Prescription measure imposed for Prosecutor Beqe Shala, suspected of “bribe taking”

At the order of the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, police investigators from the Directorate for Investigation of Organised Crime and Crime in co-operation with the chief prosecutor of the Constitutional Prosecutorship in Prizren on Monday have been arrested prosecutor Beqa Shala, under suspicion that he committed the criminal act “Taking the bribe”.

Therefore, the suspects have been assigned the 30-day detention measure under investigation concerning allegations of bribery taking.

The news has confirmed, Mirlinda Gashi, spokeswoman for the Foundation Court in Pristina.

The detention measure, suspects Shala, was assigned after holding the hearing.

“Special Procurory has taken action on the basis of some information we have had in co-operation with the Founding Prosecutor in Prizren, namely, the chief prosecutor of the Constitutional Prosecutorship in Prizren, and as a result we have decided that we have arrested the defendant for whom we have filed a request today for the detention assignment. We today submitted the request before the Court and are now awaiting the final verdict. We have based the request on some evidence that has been provided in advance during the investigation phase so far. And we are now waiting for the outcome of other actions, rather than what it offers us on this subject”, Gashi said.

Prosecutor Shala has been arrested at his workplace, while the Special Prosecutor in co-ordination with the Kosovo Police has confirmed that all necessary investigative actions are being taken, in line with the Criminal Procedure Code and the laws in force.

Investigations are expected to continue in the coming days, while the Special Prosecutor has not yet provided additional details concerning the case./Periscopi/