The Mayor of Skenderaj, Sami Lushtaku, has completed his interview at the Skenderaj police station regarding the physical beating of the Deputy Minister of Finance, Hysni Mehani, yesterday in a city cafe. The interview lasted less than an hour. The Basic Prosecution Office in Mitrovica has confirmed that the case has continued in regular procedure.
After the interview, where he was welcomed by numerous citizens outside the police station, Lushtaku said that everything that has happened in the past two days is political and that the incumbent Prime Minister Albin Kurti is being victimized on the eve of the campaign for the June 7 elections.
"Everything that has happened is political. Albin Kurti wants to be victimized through such actions. Under normal conditions, I would not have been interviewed," he said.
Lushtaku further said that he does not know in what capacity he was interviewed and that he expects "to be cleared of the slander that Hysni Mehani has made."
Furthermore, he was criticized for why the Special Unit was brought to Skenderaj yesterday.
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"It is very difficult for the citizens of Skenderaj, other municipalities do not deserve it either, for special units with long weapons to provoke the citizens of this country who have given so much for Kosovo. I believe that we should not go looking for them without reason and without need. They are Kosovo police officers whom we respect very much," Lushtaku added.
Lushtak's statement (VIDEO):
