Accusations of drug trafficking against the "drug boss" in the Balkans, Naser Kelmendi

2023-08-25 17:55:50Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Accusations of drug trafficking against the "drug boss" in the
Nasser Kelmendi

The Court of Appeal has approved the appeal of Naser Kelmendi, acquitting him of the charge of drug trafficking, for which he was sentenced by the first instance to 4 years and 8 months of imprisonment by the Basic Court of Pristina.

The appeal concluded today that from the administered evidence it was proven that Kelmendi did not commit the criminal offense for which he was accused.

"After holding the session of the panel, it approved the complaint of the accused NK, presented through his defense attorney Besnik Berisha, so that based on article 363 paragraph 1 subsection 1.3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the accused NL and was acquitted of the charge, because the evidence that was administered in the judicial review does not prove that he committed the criminal offense for which he was charged with the indictment", it is stated in the communique of the Court of Appeal.

Naser Kelmendi is considered a "drug boss" in the Balkans, accused of involvement in international drug trafficking. It is sanctioned by the United States of America.

"Naser Kelmendi runs a powerful criminal organization that has made millions selling narcotics for more than a decade," John E Smith, acting director of the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, said at the time. .


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