The Albanian prosecutor’s office said today that it has launched investigations into threats due to the duty of judges Valdete Hoxha, Lutfie Çelami and Edlira Petri.
Top Channel reports that the judges have requested the help of the capital’s police immediately after announcing 35 years in prison for citizens Daut Elmazi and Gentian Zoto, 30 years in prison for Igli Memaj and 25 years for Serxho Ademi and Albano Goxhaj.
The three judges were threatened in the courtroom of the Court of Appeal by the relatives of the accused, the day they were sentenced for the charge of attempted murder.
The five citizens of Vlora who were absent on the day of the verdict are accused of firing a firearm from a moving vehicle in May 2019, targeting Ines Hajrulla, a crime rival of theirs. But the accused insist that the crime scene was manipulated by the local police at the time and that the courts did not consider their evidence fairly.
None of the judges requested protection from the Supreme Court, while the police increased the security measures for the three.
The judicial body of the Supreme Court reacted to the threats of judges and magistrates promising to take immediate measures and bringing the culprits to justice.
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