The Police Inspectorate of Kosovo has announced that it has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the responsible official, after the publication of the 24-hour police report, which included the tragic case of the 18-year-old in Podujevë.

In a press release, it is stated that the responsible official will be prosecuted in the Directorate responsible for disciplinary investigations within the Kosovo Police.

In addition, IPK will initiate an inspection to analyze and evaluate the way of reporting and communication, as well as the drafting of quick reports at all levels within the Kosovo Police.

"The realization of this inspection is done in order to highlight the possible weaknesses of reporting and communication and to give recommendations towards improving police performance in this area", it is stated in a press release.

Otherwise, the IPK has started a preliminary investigation referring to the case of the murder of Lulzim Fejzullahu in Podujevë, after the raising of some issues which have been presented as concerns in the public opinion, especially about the initial reports from the Kosovo Police through the 24-hour report on this incident.

The Chief Executive of the IPK has appointed an investigative group (investigators and inspectors of the IPK) who for five consecutive days have been engaged, among other things, in collecting additional information about the actions of the police as well as securing all the documents related to this occasion.

Their engagements have also included the questioning of witnesses, securing and analyzing the video recordings taken from the scene in Podujevë, the radiologist as well as all communication documents between the Police Station of Podujevë, the Regional Directorate in Pristina and the Directorate of General and a copy of the completed file submitted to the Prosecutor's Office.

In order to clarify the public opinion about the concerns raised regarding the reporting as well as to provide information about the operative and investigative actions of the Kosovo Police officials regarding this case, the findings and conclusions of the Police Inspectorate have been summarized:

- From the examination of the case file, the video recordings of the security cameras as well as other documents of the case from the Podujevë Police Station, it is reflected that the response time of the police and emergency units of the city from the moment of the call to the scene of the incident was fast (about 3 to 4 minutes, from the receipt of the information to the arrival of the police unit at the scene, as well as about 9 minutes of the arrival of the city's emergency medical team).

- Investigative actions in the field, preservation of the scene, treatment of the victim, provision of video recordings and notification of the relevant units and the prosecution, was done in time and according to the Code of Criminal Procedure and preliminary police procedures.

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- The arrest, the interview, the sending to the holding center, the insurance of the official of the Center for social work, were administered according to the procedure provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure and police procedures.

- The compilation of the case file by the officials of the Police Station of Podujeva is complete and without deficiencies.

- From the analysis and examination of the case files related to the investigative activity of the Regional Investigation Sector (video recordings, reports on investigative actions, forensic reports, communication with the prosecution and other documents), the IPK has assessed that all the above-mentioned actions have been taken according to the procedural deadlines and contain all the required elements according to the Code of Criminal Procedure.

- IPK has verified whether in the initial incident which happened on 13.01.2024 at the bar (barber) between the victim LF and one of the suspects, any police officer was present. From the examination of witness statements and documents, it is understood that in the event that took place in the bar at the time when the event occurred, no police officer was present, but apart from other persons, there was an official of the Correctional Service, who was identified by witnesses interviewed with the authorization of the Prosecutor by the Regional Investigations Unit of the police.

- IPK has compared and analyzed the quick reports that were sent from the Podujevë Police Station to the Regional Operational Communication Center in Pristina and the quick report that this Center forwarded to the General Directorate of Police. Analysis and comparison show that these reports do not have the same content. IPK has found that the investigative file of case 2024-AF-0039 contains the report quickly compiled by the Podujevë Police Station, which describes the event according to the facts and evidence found at the scene.

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- The first report published by the Operational Coordinating and Communication Center of DPP, (the report which contains the information that the victim was stabbed), has been changed by the official of the Regional Operational Communication Center Prishtina.

This change was made based on the communication that the official of this Center had with the Police Station in Podujevë, who gave this information based on the first information from the police officials who went to the scene where a knife was found near the person. hurt.

- The same report was submitted on the same day to the Prosecutor's Office together with the Criminal Complaint, while the amended report by the official of the Prishtina Regional Communication Operational Center was forwarded only to the General Directorate of Police in Prishtina and the same report was published in report 24 hours from KP on 15.01.2024.

- Despite the change in this report, which has created confusion in the public, after analyzing all the documentation and conducted interviews, IPK estimates that this omission did not affect the integrity of the investigation and the initial qualification of the case, since the investigation file was submitted to the prosecutor within the day of the incident before the quick report is sent to the General Directorate and the same contains all the correct information according to the video recordings of the scene (a few days before the publication of the video recording of the incident in the media).

- However, assessing the sensitivity of the case and the ambiguities created by this omission in the publication of the 24-hour report, IPK has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the responsible official and will proceed to the Directorate responsible for disciplinary investigations within the Kosovo Police.

- In addition, IPK will initiate an inspection to analyze and evaluate the way of reporting and communication as well as the drafting of quick reports at all levels within the Kosovo Police. The realization of this inspection is done in order to highlight possible reporting and communication weaknesses and to give recommendations towards improving police performance in this area.