Double murder in Lushnja / The Office of the Special Prosecutor requests life imprisonment for Laert Haxhiu

The Special Prosecutor’s Office requests a “life imprisonment” sentence for Laert Haxhiu, who is accused of the double murder in Lushnja. Haxhiu is being tried in absentia for what is known as the Lushnja Massacre that happened in September 2017. Jurgen Hoxha and Zamir Latifi lost their lives in that event. According to the investigations, […]

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