The Constitutional Court in Pristina, the Special Department, has appointed the month-long detention measure to indictees L.B.S., Germany’s citizen, who is suspected of two criminal acts linked to weapons and explosive matter, the Signal newspaper reports.
The decision was made following the request of the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo and holding the hearing, where the pre-procedure judge has estimated there are legal grounds for the detention assignment.
What is noted in the Court’s reasoning is the preliminary preparation of the vehicle, the quantity and type of sequentified weapons, as well as the circumstances under which weapons have been discovered.
According to the official announcement, L.B.S. It is suspected of carrying out criminal work, import, export, supply, production, exchange, mediation or the unauthorized sale of weapons or explosive matter, from Article 364, paragraph 2 concerning paragraph 1 and Article 31 of the Criminal Code, and criminal work holding ownership, control or unauthorized possession of arms, from Article 366, paragraph 2.
Court: There is danger of escape and repetition of criminal acts
In reasoning with the verdict, the Court has stressed that there is real danger that the defendant, if released, would avoid prosecution and become unable to enforce justice, taking into account the fact that he is a citizen of Germany.
There is also the danger, according to the Court, that it will prevent normal criminal procedure or repeat criminal action.
For this assessment, the Court is particularly based on the alleged manner of performing acts, quantity and type of weapons seized, preliminary preparation of the transport vehicle, and concrete circumstances of weapons detection.
The court has found that, given the nature and weight of criminal acts, detention is the only adequate measure to ensure the unhindered development of criminal procedure.
Against that ruling, the parties have the right to complaint at the Court of Appeals, through the Constitutional Court in Pristina.
The defendant is considered innocent until his guiltyness is proven by decision of form.
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Source Layer: Signal