The accused of killing in Hyvali: The murder was committed by my younger brother. I tried to take responsibility to save him.

At the retrial hearing Thursday at the Constitutional Court in Pristina, accused Shkumbin Kryeziu, who is in charge of the murder of V.J., in December 2021 in Hyvali, declared during the final address that he did not commit the murder for which he is charged but that the wrongdoer is his minor brother, for whom he has tried to take responsibility.

It's true that I at my brother tried to take full responsibility, in order to get my brother out of prison. But that's what the three-degree courts -- three steps to my brother -- I'm sure my statements were untrue and my brother committed murder. I didn't commit this murder, this deed, and today I begged you not to punish me for something I haven't done and not to destroy my life. Apart from regret, I don't have what with the other Saturday”, he said, reports “The Justice Vow “.

While defender of the accused Kryeziu, lawyer Florent Latifaj, said that based on his final address given in the preliminary review, witness testimony, the country's reconnaissance expertise and hearing of the accused, it proposes that the same be released from the prosecution because it is not committed to criminal work.

During his final speech, the prosecutor of the case, Arben Hoti, asked the Court for Kryeziu to be punished for his actions and the effect it caused, not for what he attempted to say during that trial.

He also proposed that Kryez be found guilty and be punished according to legal provisions.

While the party's representative, lawyer Alban Krasniqi, said he supports the prosecutor's word and demands that the accused be convicted, qualify criminal acts at “grave murder” and condemn the accused to maximum sentence.

Presequently in this hearing, the accused Kryeziu stated that for the criminal act of illegal possession he pleads guilty, while in terms of his defense, he said he was once declared to the prosecution and once handed his defense before another court, so he does not want to plead.

I had no wish to declare myself again, because the defense I am could cause tension in the hall, but if you have any questions I can answer”, the accused Kryeziu said.

Otherwise, the Pristina Foundation Court, on July 25, 2024, had sentenced the accused Kryeziu to 20 years in prison. This case has been retriald by the Court of Appeals with the ruling compiled on February 5, 2025, through which it is said that evidence should be administered once again, to assess the opinion of forensic expert if he is invited once again, to be seen by the Kosovar Forenzica Agency (AKF) examination of the secured vehicle, and that if the examination is not done, the same is done.

Otherwise, for criminal work “to hold unauthorized possession of weapons”, Kryeziu had pleaded guilty on January 16, 2023, during the initial review. For minor A.K. There has been another procedure, and the same has already been condemned.

According to the indictment filed on December 29, 2022, it is said that on December 10th 2021, around 21:25, on the “Tom Lantos” in the village of Hajvali, the Pristina municipality, accused Shkumbin Kryeziu with the minor A.K., in co-ordination they have carried out the criminal work “heavy vrass” and “kept ownership, and unauthorised possession of weapons”.

The indictment reportedly says that after they got off the bus, witness Kujtim Pacolli with now the late V.J., on which the bus was also defendant Shkumbi Kryeziu, now the late V.J. And witness Kujtim Pacolli is headed towards their house, falling the shortest route to the school yard “Afrim Gashi” in Hyvali, where minor A.K., witnesses Gojart Sejdiu and Mirsad Hajoll, where the minor A.K. He now addresses the deceased V.J. With the words “what are you looking at?

Now V.J. He is said to give it back by insulting it from a distance of about 13 feet [3 m] and at the same time, the minor A. Pull the knife out of the right pocket, while the witness memory reacted immediately, telling the late V.J. “k The defendant Khumbin Kryeziu, who had a knife in his hand along with the minor A.K., has now followed the late V., with whom the witness, Mestim Pacolli, was on the run. The latter has collapsed, while defendant Shkumbin and minor A. They've continued to follow the late V's now, both with knives in their hands and revenges for the earlier disputes the defendant Squeumbin Kryeziu had with the late V.J., with the intent to deprive him of life, defendant Shkumbin and minor A. They hit him with knives in the body now at the deceased V.

They kept following him and, while the witness was heading towards the now deceased V.J., the defendant and minor have been stabbed to witness Cameron, saying: “Ik that the father might get worse than the father. ”

According to the indictment, witness Cameron continued towards the late V's now, who at that moment was still on the run when he was suddenly fallen to the ground and was completely covered with blood, addressing the witness memory with the words “calling emergency”, and then he was unable to speak, while about 23:25 changed his life at QKUK, as a result of his wounds.

With this, defendant Shkumbin Kryeziu is accused of co-ordinating with minor A.K. has committed criminal work “grave murder” by Article 173, par. 1 point 1.8 in terms of KPRK Article 31.

According to the second device, at the site, time and day the same as in the device I of this indictment, defendant Shkumbin Kryeziu, contrary to the applicable gun law, has held a six-inch-long knife, with the inscription <xathherer Sidekick” respectively, which he has used to carry out criminal work as the instrument of the indictment, and which police have found and seized by the defendant Krykiru during his arrest.

With this, defendant Shkumbin Kryeziu is charged with committing criminal work “retaining ownership, control and unauthorized possession of weapons” from Article 366, par. 1 KPRK.