The Appellate Court in Pristina dismissed the charges against former Mayor of Partes Dragan Nikolic for the criminal offense of misusing his official position, KIM radio reports.

On October 16, 2017, the Basic Court in Gnjilane sentenced Nikolic to probation of imprisonment for six months for the criminal offense of abuse of official duty.

Former Mayor of Partes, in 2015, was charged by this court for unlawfully rendering a decision on termination of employment for the then municipal employee Bozidar Peric, who served as the administrative assistant to the president of the Municipal Assembly of Partes.

The Appellate Court considers based on the established facts that there are no elements of the criminal offense against the accused Dragan Nikolic, reports KIM radio.