Former Anti-corruption Agency chief has words for increasing government salaries

“Vetevendosje has not had to seek constitutional interpretation by the Constitutional Court. Because this case was legal. And that's where we're dealing with a clear violation of the 341th Law,

Despite the new situation created after the Constitutional Court's interpretation, Preteni says the Anti-corruption Agency must make Penal Kalzim at the moment the criminal act of the conflict of interest is carried out.

The moment material damage is done, the criminal act of the conflict of interest”.

He has said the Agency's preliminary decision has been preventative, while if government salaries go up, then criminal work of the conflict of interest is committed.

“Anti-corruption Agency must make Penal Kalzim to government officials and not be blackmailed or backed by”, Preteni said, for Express on Saturday.

The Kosovo government, led by Ramush Haradianj, had decided to double the salary of government officials. However, the decision was not implemented after the VV had submitted the verdict to the Constitutional Court, which said the issue is not constitutional but legal.

That decision, government officials have interpreted it in their favor. Even because the decision affects the justice system, when prosecutors and judges double their wages.

In this situation, only Bedri Hamza, minister of finance, has refused to receive an increased salary. He has not indicated whether he will stop the executive of this decision or leave the government completely.

Hasan Preteni says that even if a Criminal Calamination is exercised against government officials, the same subject is treated.

No, there is no prosecutor who can handle such a subject. Because both the Prosecutor and the Court are at odds of interest because this ruling affects their salaries”, Preteni said.

In these years of freedom, there is no more anti-mortal, more anti-state decision and which constitutes the criminal work of the conflict of interest”, he added.