college member Hashim Colak and Becir Kalundra, reports the “Justice Votrim”.

“is rejected as groundless of complaints, of the Constitutional Prosecutorship in Pristina, as well as authorized representatives of the injured, parents A.B. and L.B., as well as complaints of defenders of the accused, E.I., av. Tahir Rareze, E.M., av.Ahmet Tahiri, P.I., av. Halit Shalyan, and L.B., av. Naim Aliu, while the Constitutional Court Act in Pristina, PKR.nr.1056/2020, dt.07.06.2020, confirmed. ”, said in Apel's decision.

Condemnant Edmond Ibrahimi was accused by the Pristina Constitutional Prosecutor for the criminal work “heavy murder” and “retaining or unauthorized possession of weapons”, Egzon Matoshi and Freedom Begoli with criminal work “The sentence of the chief assistant following the commission of criminal acts<5>, Ibrahim's progress also for criminal work <6>

Appeal's decision came after initially, this court on November 21, 2022, held the session, where it reviewed the complaints of the Pristina Constitutional Prosecutor, the legal representative of the damaged party, Avni Bulqi, convicted defender Edmund Ihrrabbimi, lawyer Tahir Recaj, convicted defender Egzon Matosi, lawyer Ahmet Tahiri, defender of Parrim Ibrahimi, lawyer Hilmi Cakoli, and convicted defender Begolli, lawyer Naim Ali.

In Apel's decision, the Foundation in the June 7th 2022 ruling has reportedly confirmed that each of the accused committed criminal acts, with which they were charged by the Constitutional Prosecutor's Pristina prosecution.

This court's <x0.>Colegy after assessing all of this has undisputedly proven that each accused committed a criminal offense, which is being weighed down under the trial with which they have even been convicted, so it is convinced that the actual situation in this criminal case has been proved fairly and completely.”, according to Apel's decision.

And Apel's decision states that the Act of Foundation is not in conflict with legal provisions.

This court's “Colegy has praised the court's act of first degree in complaints exercised by the prosecution, legal representatives of the injured, defenders of the accused, E.I., av. Tahir Reca, E.M., av.Ahmet Tahiri, P.I., av. Halit Shalyan, and L.B., av. Naim Aliu, and has concluded that in this criminal case the court's act of first degree is not included with essential violations of the criminal procedure's provisions, as well as violations of criminal law, that the actual situation has been proved fairly and completely, which is confirmed by the letters of subject”, is said in Apel's decision.

The second instance has also analysed complaints of defendants and prosecutors, in which complaints under the verdict have found no extenuating circumstances, as well as no serious circumstances, have noted in Pristina's Constitutional Prosecutor's complaint.

And this court's college has also assessed complaints exercised such as those, the prosecutor's, legal representatives of the injured, from which it has not found any particularly burdensome circumstances, as it has not found any particularly extenuating circumstances from the complaints of defenders, E.I., av. Tahir Rareze, E.M., av.Ahmet Tahiri, P.I., av. Halit Shalyan and L.B., av. Naim Aliu, so the college is convinced that legal provisions have been correctly applied according to the general rules for measuring punishment, to soften or toughing punishment, to reduce punishments, and to prevent the ease of punishments, from developing criminal acts in the future, from Article 69, 71, and 72 of the KKP, so that college is convinced that at the prescribed sentences, the effect will be achieved, and its intent will be to prevent the perpetrators from committing criminal acts in the future, and to do their rehabilitation, prevent other persons from committing criminal acts, make compensation to the victims, or damage to the criminal acts, and to the implementation of criminal judgment, and to establish the war crimes work, 38k/K's decision is said in the previous law, and then 38K's decision to do so.

According to the indictment set up on November 18, 2020, Edward Ibrahimi says that on March 12, 2020, about 1500 in Pristina, he was deprived of life of the minor L.B., and on that occasion he deliberately threatened the lives of the injured R.G. and B.S.

As stated in the indictment, the defendant Abraham had been in conflict several days earlier with the late man L. B, and that the murder had occurred until now the deceased had been walking along the road with the injured R.G. and B.S., from the direction of the neighbourhood “Arberia” towards the Bus station in Pristina.

According to the prosecution, the defendant Ibrahim and defendant Egzon Matosi, whom Ibrahim had directed, had gone on a motorcycle, while the defendant Egzon Matoshi was sitting behind him.

It says that when the defendant Edward Ibrahim approached about 10m, he lowered the speed of the movement and descended from the motorcycle, which was held by the defendant Egzon and then immediately removed by defendant Edward's belt and shot at the deceased. B, shooting him in the head, and then they both left the scene.

Always according to the indictment, in those moments the high - pitched witnesses and random passersby are offered assistance to L.B., but now the deceased had suffered serious injuries and was sent for medical assistance, even in spite of medical assistance offered by doctors at KKUKU, had passed away at the scene.

According to the prosecution, a weapons fire pistol “was found near the site of the event. Special Echo”, with baroth fillings, and a .7.65x17m calibre shell that was fired from this pistol, as well as a shell and shot by the defendant's pistol.

For these actions, prosecution Edward Ibrahimi charged with criminal work “heavy murder” and “maintaining ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons”, while accused Egzon Matoshi, with the criminal act “of assisting heads after performing criminal acts”.

The same crime was charged with the accusation of Abraham, who is said to have aided the defendants Edward Ibrahim by hiding the means, the evidence of his crime. It is said that he has done so since defendant Edward Ibrahim committed the criminal work described as at the first point of the indictment, fled the scene and went to the defendant, Abraham, and the same was given the pistol gun, inscribed “Zragy<1> the same defendant has hidden him in his home, where, on March 13, 2020, the high gun was seized by police.

In addition, he was accused of criminal activity “possession, control or unauthorized possession of weapons”, since according to the prosecution, from 12 to 13 March 2020, when he was also seized by the police, he has kept it in opposition to the applicable law regarding such weapons as Edward Ibrahim has committed the criminal work described as the first point of act, writes Democracy.

The defendant, Lirim Begolli, was also accused of helping the leaders after committing criminal acts, defendants Edward Ibrahimi and defendants Egzon Matoshi. This is reportedly done so since the two defendants committed the criminal acts described as superior, defendant Lirim Begolli has gone with his type “car. Golf 3” at the school “Zenel Hajdini” in Pristina has taken top defendants and sheltered them at his home in the village of Ternava in the Podujevo municipality, where they have been arrested by police.