Appeal turns the case of Dusko Arsic, accused of war crimes in Pristina area, into retrial

“APROVOTIONS were based on complaints brought by the accused D.A. and his av defender. Nebojsa Vlajic, while the Pristina Constitutional Court's act of judgment, the Special Department, SP.nr.46/22, dated 22,03.2024, ANULOUS, and the subject is converted to retrial and re-installing” ʹ says the Court of Appeals ruling.

The accused D.A.'s action continues until the upcoming decision by the Special Department” is further said in the Appeal decision.

Assreq was sentenced by the Pristina Court to 13 years in prison.

The announcement of the indictment in this case was made by Judge Vesel Ismaili at the Pristina Court.

Against the decision of the first instance's court of complaint within the legal deadline had submitted the representative of the injured Artan Krasniqi, lawyer Arsim Krasniqi, due to the verdict regarding the criminal sanctions, with proposals that the Court of Appeals approves the complaint and amend the complaint complaining concerning criminal sanctions and the accused's verdicts.

Also the complaint against the Constitutional Court's ruling had filed charges against Dusko Assic with the claim that there has been substantial violations of the criminal procedure's provisions, wrong and incomplete confirmation of the actual situation, and violation of criminal law with proposals that the Kosovo Court of Appeals approves of the complaint, amend the complaint, and release it in a lack of evidence.

Anke has also filed the defender of the accused, Dusko Arsreq, lawyer Nebojsa Vlasic, with the claim that there has been substantial violations of criminal procedure provisions, wrong and incomplete confirmation of the actual situation, violation of the criminal law, and because of the decision on criminal sanctions, with the proposal that the Court of Appeals approve the complaint, change the complaint bias, so that they are accused of releasing it in a lack of evidence or subject to return it to retrial and retrial re-retrial.

Appeals' prosecutor, with the pre-emptive of the date 18.06.2024, has proposed that the complaint of injured representative Artan Krasniqi, attorney Arsim Krasniqi, be dismissed as unfair, while the complaint exercised by accused Dusko Assreq and his defender, lawyer Nebojsa Vlasic, be refused as groundless, while the complaint case is proven.

“The Court of Appeals, analysed the suit of complaint along with the subject papers, necessarily in the sense of the provision of Article 394 par.1 of the KPPR, praised the prosecution's complaints and his defenders as well as answers to the complaints exercised and found that: D.A. and av's incidents. Nebojsa Vlasic is based, while the complaint of the injured A.K., presented via av. Edsim Krasniqi is considered harmless. ” ) says in Apel's decision.

This decision was made by the court panel consisting of Vaton Durguti chairman, and the Hyseni Union and Kreshnik Radoniqiki.