Rexhep Selimi’s lawyer, Eric Tully, said in his closing statement that the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) has not proven that Selimi’s actions or inactions as Minister of Public Order influenced the commission of the crimes in the indictment.
According to him, there is a lack of documents supporting the SPO’s claims.
He added that the Prosecution appears inconsistent in describing Selimi’s authority.
“In the final indictment, the Prosecution seems uncertain in describing Selimi’s authority. Paragraph 503 states that Selimi had operational control over the Police, while paragraph 532 appears to slightly change the SPO’s position, claiming he had operational authority over the police and was ‘positioned’ to direct their actions. Despite the terms used by the KLA, the SPO has not provided any evidence supporting any of its claims,” he said.
