Anti-Corruption Official: Refusing property is a criminal offence

By 2013, when the new penal code was entered into force, no property statements and false property statements are considered criminal acts, and these violations are punished by 3 and 5 years in prison”, Atashi said at “Debat Plus” at RTV Dugujni.

“is proposed to scale these sanctions. Initially, if the official does not declare his property in the pre-legal term, a fine will be pronounced, another requirement for property statements is made, otherwise it goes to criminal acts”, Atish added further.

He has said the prosecutor and judges would have a testimony to the condemnation of officials who do not declare assets.

“With this law, both the prosecutor and the judges will have a great witness, that officials did not want to declare the property, and then be punished for criminal work”, Africa Atatshi has said finally.