10 August 2012

A panel of three EULEX judges in the District Court of Mitrovica found B.Q. guilty for the criminal offence of attempted extortion and sentenced him to three years of imprisonment. V.Q. was also found guilty for the criminal offence of unauthorized ownership, control, possession or use of weapons and was sentenced to one year and six months of imprisonment suspended for a period of two years.

The panel of the first instance court convicted B.Q. because it was proven beyond reasonable doubt that in May 2009, in Mitrovica, he unlawfully demanded sixty thousand Euros from H.A. threatening that, if the money was not paid, something serious would happen to his family.

V.Q. was convicted because it was proven beyond reasonable doubt that in May 2009, in the village of Kqiq i Vogel, he was in possession of a pistol without a valid authorization permit.

The case was prosecuted by a EULEX public prosecutor.