Shkumbin Sekiraqa sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison for slight bodily injury

The accused Zeumbin Sekiraqa- son Salih Sekirakus (one of the suspects in the September 1st assassination of Gashi on September in Aktas in Pristina) was charged with attempted murder of Gashi's (now brother of the late Premim Gashi), reports the “Betim for Justice”.

The discrimination against Sekirafa and Halit was announced Wednesday by Judge Naser Foniqi.

According to the trial, Sekiraqa was sentenced to 4 years in prison for “light bodily access”, which was requalified by “Vrague on attempted”. But he was sentenced to one year in prison for illegal possession.

To him, the court pronounced a unique sentence of four years and six months in prison.

But Sekiraqa was acquitted of “Cause of general danger”, since it was not proven to have committed this crime.

On the other hand, Muhedin Haliti was acquitted of criminal activity “The law of assistant perpetrators after committing criminal acts”.

The accused Sekiraqa is charged with paying the 200-euro judicial paushal and 50 euros for compensation of the victims.

The accused Sekiraqa continues his detention until the most powerless of the act.

The Constitutional Prosecutor in Pristina on August 28th 2024 has filed charges against Shumbin Sekirakus (the son of the suspect in the Aktas assassination, Salih Sekiraqa), who is accused of attempted the murder of Gashi's (now late brother Premim Gashi).

According to the indictment, on March 4th 2024, on the “road Bedra Shala” in Pristina, while moving by car, the property of defendant Muhedin Haliti, Shumbin Sekiraqa had met with the person NN who was moving with another vehicle on that road. The defendant Sekiraqa for unknown reasons, deliberately and in order to deprive the life of the injury to Gashi, after talking to the NN person, put behind the injured Gashi, exit the car and address him in words “Paya husband or are you familiar with me?

The Actakuz says that he is then physically attacked, in a way that first Shkumbin Sekiraqa pulls out the firearm by shooting at Gashi, then hitting him in the head with a press rifle, causing head injury and a right-leg wound.

It says that the injured Gashi, even though he has managed to leave the scene, the defendant has fired weapons in his direction.

With this, Sekiraqa was charged with co-ordinating with the NN person, committing the attempted murder “assassination” by Article 172 concerning Article 28 and Article 31 of the Criminal Code.

At the second point of the indictment, however, it is said that on day, time, and place as at the first point of the indictment, Sekiraqa, using the weapon in public, has caused great danger to people's lives. That's because as long as he fired a gun to the injured Pajtim Gashi, has endangered other people on the street.

With that, Sekiraqa was accused of committing criminal work “Cause of total risk” by Article 356, par.1 of the Penal Code.

At the third point of the indictment, however, it is said that on the same day, time, and place, defendant Sekiraqa has held the firearm in possession contrary to the law on weapons.

With this, it was accused of committing criminal work “ownership, control or unauthorized possession of weapons”, from Article 366, par.1 of the Criminal Code.

On the other hand, Muhedin Haliti, it is said that he deliberately helped defendant Shkumbin Sekiraqa, hiding the evidence of his own possession (Halit), which Sekiraqa had in use on the critical day. Furthermore, it is said that neither the commission of criminal activity by Sekiraqa, the accused Haliti, has hidden the car in his garage, and when asked by police members, had claimed to have sold it.

With that, Muhedin Haliti was accused of committing criminal work “The law of assisting perpetrators after performing criminal acts” by Article 380, par. One of the Penal Code.