Press Release

General Prosecutor’s Office accused the deputy Armando Prenga for three offenses

General Prosecutor’s Office has completed the investigation and filed 3 charges for the citizen Armando Prenga, with 'MP' function, which is currently under the security measure "house arrest", appointed by the High Court.

Based on the investigation, launched on September 05, 2015, the General Prosecutor’s Office accused the citizen Armando Prenga for the offenses as follows:

1. "Illegal keeping of military weapon " in public places provided by Article 278/5 of the Criminal Code,

2. "Non-serious intentional injury" of the citizen Gjok Cali, Tom Cali and Nikoll Cali, provided three (3) times by Article 89 of the Criminal Code,

3. "Threat" of citizens Tom Cali, Nikoll Cali, Gjergj Cali and Francesk Cali, provided four (4) times by Article 84 of the Criminal Code.

The investigations show that, on September 04, 2015, about 22:30 ', the person under investigation Armando Prenga, went to the bar of the citizens Gjok Cali, located at “Laguna Patokut”, and at the bridge of the bar has communicated with his son Dorian Cali and his nephew Julian Cali, with whom he argued. The citizen Dorian Cali informed about this event by telephone, his father Gjok Cali. The citizen Gjok Cali went immediately to the bar with his vehicle. Along the way, he faced the citizen Armando Prenga in a place called Fushe Kuqe, who was traveling with the citizens Luigj Skura, Gazmir Jushi and Gjon Prenga. Currently, the citizens Armando Prenga and Gjok Cali stopped their vehicles and Gjok Cali has demanded explanations for the incident which occurred earlier to his son.

Later, they have argued with each other and the person under investigation Armando Prenga pulled out his gun, and hit the citizen Gjok Cali in the head with gun’s muzzle, causing injuries that under Forensic Examination Act no.1632, dated 09.09.2015 is classified as flesh-wound.

The citizen Gjok Cali, at 23:40, has notified the communication room of the Police Station Kurbin that, “at Çalëve’s bar he was hit with gun by the deputy Armando Prenga”. Upon receiving this information, the management group of the Police Station Kurbin went to the bar and has communicated with the citizen Gjok Cali, asking him to report at the police station under the law and provide explanations for what happened.

In these circumstances, the citizen Gjok Cali, along with his brothers Tom Cali and Nikoll Cali and their relative Gjergj Cali went at the Police Station Kurbin with his vehicle "Mercedes - Benz", gray, with plate no. LA7227A. They were accompanied also by the citizen Francesk Cali, the nephew of Gjok, with a vehicle “BMW”.

As soon as he arrived at the Police Stacion Kurbin, the citizen Gjok Cali filed the criminal charge, while the citizens who accompanied him were expecting him outside the Commissariat. In these moments, at the front of the Police Station arrived the person under investigation Armando Prenga, accompanied by his brother Edmond Prenga, the citizen Gazmir Jushi and some other persons. The person under investigation Armando Prenga was holding a gun and went toward the citizens Tom Cali, Nikoll Cali, Gjergj Cali and Francesk Cali by saying: “We will eradicate your tribe”. After this moment the two groups have begun to physically inconsistent with each other. According to the statements of persons present at the scene, the person under investigation Armando Prenga shot several times with a pistol. It turns out also to have been shot with automatic gunfire.

The citizens Nikoll Cali and Tom Cali suffered leg injuries by the gunshots. Under the Forensic Examination Act dated 09/09/2015 the citizen Tom Cali has a gunshot wound, penetrating in the right shin, considering the expertise act as light injury. According to Forensic Examination Act dated 09.09.2015, the citizen Nikoll Cali has a gunshot wound in his right shin, considered by the expertise act as flesh-wound.

The evidence administered so far shows that the conflict outside of the Police Station Kurbin dated 04.05.2015; the person under investigation Armando Prenga held and used a military firearm, a pistol type. This gun, by the conclusions of Expertise Act dated 05.09.2015, turns out to be different from that that Armando Prenga obtains a permit from the competent authorities.

Citizens Gjok Cali, Tom Cali and Nikoll Cali, based on the provisions of Article 284 of the Criminal Procedure Code, have expressed their willingness before a judicial police officer to be legally prosecuted the person under investigation Armando Prenga for what he has caused them, for the criminal offense of non-serious intentional injury, provided by Article 89 of the Criminal Code.

As above, Armando Prenga, by holding an unlicensed firearm, type pistol, not the same with that no. xxxx598 which has a permission by the competent authorities, during the conflict occurred in the public environment at front of Police Station Kurbin, consumed elements of the offense "Illegal possession of military weapons" in public places, provided by Article 278/5 of the Criminal Code.

With this action, hitting with gun’s muzzle in the head and damaging the citizen Gjok Cali, the person under investigation Armando Prenga consumed elements of the offense of "non-serious intentional injury" as provided by Article 89 of the Criminal Code.
By pulling the gun and directing against the citizens Tom Cali, Nikoll Cali, Gjergj Cali and Francesk Cali in front of the Police Station Kurbin, declaring “We will eradicate your tribe”, the person under investigation Armando Prenga has consumed the elements of the offense “Threat” provided by Article 84 of the Criminal Code.