Peje

Mayoral Candidate’s Death in Double Killing Shocks Kosovo

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 09/09/2021 - 12:36

Kosovo was shocked on Wednesday when Astrit Ademaj, a candidate to be mayor of Peje/Pec from the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, and a former mayoral candidate from the same party for Decan/Decani municipality, Blerand Kadrijaj, were killed in an armed incident at around 8.15pm.

Kadrijaj ran to be Decan/Decani mayor in the 2017 local elections.

Kosovo Court Reopens Sensitive Murder Trial Following BIRN Findings

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 03/19/2021 - 16:47

The Basic Court at Peje/Pec in Kosovo has ordered the reopening of the trial for the murder of a 29-year-old following a series of dramatic developments in recent days that caught public attention.

"The main trial is reopened," Presiding Judge Violeta Husaj Rugova declared on Friday, explaining that further completion of "the criminal proceedings" was now necessary.