Organizer of a structured criminal group/ GJKKO sentences Emiljan Burba to prison

2025-09-24 13:55:00, Aktualitet CNA

Organizer of a structured criminal group/ GJKKO sentences Emiljan Burba to

The Criminal Court of Kosovo has issued a verdict for an 8-year prison sentence for Emiljan Burba.

Burba is accused of drug trafficking and is the organizer of a structured criminal group.

He was tried in a summary procedure.

Announcement of the GJKKO:

1. The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has submitted to the Court the request with the subject: "Sending to trial case no. 159, of 2024, with the defendant Emiljan Burba, accused of committing the criminal offense of "Drug Trafficking", in collaboration in the form of a structured criminal group, "Structured Criminal Group", provided for by articles 283/a/1, 28/4, 333/a/1 and 334/1 of the Criminal Code".

2. The trial of this case was conducted under the rules of summary trial. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of judges Erjon Bani, Elsa Ulliri and Erjon Çela, with decision no. 59, dated 24.09.2025, decided:

1. The guilty plea of ??the defendant Emiljan Sofo Burba, for committing the criminal offense of "Trafficking in narcotics" committed in the special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, "Committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group" provided for by Article 283/a/1 of the Criminal Code and in connection with Article 28/4 and 334/1 of the Criminal Code, his sentence to 12 (twelve) years of imprisonment.

2. The guilty plea of ??the defendant Emiljan Sofo Burba, for the criminal offense of "Structured criminal group" provided for by Article 333/a/1 of the Criminal Code, and his sentence to 3 (three) years of imprisonment.

3. Based on Article 55 of the Criminal Code, in concurrence of sentences, the defendant Emiljan Sofo Burba is sentenced to a single sentence of 12 (twelve) years of imprisonment.

4. Pursuant to Article 406/1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the defendant Emiljan Sofo Burba is reduced by 1/3 (one third) of the sentence given, being finally sentenced to 8 (eight) years of imprisonment.

5. The defendant Emiljan Sofo Burba shall serve his sentence in a high-security prison, in compliance with Article 16, point 1, letter “a” of Law No. 81/2020.

"ON THE RIGHTS AND TREATMENT OF PRISONERS AND PRE-DETENTIONERS".

6. The seized items shall remain part of the court file and shall remain in storage for the purpose of the criminal proceedings separated with no. 159 of 2024.

7. The procedural costs prepaid by the state and the court costs shall be borne by the defendant.
8. An appeal may be filed against this decision at the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, within 15 (fifteen) days, starting from the day after the notification of this decision. Tirana, on 24.09.2025 Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime./ CNA