The Panel of the Court of Appeals in a majority of EULEX judges issued the judgment dated 13 September 2016 in the case of I.T., A.P., H.F., I.H., Z.K., B.F., B.B.

The Panel of the Court of Appeals in a majority of EULEX judges issued the judgment dated 13 September 2016 in the case of I.T., A.P., H.F., I.H., Z.K., B.F., B.B.

The appeal submitted by the Special Prosecution Office of the Republic of Kosovo was partially granted. The appeal submitted by the defence counsel on behalf of H.F. was rejected as ungrounded. The appeal submitted by the defence counsel on behalf of I.T. was partially rejected as ungrounded, and partially declared as immaterial. The appeal submitted by the defence counsel on behalf of A.P. was declared as immaterial.

All defendants were charged with the criminal offence of Abusing Official Position or Authority; A.P. and I.T. additionally were charged with Attempted Abusing Official Position or Authority; I.T. and B.F. were charged with Mistreatment in Exercising Official Duties; I.H., I.T. and H.F. were charged with Accepting Bribes; I.T. was charged with Tax Evasion and Obstruction of Evidence. 

 

In some counts the judgement of the Basic Court of Prishtina dated 19 July 2013 was annulled and sent back for re-trial. The judgement of the Basic Court of Prishtina dated 19 July 2013 was affirmed in relation to the remaining counts.

 

The criminal case is related to the tendering process held in the Ministry of Health in 2007 and 2010-2011.