Former Deputy Minister of Interior Denies Charges
At Thursday's hearing on the imposition of the security measure on the former Deputy Minister of Interior Rovena Voda, her lawyer requested the revocation of the measure 'house arrest', justifying it on the basis of the investigation launched a year ago.
On behalf of the client, Voda's lawyer has denied the allegations, stating that due to the public impact that the case has created, she cannot give statements.
"We request the revocation of the security measure based on article 248 / of the criminal procedure code because in our assessment there are no legal conditions and criteria provided by article 228, 229 for the following reasons and reasons:
1. In the analysis of the acts of the file, we ascertain that the proceeding was registered on 16.03.2020. On 17, 03, 24.03, 26.07, wiretaps were carried out based on which the prosecution alleges the criminal fact and authorship. So, we are in the conditions that after about 1 year and one month the prosecution requests the imposition of the security measure.
The imposition of security measures has a purpose and function and this purpose is that in the framework of the investigation there is no risk of destroying evidence, not to avoid the eventual execution of the decision, not to leave and not to commit the same act or another criminal offense.
Also, from the communication with the defendant the presentation of the circumstances of the fact is different. The defendant, due to the public impact it is created, is in an objective impossibility to give statements, but in advance we estimate to say that she has not committed any criminal offense ", stated in the session the lawyer of Voda.