Appellate instance of the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKO) has upheld the sentence of 8.8 years in prison for Hekuran Marku, former bodyguard of Saimir Tahir this Tuesday.
Mark was found guilty of drug trafficking and organized criminal group after the operation coded “Spirit”, as he was arrested in Germany and extradited to our country in April of last year.
However, he is accused of being part of a criminal group together with Agustin Deda, Tahir’s other former companion, and cultivated plots of cannabis.
“The Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of judges Florjan Kalaja (chairman), Daniela Shirka (member) and Iliriana Olldashi (member), on 26.09.2023, completed the review of the registered case with Act No. 37, registration date 23.05.2023, on the appeal submitted by the appellant/defendant Hekuran Marku., against decision No. 67, date 14.12.2022 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime which has decided:
“1. The guilty plea of the defendant Hekuran Marku for the criminal offense “Trafficking in narcotics”, in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, provided by articles 283/a first paragraph, 28 point 4 of the Criminal Code and based on the article 334/1 of the Criminal Code, his sentence of 13 (thirteen) years of imprisonment.
2. The guilty declaration of the defendant Hekuran Marku for the criminal offense “Structured criminal group”, provided by article 333/a, second paragraph of the Criminal Code, and his sentence of 3 (three) years of imprisonment.
3. In joining the sentences according to Article 55 of the Criminal Code, the first paragraph of the Criminal Code, the sentence of the defendant H.M. with a single sentence of 13 (thirteen) years of imprisonment.
4. Based on Article 406 point 1 of the Penal Code, the defendant Hekuran Marku is reduced by one third of the sentence, due to the application of the summary trial, and he is ultimately sentenced to 8 (eight) years and 8 ( eight) months imprisonment.
5. The serving of the defendant’s sentence begins from the day of execution of the security measure of detention in prison and carried out in a high security prison…”
In conclusion, the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime decided:
Enforcing decision no. 67, dated 14.12.2023 of the First Instance Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime.
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