Continued detention for two months, Nagip Krasniqi's defence addresses Apel

Regarding continuing custody, the defence has filed complaints with the Court of Appeals shortly after making the decision.

According to Krasniqi's defence, only the risk of influence on witnesses has remained as a reason.

We hope that this time the court will accept the complaint and release Nagip Krasniqi, because the prosecution has had more than a month to question those witnesses”, Krasniqi's lawyer, Tome Gashi, told Calco.com.

On 20 April of this year, Nagip Krasniqi was assigned a month of detention by the Pristina Foundation Court.

Setting up the detention measure had brought Krasniqi's defence to the Supreme, considering that their client's provision in the procedure could be achieved even with the appointment of some softer measure.

The Supreme Court had dismissed defence claims as groundless, praising both rights and legal decisions on the extent of detention both from the Foundation and Appeals.

According to the Supreme Authority with the finding of freedom of the accused, there is the danger of annihilation, hiding or changing evidence of criminal acts, affecting witnesses who have knowledge of the case as A. S., Y. D., R.B., S. I., E. T., etc.

The same have not yet been heard by the Prosecutor.

It is also pointed out that most witnesses are known for working in the same workplace. The Supremei has estimated that if defendant Nagip Krasniqi were released, he could influence these witnesses once they are recognised and that there is the danger of co-ordinating their statements in favour of defence.

KEK chief chief chief Nagip Krasniqi was arrested at the Kosovo Special Prosecutor's order under suspicion of committing criminal acts: Misuse of official position or authority; exercise of influence, and conflict of interest.

According to the Prosecutor's File, Krasniqi on January 26, 2023, had contracted harmful contracts contrary to the Public Procurement Law by violating Article 7, Article 35 par.3, Article 35 pars. 2.1eii), and Article 57 par.2 of this law, so that by acting with the tender KEK-23-130-5, named as “The emergency capital resolution of the A5” blockade, under procedure negotiated without the publication of the contract announcement, has contracted to the Litin SA company at the price of 3.495,392 euros, changing the terms of the contract.

The prosecution's file further stresses that suspect Nagip Krasniqi “being aware that the economic operator has financial interest, following the signing of the contract with him with negotiated procedure, its representatives, Mr. Z., has engaged in the protection's quality for themselves during several investigative procedures, which procedures on the part of the prosecution's bodies were developed for precisely alleged cases related to KEK-un<1> respectively.

According to Apel's file, there are legal grounds for the detention assignment because if the defendant is found in freedom, he could prevent normal criminal procedure development, the fact of the impact on witnesses who have knowledge of the event as A. S., Y. D., R.B., S. I., E. T., etc., in whose testimony there is danger of easily being influenced by the fact that most of them are its subordinates, since the same have not been heard by the Prosecutor.

According to this court, there is the danger that the defendant, if found in freedom, will be obstructing the normal course of criminal procedure that is under way in connection with this criminal case.

On 25 April, the Board of Directors of the Energy Corporation of Kosovo (KEK) has made a decision to suspend chief executive chief Nagip Krasniqi from office.