FLASH
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The Court of Appeal has terminated the detention order against five police officers, who are suspected of the criminal offense of "negligent homicide" of 27-year-old Agon Zejnullahu.
Lawyer Besnik Berisha, the defense attorney for one of the suspects in this case, said that this decision was not simply a battle for the release of the five officials, but was a battle for justice.
"This was not just a battle for the release of the five officials, it was a battle for reason, for right, and to not allow fear of public opinion to replace the law ," he wrote on Facebook.
The Basic Court in Pristina, Lipjan branch, on July 9 ordered the five police officers to be remanded in custody for one month. However, on July 17, the Appeal Court annulled the Basic Court's decision.
The case was sent for reconsideration and on July 23, the Basic Court again decided to keep the five police officers in custody. The defense filed an appeal against this decision with the Court of Appeal.
Agon Zejnullahu, 27, died in the early hours of July 7, after being arrested by police in Lipjan.
The medical team also confirmed his death at the scene. Police announced that the deceased is suspected of having been under the influence of alcohol and attacking vehicles and passersby when he was stopped by law enforcement authorities.
But the family members and their lawyer said that the police used excessive force against the 27-year-old.
Several representatives of civil society expressed the same opinion, after seeing some images that have circulated on the internet.
The Police Commander for the Lipjan region, Argjend Gashi, resigned after the death of Zejnullah.
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