Tomë Gashi: Evidence proves Astrit Dehari was murdered

Tomë Gashi, the Dehari family’s lawyer, appeared before the Special Prosecution and said there was no doubt that Astrit Dehari had been murdered. He rejected the claim that the Vetëvendosje Movement activist had taken his own life at the Detention Center in Prizren.

According to Gashi, the available evidence leads to only one conclusion: Dehari was murdered. The lawyer criticized the prosecutors, accusing them of trying to close the case by presenting it as a suicide.

Dehari, an activist with the Vetëvendosje Movement, died on November 5, 2016, while he was being held at the Detention Center in Prizren. The circumstances of his death remain disputed and have prompted numerous public reactions, as well as calls for the incident to be fully clarified.

Over the years, his family has challenged the initial findings of the investigation and called for justice. They have insisted that the circumstances of Astrit’s death be clarified and responsibility for the case established.

The case remains one of the most sensitive and widely discussed in Kosovo. The Dehari family and its legal representatives have repeatedly called for the investigation to continue until every question is answered.