Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Brazilian medium "Metropoles.com" on July 30, through an article, claimed that Kosovar judoka, Akil Gjakova, risks being arrested by the Kosovo Police, after returning from Paris where the Olympic Games are taking place.
This media outlet claims that the Kosovo Police has issued an arrest warrant for the Kosovar judoka and that he has been wanted since April, accused of domestic violence.
What is the truth?
After fact-checking, hibrid.info has confirmed that the claim made by the Brazilian media outlet is incorrect.
Hibrid.info has confirmed that currently the Kosovo Police has not issued an arrest warrant for Gjakova and that on April 19, the Basic Court in Peja had rejected the Prosecution's request to order pre-trial detention for Akil Gjakova, who was accused of “domestic violence.” He was suspected of violence against his wife.
Link to the article published by the Brazilian medium "Metropoles.com":
Excerpt from the article published on "Metropoles.com", translated into Albanian:
Judoka who beat Brazilian to leave Olympics for prison
Akil Gjakova has an open arrest warrant issued by the Kosovo Police; He has been wanted since April, accused of domestic violence.
What did hibrid.info find?
On April 16, 2024, Kosovo Police had declared judoka Akil Gjakova wanted on suspicion of domestic violence. (see here)
As reported by the Kosovar media outlet "Koha.net", on April 16, Gjakova was handed over to the Kosovo Police. (see here)
On April 19, the General Criminal Department rejected the request of the Basic Prosecution Office in Peja to order pre-trial detention against the defendant. (see here)
"The General Criminal Department has rejected the request of the Basic Prosecutor's Office in Peja for the appointment of a measure of detention against the defendant A.GJ, suspected of the crime of domestic violence under article 248 par.1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo (KPRK )".
"The defendant has been banned from approaching the place or person specified for a period of one (1) month, so that he has been banned from approaching the place where the injured party lives as well as the injured party himself , at a distance of fifty (50) meters, and in case of non-respect of this measure by the defendant, the court will assign the measure of detention to the same".
"Once the injured party is notified of the decision, it must also respect the court's decision, and if the defendant intentionally violates the restrictions the defendant has, the court can punish the protected person with a fine."
The dissatisfied party has the right to appeal against this decision to the Court of Appeals. (here)
Analyze:
A Brazilian media outlet has incorrectly reported that Kosovar judoka Akil Gjakova is at risk of being arrested by the Kosovo Police and that an arrest warrant has been issued for him as a suspect in domestic violence.
Hibrid.info has confirmed that Gjakova was released from detention on April 19. An arrest warrant was issued against him on April 16 and the same was handed over to the Police on the same day.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the Brazilian media outlet's article as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The "Unverified" rating is given to those informative contents that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which could not be verified due to certain circumstances (speed, lack of sources) during the publication of the content.