Ferizaj, September 12, 2024 – The Basic Prosecution in Ferizaj informs the public that it has requested the Basic Court in Ferizaj to impose a 30-day detention measure against the suspect F.H., from the municipality of Ferizaj, due to suspicion of committing the criminal offenses of “Smuggling of Migrants” and “Fraud” according to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo.
According to the Prosecution, there is a well-founded suspicion that during October – November 2021 in Ferizaj, with the intent of obtaining direct financial benefit, the suspect F.H. was involved in smuggling migrants, citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, into European Union countries without fulfilling the necessary legal entry conditions into these states, thus committing the offense of “Smuggling of Migrants” under Article 164, paragraph 2 in connection with paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo.
Furthermore, there is a well-founded suspicion that during October – November 2021 in Ferizaj, by concealing facts to unlawfully obtain financial gain for himself, the suspect misled the victim N.L. by promising to secure three Schengen visas to facilitate her entry into Switzerland. He instead obtained three visas from the Romanian embassy in Skopje for her husband and two children, for which he charged €3,500, knowing that Romania is not part of the Schengen zone. In doing so, he committed the criminal offense of “Fraud” under Article 323, paragraph 1 of the CCRK.
The defendant has been under a 48-hour detention order since September 10, 2024, by the decision of the State Prosecutor, for the aforementioned criminal offenses.