Witnesses: He refused to drink THE 1999 CRIME IS SOLVED, THE YOUNG MAN WAS STABBED BECAUSE HE DID NOT RAISE HIS GLASS The Prosecutor’s Office sends the crime file in Thessaloniki to court. The victim Besim Tahfasi told the killer: I don’t drink anymore, that’s all I can afford. The perpetrator: I hit him in self-defense After more than 15 years, the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office sheds light on the murder of a 19-year-old Albanian in the village of Sindos, in Thessaloniki, Greece. R. K. will answer in the dock for the murder of Besim Tahfasi. According to the prosecution, the investigation has proven that there was a conflict between the two men, who were migrants in Greece at the time, which was followed by the fatal blow to Tahfasi. The prosecution file states that R. K. acted intentionally and with premeditation against the victim. He has admitted the murder, but claims he committed it in self-defense. At the same time, the prosecution argues that the crime was not committed in self-defense, but was a premeditated murder, following a trivial quarrel in which the perpetrator was demanding that the victim drink alcohol beyond his means. In the prosecution’s request for trial, the circumstances of the serious incident are explained in full, as well as the evidence proving the charges against the defendant R. K. Among other things, the file states that: The victim Besim Tahfasi,...Continued on page 9

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