I saw my blood bleeding”, former Special Unit member says he was hurt in the 2015 VV protest.

“I have noticed that I am hurt and I have seen that blood flowing”, said witness Hoti, who at the time of the protests had been a member of the Kosovo Special Police Unit in Pristina.

In this case, Ylli Hoxha, promises Iberdemaj, Hasan Bridge, Arber Sorray and Armend Losaj are charged that, in December 2015, during a protest, they had caused serious bodily injuries to two policemen and had damaged the properties of some institutions worth 20 thousand euros, reports the “Best for Justice”.

Hoti, who said he now works in the Prizren Fast Response Unit, said that as participants in that protest, he identified the accused Hoxha and Iberdemaj that night.

According to him, Hoxha had recognized her after her arrest, but even after her appearance in the media, while Iberdemaj had identified her on the basis of a particular hairstyle and on the basis of physicalisation.

The moment I was hurt, you also promise to participate in the launch of strong tools, but not just promise. Even when public property was damaged and destroyed, the injuries of police officials, property of the Kosovo Police, have been active participants”, Hoti said.

Hoti said protesters had lit garbage containers and moved them along the road, then lit containers had pushed them towards the police cordons.

Since the defender of the accused Sorray, lawyer Gazmend Lokaj, had asked permission from the court judge, Erroll Gashi, to go to a certain detention hearing. Also, the defender of the accused Iberdemaj, lawyer Labinot Vataj, with authorisation for Besiana Ismaili, had asked permission because he would travel abroad, today's session was interrupted.

Both senior lawyers, according to Judge Gashi, had announced it at the beginning of the session.

According to the indictment compiled on December 24, 2015, Iberdemaj, Ylli Hoxha, Hasani Bridge, Arber Sodoraj and Armend Loshaj are charged that on October 12, 2015, they participated in the assembled crowd and had thrown rocks and hard spots towards police, who had been preventing the risk against citizens and maintaining public order and tranquillity.

The indictment says that the accused had lit garbage containers and moved them along the way, then the lit containers pushed them towards the police cords, threw cocktails at the Molotov, set fire to official vehicles, threw stones and found stones in the direction of the Central Police Station, broke windows, damaged window frames, damaged the inventory inside offices, and damaged the facade of this object.

According to the prosecution, the accused had burned an official vehicle and damaged 7 official vehicles, as well as caused serious bodily injuries to police officials, Kryeziu and Fahredin Veliu, and caused damage worth 20 thousand euros to institutions like: Police Station Centre, Disciplinary Prosecutor's Office, CEC, PDK Headquarters and KR” Cleaning” in Pristina.

With these actions, the prosecution charges the accused that they committed criminal work “The participation in the crowd committing criminal and hooliganism”, from Article 412, par.1 of the Penal Code, which is sentenced to imprisonment of six months to five years.

The Witness added that even accused Hoxha had seen him using strong means during the protest.