The judge and former special prosecutor: The act of Manjuca, Azma, and others is changed

According to the indictment, Manjuka and Azemi are charged for the criminal act “The rush of divisions and failure to be”, meanwhile, Elshani and Zenelaj are charged with “calling”. They are accused of deliberately taking the injured, Pristina Foundation Court Judge Mentor Bajraktari and former special prosecutor Afrim Shefkiu, reports “Justice Bettim“.

Initially, at this session, accused Azem, Manjuka and Zenelaj were quietly protected, standing by the statements given in the previous trial.

Meanwhile, the accused Elshani said he was willing to respond, but that he had no questions from his lawyer Muharrem Kurtaj, nor from the special prosecutor, Fikreje Feyzullahu, nor from the court.

There were no additional proposals in the trial for meeting the evidence. Meanwhile, prosecutor Feyzullaou in final words said that the evidence that has been administered and analysed should change the indictment.

According to the prosecutor, in the criminal act “The instigation of divisions and failure of” by Article 141, the paragraph 2 should be removed from the paragraph 1, also leave the section where the accused allegedly committed the quality criminal work of official persons, whereas for criminal work “Candation” remove paragraph 3 and replace paragraph 1.

Prosecutor Fejzullahu said that unequivocally it has been proven that the accused committed criminal acts -- Azem and Manjuka -- “The instigation and incompatible”, meanwhile, Elshani and Zenalaj -- that of “Kanosje”.

According to the prosecutor, the court should convict the accused and impose sentence based on legal provisions.

After changing the indictment, all the accused were acquitted.

The Constitutional Court in Pristina, on March 7th 2025, had declared the indictment with which it had acquitted Arlind Manjuka, while Egzon Azemin, Qerim Elshani and Edi Zenelaj had sentenced them to six months in prison. But the Court of Appeals on October 27, 2025, turned the case into retrial.

The indictment states that defendants Manjuka and Azemi on December 28th 2022, misusing their official position via social network “Facebook” has deliberately spread and fostered hatred and inadequacy against the injured Bajraktari and Shefkiu, who in the quality of official persons on December 28, 2022, had decided on changing the detention measure against suspects Dejan Pantiq.

“The defendant Arlind has distributed the post with the words: “This sentence is actual”, then they have continued with additional stimulating post “for whom does this court work!?, similar as defendant Egzon posted the text with the words: “After the assassination he carried out in Paris, against Esat Pas Toptan, among other things, Avni said”, where this document the suspect has attached a photo to the description: “The lead traitors have taken revenge on”<8>, says the indictment.

On the other hand, according to the charge, these same actions have taken dangerous, stimulating, and lynching action with a tendency to influence or prevent the function of injury, which could disrupt public order and damage their personal image and integrity.

Meanwhile, according to the indictment of indictees Elshani and Zenelaj, shortly after the posts of the highly described defendants in the manner described as in the first device, promoted by the same, defendants have deliberately injured African Shefkiu and Mentor Bajraktari.