The case “Cobra”, defence will propose images from the critical night as evidence

In this case, Dibran Hoxhaj, known as “Coba” and four accused Roland Susuri, Arben Vezaj, Burim Mazrek and Jesmir Bandali, are charged with the V.C. assassination case, on January 3rd, 2023 at the “Cobra City” in Prizren.

Regarding this proposal, lawyer Latifaj said hearing these witnesses is important, as according to him their statements are incompatible with what other witnesses have previously stated.

After securing CDs from a portal, we have proven that all the witnesses who have claimed the injured do not match any of that evidence, and therefore we have not had the opportunity to ask them about the disagreement of their testimony with other material evidence. So that we can challenge their credibility and prejudice over what” has said, Latifaj said.

While the special prosecutor, Merita Bina-Rugova, proposed that the testimony of these witnesses be considered read. For this, Judge Krasniqi took a decision with which he considered their testimony to be read.

During this session, the procedure continued with reading material evidence, since the A.S. Witness, who had remained in half of her testimony, did not appear in this session.

Next, Judge Krasniqi announced that the special prosecutor through a parachute had listed material evidence -- the list which was asked to be released by Hoxha's other defender, lawyer Musa Condzhel.

“We as the defense of the accused, but also the other colleagues, see the right and necessary evidence that the Special Prosecutor has proposed in the indictment of the court, to show what proves this evidence, and then we will be declared regarding these evidence because we have remarks in a host of proposed evidence, and as mentioned, we will be declared after the prosecution's extradition of”, Congeel said.

The defender, on the other hand, Burim Mazrek, lawyer Gent Djind, said that from the surveillance measures against the defendants, there has been a hearing of the defender's conversations with their clients at detention centres.

“We have remarks before reading evidence is made. In the report made by the Prosecutor, the list of these material evidence, we have noted that the accused in their detention centres have been bugged with the case of visitors. The term used “visitors” also implies wiretapping between the lawyer and their client. So we ask the juro to ensure that all of our visitors are recorded and to see the authenticity of these recordings”, he said.

In terms of the defenders' proposals, the court approved Condzhel lawyer's proposal while rejecting lawyer Djindjic's.

The proposal is approved for the prosecution to elaborate the evidence in this session, while the prosecutor's proposal Gent Gjini's proposal to secure wiretaps on the whole, because the pre-procedure judge's order is issued with which wiretaping measures were issued, not lawyers, were issued. As well as the transcript on which the indictment has been established has nothing to do with the talks lawyers have made with their defences”, Judge Krasniqi said.

During this session, there was a reading of the evidence, as well as their release by the prosecutor.

Also, at this session, Sergeant Faton Morina and police official Liridzon Redenica presented photos taken by recordings and sketches that are presented as evidence in the charge act in which images of accused Hoxha were seen entering and leaving the bar “Stock” and the image where it claims the same has been placed in the “Q7” car.

According to these images, the prosecution claims that this car in which the defendant was also in has gone to the place where he was supposed to be the site of the event.

In terms of these evidence, there were objections from the defence, so lawyer Latifaj demanded that video recordings be watched.

And from what we saw in these photos presented by the police official, nothing was proven because besides the picture of Debra Hodza entering the local Bitock, the rest are just suspicions that it could be the “Q7”, it could be Debra in it but it might not be, because it doesn't see anything. It may serve police for further investigation, but for the confirmation that Debran Hoxha is in that car and that in the next car they are citizens of Albania, they are in the investigation phase, but not above”, he said, A Vow for Justice, broadcast Periscope.

For this, Sergeant Morina said that because the same have long minutes and their cuts take time, showing them during this session is impossible.

Also, during this session, lawyer Latifaj proposed that after the next session is held, the reconstruction of the site will also take place.

We propose that after the next session is held, the reconstruction of the site will be made. Regarding two elements: first the location where it is claimed on the basis of statements from the injured that the event occurred, and secondly the location where the shells were found and see if there were any cameras around that could include the site of the”, he said.

Regarding this proposal and other proposals, Judge Krasniqi said he would decide after the same will be handed over in advance and after hearing the witness concludes.

Regarding the A.S. witness, the judge announced that the same will be issued the ordinance for forced conduct in the session.

As there were no conditions to continue, the session was interrupted to continue on another date.

The Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK), on February 20, 2024, has filed an act against Debra Hoxhaj, known as “Cobra” and Roland Susur, Arben Veszaj, Burim Mazret and Jesmir Bandli, for the murder of Albanian citizens in Prizren on January 3rd, 2023.

In the indictment provided by “Justice Vow”, “Cobra”, it is charged that on January 3rd, 2023, at 4:10, near his local “Cbra City”, in the Prizren-Zhur magistrate, deliberately deprived of life of V. C, risking even the lives of those injured R.T. (S) and A.B.

Until the case, according to the prosecution's indictment it had come after the injured had not agreed to the high bill at the bar, thus starting a row with the bar workers. /Periscope/