International arrest warrant issued for indictee, retrial hearing failed for serious attempted theft

In the absence of indictee Arben Latifi, for whom the Constitutional Court in Pristina has issued international warrants for his security in court, he has failed the retrial hearing in the case where he is accused of serious attempted theft.

The reason for the failure of the hearing has been made known by the court's office of chairman, Judge Musa Condzhel, reports “The Justice Trust”.

Otherwise, the Constitutional Court in Pristina on November 1st 2022 had sentenced accused Arben Latifi, Hasip Zeka and Muhamet Krasniqi (joined) to eight years and 10 months in prison and 15 thousand euros in fines. In contrast, for criminal work “maintaining ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons”, the accused had been acquitted of prosecution after the prosecution had relinquished prosecution during the trial.

While, the Court of Appeals with the act of November 29, 2023, has confirmed the Constitutional Act of Predictation for Latifi, Zeka and Krasniqi for criminal work “Import, export, supply, transport, production, exchange, mediation or unauthorized sale of weapons or explosive matter”.

For the accused, Latifi for criminal work “heavy assault on the attempted”, the case has become retrial. The appeal has estimated that in the concrete case, the actual circumstances described as in the device were not fully assessed and that there were essential violations of the penal procedure provisions.

According to the indictment, established on December 24th, 2021 by the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, Arben Latifi, Hasip Zeka and Muhamet Krasniqi from December 11th 2020 to March 25th 2021 in Ferizaj, Year, Gjilan and other cities of Kosovo, in co-ordination have been dealt with the import and sale of weapons and ammunition, as well as other weapons equipment, which have been imported mainly from the Republic of Northern Macedonia and Serbia and sold to various persons in Kosovo.

As reported in the indictment, the accused Zeka had initially bought weapons from unidentified persons so far, sold it to many and then reached agreement with accused Latif and later with Krasniqi, who later sold the weapons bought by Zeka to other people.

In the indictment, it is said that under court control and court orders at the houses and escorts of the accused have been found and seized two automatic AK-47 rifles, a hunting rifle, three rifles, where one of them with gas, a military gun, 7 thousand and 100 rounds of bullets of arms, three military rifle shells, six pieces of weapons loaded, a military knife, and 15 rounds of rifles, two rifles and two parts of AK-47.

With these actions, they were charged by the prosecution that in co-ordination they committed criminal work “Import, export, supply, transport, production, exchange, mediation or unauthorized weapons or explosive matter”, from Article 364, par.2 related to par.1 and Article 31 of KPRC.

The prosecution also charged the accused with criminal acts “keep ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons” by Article 366, par.2 related to KPRK's par.1.

The prosecution, charges the accused, Arben Latifi, even with the criminal act “heavy assault on attempted”, from Article 315, par.2, below par, 2.6 connected money. 1 and Article 31 and 28 of KPRC.

The indictment reportedly says that Latifi on October 17th 2020 in Ferizaj, following preliminary agreement in co-ordination even with some people for the time being unknown, with the aim of embezzlement of real estate and for himself to bring in illegal property benefits, have attempted to detonate money from bank ATM “Raiffien Bank”, but have failed to steal money, causing only material damage.

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