Sami lushtaku jeta xharra biography

Lushtaku’s lawyer, Arianit Koci, told the court on Monday that his client “never intended to threaten Jeta Xharra… The indictment is extremely inaccurate”.

“General Lushtaku never intended to threaten Jeta Xharra, that’s why he publicly seeks her forgiveness,” Koci said.

According to the indictment, a campaign against Xharra was launched after Radio Television Kosovo broadcast an edition of BIRN’s TV programme, ‘Jeta ne Kosove’ (‘Life in Kosovo’,) dealing with alleged mismanagement in Skenderaj/Srbica where Lushtaku was mayor at the time.

Lushtaku is charged, along with Infopress’s former owner, Rexhep Hoti, former executive director Arizona Dibra, former editor-in-chief Avni Azemi and former journalists Rizah Hajdari and Qani Mehmeti, with making threats against Xharra and violating her rights in May and June of 2009.

“This had nothing in common with professional let alone ethical journalism b Court Acquits Defendants in BIRN Kosovo Case - BIRN CIDEB