VV activists' session of the 2015 protest is again postponed, no star Hoxha

Ylli Hoxha, promises Iberdemaj, Urim Hasani, Arber Sororay and Armend Losaj are charged that in December 2015, a protest had caused serious bodily injuries to two policemen and had damaged the properties of some institutions worth 20 thousand euros, reports the “Law Act on Justice”.

Regarding the absence of indictee Hoxha, his lawyer Bekim Recica indicated that the same is not present at the session.

“Day said it was treated and sent me a picture from the hospital, but it's enough I told”, said lawyer Recica, adding that he asked him to bring medical documents.

However, Judge Erroll Gashi said that if the same does not appear at the next session, he will consider the possibility of determining the detention measure.

Also, Judge Gashi has charged lawyer Recica that in the three-day term the court submits the medical report, which would testify to the fact that the defendant because of his state of health could not be present at this hearing.

No witnesses were present at this session: Gani Obrazda, Naim Berisha, Ixidvid Heta, Murat Hyseni, Naser Cerkezi and Sheremet Morina.

By contrast, the January 25th 2024 session had also failed because of the absence of Star Hoxha and because some accused were not equipped with material paperwork. The March 5, 2024, however, had failed in the absence of accused promises Iberdemaj.

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.