Prishtinë, 13 March 2024 – Acting Chief State Prosecutor, Mr. Besim Kelmendi, received in a working meeting the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kosovo, Her Excellency, Mrs. Carin Lobbezoo. During this meeting, the Acting Chief State Prosecutor and the Dutch Ambassador discussed issues that include the rule of law, namely the commitment of the State Prosecutor's institution in the fight against corruption. The daily challenges of the work of prosecutors, the progress of reforms resulting from the joint declaration of commitment of justice institutions, the possibility of holding training programs for prosecutors and other professional issues ...

  Prishtinë, 13 March 2024 - In the framework of the initiative to visit the prosecutor's offices of the country, the Chairman of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), Mr. Ardian Hajdaraj, the deputy chairperson of KPC, Mrs. Jehona Grantolli and the General Director of the KPC Secretariat, Mr. Sami Istrefi, conducted an official visit to the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor where they were received by Acting Chief State Prosecutor, Mr. Besim Kelmendi. Initially, Acting Chief State Prosecutor Kelmendi informed the attendees about the work of the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor in handling the cases that fall ...

  Prishtinë, 12 March 2024 – Acting Chief State Prosecutor, Mr. Besim Kelmendi, received today in a working meeting the representatives of the evaluation team of the INL for the Justice Sector in Kosovo, headed by Mr. Michael Wasco, Senior Advisor for Justice in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs that is within the American Department of State and Mrs. Dafina Bardhi – Rexhepi, Program Specialist in INL at the US Embassy in Kosovo. During this meeting, Acting Chief Prosecutor Kelmendi informed the attendees about the role, structure, functioning and powers of the State Prosecutor's institution.  ...

  Mitrovicë, 08 March 2024 – The Basic Prosecutor's Office in Mitrovica, General Department, , has submitted a request for the appointment of detention for the defendant A.V., at the Basic Court in Mitrovica - Skenderaj Branch as there is a well-founded suspicion that he helped commit the criminal offense "Aggravated Theft". The defendant A.V. is suspected of sending the stolen tractor in the village of Tërnac in Skenderaj to Serbia on February 18, 2024, together with the defendant I.K. For this case, on March 05, the defendants P.S. and V.K. were detained, for ...

  Gjilan, March 05, 2024 - The Basic Prosecution Office in Gjilan, Department for Serious Crimes, has filed an indictment against the defendant M.B., due to the criminal offense of “Accepting a bribe” and the defendants Sh.P. and N.O., for the criminal offense “Giving a bribe” of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo. According to the indictment, the defendant M.B., while serving as the state prosecutor of the Basic Prosecution in Prizren, allegedly accepted an offer or promise of a €20,000 gift between April and July of 2023 in Prizren. This purportedly occurred ...

  Gnjilane, 29 Februar 2024 – Osnovno Tužilaštvo u Gnjilanu, Opšte odeljenje, odredilo je zadržavanje osumnjičenom A.S. u trajanju od 48 sati, zbog sumnje da je izvršio krivična dela „Prevara“ i „Krađa identiteta i akreditiva “iz Krivičnog zakonika Republike Kosovo. Sumnja se da je ista osoba, iskoristivši teško stanje i zavisnost od opojnih droga,jedne osobe, uzela njegovu bankarsku karticu, a potom na društvenim mrežama trazila pomoć u iznosu od 160.000,00 evra, kao za oporavak sina ostecenog, G.D., koji ...

          Mitrovica, February 21, 2024 - The Basic Prosecution in Mitrovica, Department of Serious Crimes, at the Basic Court in Mitrovica, has filed a request for the detention on remand of the suspect B.O., as there is reasonable suspicion that he has committed the criminal offenses of “Attempted Murder” under Article 172 in conjunction with Article 28, and “Unauthorized Possession, Control, or Ownership of Weapons” under Article 366, paragraph 1, of the Penal Code of the Republic of Kosovo. On February 20, 2024, in the village of Sllatina in Vushtrri, the suspect, during a quarrel ...

  Mitrovica, February 26, 2024 - The Basic Prosecution Office in Mitrovica, the Department of Serious Crimes, adjacent to the Basic Court in Mitrovica, submitted a motion for the imposing of detention for the defendant R.V., as there is a well-founded suspicion that he committed the criminal offenses “Production and processing of unauthorized possession of narcotics, psychotropic substances, analogues or tools, equipment or narcotic materials” under article 268 related to articles 31 and 275, and “Cultivation of the hashish plant, cocaine bush or cannabis plants” under article 272 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo. The defendant, from an ...