8 hours agoLawyer Bajraktari: The prime minister's case of regret could end up in detention
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Lawyer Ardian Bajraktari said the case of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who is not responding to Special Prosecutor's invitations to testify in the quality of the witness, is a pity. Through a decision, the Constitutional Court in Pristina, the Special Department, at the request of the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, had ordered Prime Minister Albin Kurti to [...]
Through a ruling, the Constitutional Court in Pristina, the Special Department, at the request of the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, had ordered Prime Minister Albin Kurti to submit his testimony in witness quality on March 4th 2025, at 10:00 in P. SRK. However, it is then warned that Kurti will be in Gjilan to place the turquoise of a new nest in Gjilan.
According to the lawyer, based on this agenda, it is seen that the prime minister is not willing to respond to the prosecution's invitation and reflect on the court's order.
“Which is unacceptable, it is regrets that a country prime minister will not respond to legitimate orders and invitations to law enforcement bodies, much more so when invited to witness capacities. I appreciate and hope that this Saga of this report will be completed as soon as possible in terms of reflection in relation to the weight and responsibility it has both as a citizen of the country and as the executive head, as it conveys an extremely bad message”, Bajraktari said.
The lawyer says the Penal Procedure Code provisions are clear that if Kurti does not present or have no legitimate reason to respond to the invitation, he could be fined. If repeated, however, he may be detained for a month.
“is Article 132, paragraph 1 and 2 clearly stipulates that each person who is called in the quality of the witness and doesn't represent and doesn't reason, or there is at least a legitimate reason not to be in this case in relation to the court's order, then it may initially be subject to penalty punishment, which may be up to 250 euros, but if we refer to KPP norms it is not the nor much of a judge's space, so it's a priority. If this becomes repeated, then the same could also be subject to prison sentences of up to 30 days, 1 month”, Bajraktri added, respectively.
He also said that this procedural action could be left to police at this stage of procedure.
The “would be good, which according to KPP Article 118, gives prosecutors the opportunity at this stage of procedure to authorise police to carry out this investigative action. Of course it's unacceptable to get into this situation, but I appreciate that it's one of the alternatives to this procedure action, lawyer Bajraktari added further. /Betmi for Directorship
