Case: Decision made for Agim Ceku and others

The Constitutional Court in Pristina has announced the verdict on the case known as the Veterians.

In this case, former Prime Minister Agim Ceku, former Defence Minister Rrustem Berisha, former Demalijaj DeDemalijaj delegation, Nuredin Lushtaku, Sadik Halitjaha, Qele Gashi, Shukri Buja, Ahmet Daku, Faik Fazliu, Smajl Elezaj, Fadil Shudaj and Jawitshiari.

The court ruled that all be sentenced to 1 year in prison, in addition to Nuredin Lushtak and Smajl Elesaj, who were acquitted.

The Constitutional Court in Pristina, on 16 April 2021, the accused had been acquitted of the prosecution. But the Court of Appeals on April 26, 2022 has turned the case into retrial.

The Special Department of the Court of Appeals of Kosovo, following reviews of all subject papers and assessment of complaints, has decided to approve the Kosovo Special Prosecutor's complaint as I annul the Constitutional Court's conviction in Pristina, PKR.nr.230/2018, dated April 16, 2021 and this criminal case will be turned into retrial and re-establishment of the same (20x1>, It was in the communique.

The suspects had been acquitted the first time.

The Supreme Court Act of Pristina, accused A.C., N.L., S.H., C.D., Q.G., United States, A.D., R.B., F.F., S.E., F.S.H. and J.J. have been acquitted of charges of criminal work in co-ordination of official office or authority, by us 422, paragraph 1. About Article 31 of KPRK“, It says away in the communique.

With the SPRK indictment, it was also required that the Constitutional Court in Pristina order the Ministry of Labour and Social Management (MPMS) to suspend payment of pensions for 19 thousand and 500 veterans until the completion of the judicial process, the Justice Vow reports.

But, on April 1, 2019, the court had rejected this request, arguing that the proposal for provisional measures is not against the accused, but against the MPMS as the third party.

According to the indictment prepared by former special prosecutor Elez Blakaj, the involved persons reportedly from 2011 to 2017, acting as members of the Government Commission for recognition and Verification of the Status of the Nation's Witness, Invaledit, Veteranit, Partitor and Intervention of the Kosovo Liberation Army's War, have used the duty and official authority, passing over competencies and failing to fulfill official duties in order to benefit other persons illegally, in order to continue, at the damage to the budget of the Republic of Kosovo.

According to the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK), the accused by misusing their official duty, as part of the KLA War Partier Commission for Recognition and Verification of the Status of the Nation's Witness, Invalid, Vetran, Partitor and Intervention, have caused damage to Kosovo's budget worth 88,769.217 euros.04 euros.