The Constitutional Court in Pec has decided that the initial review of the life of Sylajt, former husband of Arlinda Zekiaj, accused of criminal work, be held without public presence.
The decision was made on November 10th by Judge Selvije Morina Zamenaj, following the Pristina Constitutional Prosecutor’s request for the exemption of the public from the initial review, scheduled for November 12th, at 11:00.
The decision is said to have been taken in order to protect the defendant’s personal and family life, the damaged party and other participants in the procedure.
According to the court’s argument, the request for closure of the session was submitted by the Constitutional Prosecutor in Pristina on November 9th. The prosecution has demanded that the public be excluded from the entire review, arguing that issues related to private and family life of the parties, including their minor child, will be addressed during the procedure.
The processes of interrogation of the damaged party and the defendants, reports of conversation with the child, psychological reports, and videos of the paper have also been cited.
The court has made it known that defenders of the victims and defenders of the defendants have supported the prosecution’s request and have consented to the investigation being conducted without public presence.
In reasoning with the ruling, the judge has estimated that the involvement of the minor child and the nature of the evidence expected to be considered require increased protection of the privacy and dignity of the persons involved.
The court initially estimates that the principle of publicity judicial examination constitutes one of the fundamental principles of criminal procedure and guarantees transparency of judicial activity. However, this principle has no absolute character, it says in the decision.
The court has estimated that in this case the protection of the parties’ personal and family life, particularly of the minor child, it dominates public interest in holding the review in public presence.
The incident against Jeton Sylajt was set up by the Constitutional Prosecutor in Pec on October 23rd 2026 for criminal work ‘%Kanosjaı, two days before the assassination of Arlinda Zekalay on October 25th.
The initial review is scheduled to be held on November 12th at the Constitutional Court in Pec.
Source Layer: Dukeagini