On 07.10.2019, the ECAP received the complaints A.no. 344/2019 and A.no. 354/2019 submitted by the
political entity Nisma-Akr-PD Coalition from Prishtina, against the chairpersons and members of VC 2114B,
Polling stations 211B / 01R, 02R, 03R, 04D, at "Shote Galica" school in Runik village, Skenderaj
municipality, claiming that some ballots were lost in the polling stations mentioned in the complaint,
according to allegations these ballots have been stolen, which they believe has seriously damaged the
process and administration of the voting and the number of votes in this Polling Station.
Complainant A.no. 354, claims that at about 17:00hrs., on the Election Day, at about 600 unfilled ballots
were taken out of the VC. Police and the Prosecutor's Office have been notified of this case, where they
have questioned PSC members and polling station leadership.
The same request from ECAP to approve their complaint, and authorize the CEC, respectively CRC, to
conduct recounting of the above-mentioned polling stations.
Concerning this case, ECAP also notified the Kosovo Police and requested from them to undertake
concrete action.
The police report dated 08.10.2019 states that concerning the case dated 06.10.2019 at VC 2114B at
"Shote Galica" school in which there were four VCs with number 2114B / 01R, 02R, 03R, 04D, at about
18:40hrs., a complaint was filed by the police assigned to this VC. The complaint in question concerned
the removal of some blank ballots. Upon receipt of the complaint, at about 19:20hrs., Investigation Unit
went to this VC and met Manager of that center and the complainant who was Chairperson in PS no.
2114B / 01R Mr. Alban Shala. These persons informed the investigating unit that 9 blocks with 450 blank
ballots had been taken and removed from the PS (one block had 50 pieces of ballots). According to the
head of this PS, 750 ballots were received in this PS, they had 889 voters, 299 voters has voted, and 450
ballots were stolen. Chairperson of this polling station, Alban Shala, stated that he had noticed the theft
of ballots at about 18:00 hrs. The following persons were engaged in the electoral process at this VC: Alban
Shala Chairperson, members: Dorent Hajredini, Bozhidar Tomashevic, Albulena Bajraj, Armend Citaku,
observers: Adem Nimanaj, Avdi Dragaj, Erman Shala, Fazli Miftari, Albert Citaku, Valbona Hetemaj, Shqipe
Misiri, Alban Citaku and Petrit Rama. After interviewing these persons, all of them stated that the ballots
were missing, but no one provided information on who or how these ballots were taken outside of that
PS, and stated that they found out that ballots are missing after the case was reported by Chairperson of
this PS at the same time the complainant of this case, Alban Shala. According to the police report, the
Chairperson of this PS, Alban Shala, who reported the case, after being interviewed by the investigation
unit, stated that he had no information about that who took the ballots and excluded the possibility that
any of the members of that electoral commission were involved in taking of the ballots. He stated at one
time for some minutes, he had left the VC for a few minutes to greet someone in the hallway of the school
and at that moment he noticed an unknown person, who had entered and had taken the ballots, but he
was not a member of the commission. The police report stated that only 100 of the lost ballots were not
found while others were filled. The investigating unit obtained the ballots found for examination as well
as DVDs from school cameras to verify whether the cameras were working, since Manager of this VC, at
the same time school Principal, stated that the cameras were not operational. The second statement of
Chairperson of this PS, Alban Shala, was given on 07.10.2019, who stated that the suspect for taking the
ballots is a person who was not engaged in the electoral process, but states that he did not know him
previously.