Prishtinë, 14 maj 2024 – The Special Prosecution filed an indictment in absentia at the Basic Court in Prishtinë - Special Department, against three defendants of Serbian nationality, with the initials L.Č., P.B and M.I. The Special Prosecution announces that the defendant L.Č., as the official person-Director of the District Prison in Prishtinë, during the period of the armed conflict, namely the war in Kosovo 1998-1999, in Prishtinë Prison and in the parallel in Lipjan, in complicity with other officials of these prisons, in complicity he committed the criminal offense "War Crimes Against the ...

  Prishtinë, 14 May 2024 - The Chief Prosecutor of the Special Prosecution, Blerim Isufaj, hosted the head of EULEX, Giovanni Pietro Barbano, in a meeting, this meeting was held to discuss important issues related to the cooperation between the Special Prosecution and EULEX, with the aim of strengthening the rule of law in Kosovo, as well as the announcement of the two new officials, Giovanni Galzignato, Head of the Monitoring Pillar. Isufaj and Barbano, during the conversation, discussed the current challenges, as well as exchanged opinions on the best ways to improve the investigative and judicial processes in the country. ...

  Prishtina, May 13, 2024 - Acting Chief State Prosecutor Mr. Besim Kelmendi participated in the meeting invited by the Head of the Office for Recovery of Asset, Mr. Bahri Hyseni, with representatives of law enforcement institutions, specifically from the Kosovo Police, the Financial Intelligence Unit, the Agency for the Management of Confiscated and Seized Assets, the Tax Administration of Kosovo and the Customs of Kosovo. During this meeting, the Office for Asset Recovery was operationalized, which was established within the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor and offers help and advice in tracking assets, cooperation with financial institutions, forensic accounting and ...

  Prishtinë, 11 may 2024 – The Special Prosecution  informs the public that it has arrested one (1) person with the initials S.M., of Serbian nationality, a citizen of the Republic of Kosovo, for criminal offenses related to the chapter of criminal offenses against the Constitutional order of the Republic of Kosovo. Also, the Special Prosecution has requested the arrestee S.M. to be detained due to the aforementioned crimes.

  Prishtinë, April 29, 2024 - The Special Prosecution has filed an indictment in Prishtina Basic Court- Special Department, against thirteen (13) defendants with the initials H.H., B.H., H.Z., Sh.S., S.K., B.L., R.K., K.B., G .Gj., D.R., O.B., B.K and H.B. The Special Prosecution announces that the accused H.H., B.H. and H.Z. are accused of having committed the criminal offense of "Import, export, supply, transportation, production, exchange, brokering or unauthorized sale of weapons or explosive materials" from article 364 par 2 related with paragraph 1 and article 31 of ...

A person suspected of war crimes against the civilian population is arrested Prishtinë, April 27, 2024 - The Special Prosecution (SP) and the Kosovo Police inform the public that, today, at the border point of the Republic of Kosovo with Serbia, specifically in Bërnjak, a person with the initials J.Š.,  suspected that during the years 1998 - 1999, in the Municipality of Gjakova, he committed the criminal offense "War crimes against the civilian population". With the decision of the Special Prosecution, he was detained for 48 hours, and within the legal time limits, this prosecution will make request ...

  Mitrovica, April 25, 2024 - The Basic Prosecution Office in Mitrovica, Department of Serious Crimes of the Basic Court in Mitrovica, has filed a motion for the imposing of detention on remand against the suspect Q.M., inspector of the Tax Administration of Kosovo (TAK) in Mitrovica, on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of “Taking a Bribe” under Article 421, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo (KPRK), and for S.S., from Novi Pazar, on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of “Giving a Bribe” under Article 422, Paragraph 1 of the KPRK. The suspect ...

  Ferizaj, April 25, 2024 – The Basic Prosecution Office in Ferizaj, Department of Serious Crimes, announces to the public that it has requested from the Basic Court in Ferizaj, the appointment of the measure of detention on remand for a period of 30 days against the suspect with the initials Xh.I., due to the suspicion of the criminal offense “Sexual assault” under article 229 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo. According to the Prosecution Office, there is a well-founded suspicion that from April 2023 to April 24, 2024, at an unspecified time, in Shtime, for sexual purposes, he sexually abused ...