The Basic Court in Prizren has assigned one month of detention to the suspect B.H. for the murder of the imam in Dragash, as well as one month of detention against his father, I.H.

While for the first one the court said that he is suspected of the criminal offense of “aggravated murder”, describing the deprivation of life of the other person in a “cruel or cunning way”, for the second one he said that he is suspected of the criminal offense of “failure to provide assistance”.

The court said that in the case of appointing custody of the defendant has assessed that there are legal reasons for imposing this measure and from the evidence collected up to this stage, the suspicion is based that:

The defendant B.H., on 29.06.2026, at around 11:00 p.m., in the village of Zlipotok, Municipality of Dragash, intentionally took the life of the now deceased G.T. According to the investigations so far, the incident is suspected to have occurred as a result of an earlier dispute between the defendant and the victim regarding the use of a property (meadow). The defendant B.H. caused injuries to the victim with a sharp tool (knife), as a result of which the victim G.T. died at the scene. Meanwhile, the defendant I.H. (the father of the defendant B.H.) is suspected of having been near the scene and had the opportunity to offer help without endangering himself or others, but did not take the necessary actions to to offer help to the victim, who was in direct danger to his life.

“Whether these facts will be argued will be assessed in the further stages of the criminal procedure”, says the court.

The judge of the preliminary procedure, based on the material evidence collected up to this stage, finding the reasonable suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses by the defendants to be well-founded, estimates that with the measure of detention it will be possible to ensure the presence of the defendants and that the criminal proceedings will be able to proceed normally and without obstacles.

“Given the seriousness of the criminal offenses allegedly committed, the manner and circumstances in which the suspect B.H., in a cruel or cunning manner, is suspected of stabbing the victim G.T. in the back and neck with a knife, also adding the fact that the defendant left the scene and was found and arrested by the Police, for The court finds that with release there is a risk of escape and escape, in order to avoid criminal liability, therefore the measure of detention at this stage is necessary”. event, as well as preventing the escape of the suspects, the Judge has assessed that other alternative measures would be insufficient to ensure the presence of the suspects and the unhindered flow of the investigative phase, the court concludes.

Source: prizrenpost