He provided the conditions to commit the murder of Hajrulla and Matodashaj/ GJKKO announces the sentence for Erio Zejno

2026-06-04 16:50:00, Aktualitet CNA

He provided the conditions to commit the murder of Hajrulla and Matodashaj/

The Special Court has sentenced Erio Zejno, who is accused of providing the conditions for the murder of Inez Hajrulla and Ervis Matodashaj, to 7.4 years in prison.

Zejno pleaded guilty to committing the criminal offenses of "Providing conditions and material means to commit murder" and "Unauthorized possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition" in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group.

As a result, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison, but due to the application of summary judgment, he was ultimately sentenced to 7.4 years in prison.

Zejno will serve his sentence in a high-security prison. The decision was made by a panel of judges composed of Flora Hajredinaj, Irena Gjoka and Marinela Osmani.

Full announcement:

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has filed a request with the Court with the subject matter: “Trial of the criminal case against the defendant Erio Zejno, accused of committing the criminal offenses “Providing conditions and material means to commit murder” to the detriment of citizens EM, known by the pseudonym “****”, and IH known by the abbreviation “****”, or by the nickname “****”; “Illegal possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition” committed in the special cooperation of the structured criminal group”; “Structured criminal group” in the role of participant; “Committing criminal offenses by a structured criminal group and criminal organization”, provided for in Articles 80, 278/1, 28/4, 333/a/2, 334 of the Criminal Code”. 2. The trial of this case was conducted under the rules of summary trial. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of judges Flora Hajredinaj, Irena Gjoka and Marinela Osmani, with decision no. 47, dated 04.06.2026, decided:

1. The guilty plea of ??the defendant Erio Zejno for committing the criminal offense “Providing conditions and material means to commit murder”, to the detriment of citizens EM, and IH, in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 80 and 28 paragraph 4 of the Criminal Code and, based also on Article 334 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code, his sentence of 7 (seven) years of imprisonment. – – – The guilty plea of ??the defendant Erio Zejno for committing the criminal offense “Illegal possession and production of weapons, explosive weapons and ammunition” in collaboration, in the form of a structured criminal group, provided for by Articles 278 paragraph 1 and 28 paragraph 4 of the Criminal Code and, based also on Article 334 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code, his sentence of 10 (ten) years of imprisonment. The guilty plea of ??the defendant Erio Zejno for the criminal offense “Structured criminal group”, provided for by Article 333/a, paragraph two of the Criminal Code, and his sentence to 2 (two) years of imprisonment. In conjunction with the sentences, according to Article 55, paragraph one of the Criminal Code, the sentence of the defendant Erio Zejno to a single sentence of 11 (eleven) years of imprisonment. – Based on Article 406, paragraph 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the defendant Erio Zejno is reduced by 1/3 of the sentence, due to the application of the summary trial and is ultimately sentenced to 7 (seven) years and 4 (four) months of imprisonment. – The defendant’s sentence shall begin to serve from the day of the execution of the security measure and shall be carried out in a high-security prison.

2. Regarding the material evidence, the court expressed its opinion in its decision No. 4 dated 10.01.2025 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime.

3. The procedural costs incurred during the preliminary investigation in the amount of 37,785 lek (thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and eighty-five) lek are charged to the defendant Erio Zejno jointly with the other co-defendants of the same proceedings (no. 148/1 of 2024 of the Special Prosecutor's Office), as well as those of the trial, according to the minutes of expenses attached to this decision, are charged to the defendant Erio Zejno.

4. An appeal against this decision is allowed within 15 (fifteen) days, starting from the day after the communication of the reasoned decision to the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime. /CNA