Faithful father and sister and Ilaz Salih testified on Wednesday in the retrial of Salih Salih’s murder in Equipment of Podujevo. Before the Constitutional Court in Pristina, they said they had known nothing about the event until the moment police entered their home, Justice from the Signal reports.
Both witnesses also stated that their family had had no problems with anyone.
After their hearing, the court passed on to the final words. The prosecution announced that his final word was ready by first judgment. The defence, assigned according to official duty, rejected the session’s continuation at this stage, claiming it was unwilling to present the final word.
The court scheduled the session for Friday, November 13th, when final words are expected to be presented.
Faithful Salihu had been sentenced to 25 years, Ilaz Salihu was acquitted
The case is under consideration after the Court of Appeals turned it into retrial. In the first trial, on February 11, 2026, the Constitutional Court in Pristina had sentenced Salih to 24 years in prison for murder, and to a year and six months for illegal weapons, declaring him a unique sentence of 25 years in prison.
In that court, the court had requalified the work from grave murder to murder and had decided to remain faithful Salih’s detention measure.
Ilaz Salihu had been acquitted of helping commit the murder, as the court had deemed that he had not been proven to have committed a criminal act. The damaged parties were instructed that the property-juridical demand be carried out in civil procedure.
What the Prosecutor claims
According to the indictment, the event took place on March 26, 2023, about 18:08, in Equipment of Podujevo. The prosecution claims that after a disagreement, Faithful Salih unexpectedly approached Salih Salih and shot him twice, once with a pistol and once with a long gun. Salih Salih died at the place of the matter, and Besnik Salih, according to the accusation, departed from there.
The prosecution charges Besnik Salih with illegal possession of two weapons. According to the indictment against Ilaz Salih, he had deliberately helped his brother by promising to conceal evidence of the criminal work.
Note: The people mentioned in this news are considered innocent until their guilt is confirmed by court’s firm form.
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