Planted cannabis on the forehead, Appel leaves Enca free

The Court of Appeal has upheld the mandatory security measure for the singer Ruenca Haxhia

Enca was arrested a few weeks ago after a search of her apartment in Lundre, where cannabis plants were found planted in several pots on the balcony.

Decision of the Tirana Court of Appeal:

The Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction Tirana with decision no. Act 2067, dated 14.09.2023, decided:

Validating as legal the "arrest in flagrante delicto" of the person under RH investigation and assigning to her as a security measure the "Compulsion to appear in the Judicial Police", provided by article 234 of the Criminal Code. Criminal.

The case on appeal was considered on the basis of appeals:

From the person under investigation with the initials RH, who requested the change of the decision, the assessment of the arrest as illegal and the dismissal of the request for the determination of the personal security measure.

From the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Tirana, which requested the annulment of the decision and the appointment of the coercive personal security measure of "arrest in prison".

At the end of the trial, today on 03.10.2023, the Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction, composed of the panel with Judge Ms. Elona Mihali, decided:

The non-acceptance of the appeal of the Prosecutor's Office against the decision no. 2067 act, date 14.09.2023 of the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Tirana due to the waiver of the appeal by the Prosecutor's Office.

The non-acceptance of the appeal of the person under investigation, Ruensa Haxhiaj, against decision No. 2067, dated 14.09.2023 of the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Tirana, because the appeal was filed outside the legal deadline.