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- April 13, 2024 19:33 am
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The Basic Court in Ferizaj imposed a one-month detention on the suspect for murdering his ex-wife and wounding her younger brother at the Center for Social Work in Ferizaj. He has been charged with the criminal offenses of "aggravated murder" and "unauthorized ownership, control or possession of weapons". Following Friday's case, there have been calls for the courts to toughen sentencing policies so that such murders do not happen again.
The accused Valon Aliu has been sentenced to one month of detention for the murder of his 21-year-old ex-wife and the wounding of her minor brother, the day before at the Center for Social Work in Ferizaj.
He appeared on Saturday at the Basic Court in Ferizaj and was charged with two criminal offenses - "aggravated murder" and "unauthorized ownership, control or possession of weapons".
According to the announcement from the Court, the doras hit the victim several times in the head with a firearm inside the office of the Center for Social Work.
"There is a well-founded suspicion that on April 12, 2024, around 14:40 p.m., the defendant inside the office of the Center for Social Work at Str. The 'Gërvalla brothers', in Ferizaj, deliberately took the life of the deceased EC, with whom he lived, hitting her several times in the head with a gun, bullets, while also shooting in the direction of the minor DC (the brother of of the deceased) injuring him in the arms," the announcement states. "The defendant, contrary to the law on weapons, without authorization, owned the Zoraki M 2906-T pistol, with serial number ZRAGY02 201100027 cal.9mm, with an empty magazine, which on April 12 was confiscated by Police".
In front of the jury of the Founder in Ferizaj, the accused has declared regarding the shooting with a pistol, which resulted in the death of the 21-year-old woman with whom he had a child.
"At first, if I'm not mistaken, I shot her brother, and then her ex-wife... I shot her twice, now I pointed the gun at her head, but there were no bullets, and then I ran away at home", said the suspect in court.
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The Basic Prosecutor's Office in Ferizaj has announced that the suspect for the murder has a criminal past.
After Friday's murder, the Kosovo Institute for Justice expressed a warning that the relevant institutions are not handling such cases with the appropriate professionalism and seriousness.
Lavdim Makshana, researcher at this institute, has requested the toughening of punitive policies so that such cases are not repeated.
"The policy in these cases is a low punitive policy. This is due to the fact that very low penalties are imposed compared to what our legislation provides. So our legislation foresees quite severe punishments in these cases. However, the judges of the Republic of Kosovo mostly impose low sentences for these cases", said Makshana. But, if we try to strengthen the mechanisms or if these cases should not be repeated, then the low punishment policy should be strengthened".
Makshana also emphasized the need to increase the level of security in the Centers for Social Work, which are competent institutions for the protection of citizens.
As a sign of revolt and reaction to the murder of the 21-year-old woman in Ferizaj, the Collective for Feminist Thought and Action has planned to organize a protest in "Zahir Pajaziti" square in Prishtina on Monday at 17:30 p.m.
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"Another woman was killed in the eyes of the state. Even a lost life that echoes the war that has been announced to women in Kosovo and that is killing some of us", says the organization's response.
Even the Civil Organization for the Protection of Women in Kosovo has announced that on Monday a protest will be organized in Pristina in response to the murder of the woman in Ferizaj. This organization will demand that women's safety be treated as a national emergency.
The day before, state representatives also accused the justice authorities of a lack of action in relation to attacks on women.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said that justice must act without delay "recognizing that the effect so far has been lacking and the responsibility remains always high".
And, the Minister of Justice, Albuelna Haxhiu, has said that justice institutions must be uncompromising in addressing these cases, while calling for maximum punishment for the suspect.
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"Cases like these oblige us to continue our work and engagement in addressing phenomena such as gender-based violence and femicide. All responsible institutions must be uncompromising in addressing these cases. We are in communication with the responsible institutions to understand all the circumstances and take actions according to competence", she wrote.
Based on Police data, during 2023 four murders occurred, the victims of which were women.
