Fifteen years after Diana Kastrat’s assassination, her family has returned to the Constitutional Court in Pristina, this time in hopes that the judicial process against accused Adnan Jashari will end the long wait for justice.
The victim’s father, Gezim Kastrati, has talked about family suffering during these years, also criticising the inaction of institutions that, he said, had turned to for help.
This case in 15 years is a delayed justice, but we believe and hope to get the deserved epilogue, Kastrati declared after the hearing.
He said he had sought help from institutions even before his daughter was murdered, but claims no one had accepted him to listen to his concerns.
Yeah, even before my daughter’s case, I’ve been on this case for six months. Then it was the Palace of Justice. There were houses and other institutions. No one has accepted me speaking, expressing myself, representing the situation, so that we can settle this issue, he said.
But even today, even tomorrow, we won’t stop, Kastrati added.
Asked in the context of the recent assassination of Arlinda Zekaj, Diana’s father said she is solidified with her family, but does not want to make comparisons among the victims.
He raised concerns about the responsibility of institutional officials, claiming their neglect has affected the treatment of cases of violence against women.
Meanwhile, family lawyer Miranda Haxhiu described the process as late justice and demanded that institutions ensure the presence of the fugitive indictee.
This trial will be carried out in absentia and we expect Kosovo’s justice to ensure the defendant’s presence in this procedure, Haxhiu said.
Diana Kastrati, 27, was killed in Pristina on May 18, 2011, while going to college.
The Constitutional Prosecutor in Pristina has filed charges on October 22nd 2026 against her former husband, Adnan Jashar, for the criminal offence of the serious murder.
The accused continues to be on the run, while the court procedure is in advance to develop in absentia.
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/Gazeta Sinjali/
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