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A date has been set for the Appeals Court of Kosovo to review Ilir Meta's appeal against the decision by the Kosovo Court of Kosovo to uphold the security measure of 'prison arrest' against him.
It is learned that the hearing will take place on July 17. With a decision dated July 11, the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime made the decision for the former head of state, leaving in force the security measure of "prison arrest".
Ilir Meta has been in detention since October 21, 2024, while his defense argues that procedural deadlines have been violated. According to them, SPAK has not submitted the periodic two-month notifications, provided for by law, for the extension of the security measure.
Lawyers are requesting that this situation be considered as a reason to replace the measure with a lighter form of security, such as "house arrest" or "compulsion to appear".
DECISION OF THE JUDICIAL COURT
1. The applicant/defendant Ilir Metaj on 16.06.2025 filed
a request with the Court with the following subject matter: "1. Verification of the conditions of the personal security measure of imprisonment
for citizen Ilir Metaj, accused of the criminal offenses of "Passive corruption of persons
exercising public functions", "Forgery of seals, stamps or forms",
"Laundering of proceeds of a criminal offense"; 2. Replacement of the personal security measure
"Prison arrest", to a measure other than those provided for by the Code of Criminal Procedure".
2. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and
Organized Crime, with a panel composed of Judge Erjon Çela, based on Articles
112 and 246/6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with decision no. 391, dated 26.06.2025, decided:
1. Dismissal of the request of the applicant/defendant Ilir Metaj.
2. The continuation of the implementation of the coercive personal security measure "Arrest
in prison" provided for by Article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, imposed on the defendant
Ilir Metaj by decision no. 125, dated 20.10.2024 of the Special Court of
First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime.
3. An appeal may be filed against this decision within 5 (five) days at the
Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, a deadline which begins from
the day of notification of the court's decision.
Tirana, dated 26.06.2025
Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime.
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