Member of the Assembly of Kosovo from the ranks of the political entity "Social Democratic Union", Duda Balje, yesterday (January 4) reacted regarding the death of a woman in Pristina.
Through her official Facebook account, Balje described yesterday's incident (January 4), which occurred on "Ferat Dragaj" street in Pristina, as "murder".
In addition to Balje, a women's rights activist has also given a "murder" finding in this case, Arta Avdiu.
These public figures made allegations that were not based on facts, without being verified by the Kosovo Police or the Basic Prosecution.
Balje and Avdiu's posts on Facebook:
Duda Balja's post:
When you don't start the New Year with beautiful things!
The fourth day and the first murder of a woman this year, may it be the last!!!
God save us!
PS Threats to kill in a fit of rage… murder in the same state of mind!!! Justification???
Arta Avdiu's post:
A 30-year-old woman is murdered in Pristina. That means in one month, four women have been murdered in Kosovo, three in Pristina.
You can find links to posts by these two public figures here. here and here.
The spokesperson for the Basic Prosecution Office in Pristina, Laureta Ulaj, stated to the online media "Reporteri.net" that according to initial information, the case concerns a death under suspicious circumstances. (see here)
"We inform you that the acting prosecutor from the Serious Crimes Department is at the scene with other relevant units. A body without signs of life (female) has been found. According to initial information from the scene, the case concerns a death under suspicious circumstances, but the Prosecution in coordination with all relevant institutions is taking the necessary investigative actions to shed light on all the circumstances of this case. After examinations from the scene, the body will be sent to the IML for autopsy", Ulaj told Reporteri.net.
Analyze:
Kosovo Assembly Member Duda Balje and women's rights activist Arta Avdiu have reacted to the incident that occurred yesterday (November 4) in Pristina, in which a woman was found dead in the hallway of an apartment.
These two individuals have described this case as "murder", thus concluding that it was a case even before a verdict has been issued by the Basic Prosecution Office or the Kosovo Police.
The spokesperson for the Basic Prosecution Office in Pristina, Laureta Ulaj, stated that according to initial information from the scene, the case involves death under suspicious circumstances.
After fact-checking analysis, hibrid.info assesses these statements by these public figures as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.