The Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjilan investigates about 500 people as fake veterans

The founding prosecutors in Kosovo are investigating hundreds of cases of manipulation with lists of Kosovo Liberation Army veterans (UÇK), writes Arbres.info.

Only the Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjilan, who is investigating the manipulations of commanders and the responsibilities of Karadaku's Operture Zone, is verifying about 500 veteran status applications, which are suspected of being fraud.

Officials of this prosecutor for “Arbresh.info” have indicated that the Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjilan is in the highest identification of the commanders of these brigades, as well as the number of applicants who have received veteran status and who are suspected to be about 409 such apps.

The Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjilan, we report, is investigating the case, which concerns the issue of benefits and abuse of lists with KLA veterans. The prosecution is in the top ID of the commanders of these brigades, the responsible for Karadaku's Operture Zone, as well as the number of applicants who have received veteran status and who are suspected to be about 409 such applications”, has announced the prosecution's spokeswoman, Liridona Xhedinini.

Gjakova prosecutor, Mitrovica prosecutor investigating 84 cases of fraud veterans

On the other hand, at the Constitutional Prosecutor in Mitrovica and the Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjakova are currently under investigation, dropping fewer than 84 cases of fraud with veterans' lists.

In the hands of Constitutional Prosecution prosecutors in Mitrovica are 62 cases allegedly dealing with fraud veterans.

Of the 62 cases being investigated by this prosecutor, according to Mitrovica Foundation Prosecution spokesman Valon Preteni, only two charges have been filed so far.

“As far as the subjects of fraud veterans in PTH Mitrovica are recorded 62 cases, one subject has been verified, meanwhile, in another act has been filed and handed over to court”, Preteni has indicated.

The Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjakova is investigating 22 people as suspected of fraud with veteran status.

This prosecutor's spokeswoman, Ylka Shehu for <x0-Serbian.info” has confirmed that 22 people suspected of the prosecution is conducting investigations.

“With authorisation of the State Attorney, 22 suspects on the part of the police have been investigated, and against them, these two days are expected to be exercised criminal rowing at the Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjakova”, it is expressed.

Basic Pristina prosecutor is investigating three cases of fraud veterans

The Founding Prosecutor in Pristina currently has three cases in his hands. This prosecutor's spokeswoman, Laurel Ulya, has said these three cases are being handled in regular procedure.

In terms of cases of fraudulent veterans who are being investigated by basic prosecutors, we announce that the Founding Prosecutor in Pristina is investigating three such cases, recorded by no. PPN. II.r.75/19, PPN. II.nr.1615-18, PPN.I.nr.28/17, which are being treated in regular procedure”, has expressed the spokeswoman for this prosecutor, Laureta Ulaj.

She added that the criminal case counted by no. PPN.I.231/16, with 20.07.2018, has been passed on to the Special Prosecutorial Competence.

While the Constitutional Prosecutor in Prizren and Ferizaj have not provided any concrete figures of such cases in their hands, they have added that there are several cases that are in the investigation and intelligence collection phase. Officials of these two prosecutors have said that it is not correctly known how many cases and persons suspected of manipulations with veterans' lists.

Unlike the 14 March session of this year in the case known as “Venterians”, where the accused are 12 former heads of the Government Commission for the recognition and Verification of the Status of Veterans, Agim Ceku, Nurredin Lushtaku, Sadik Halitha, Shkumb Demalijaj, Celet Gashi, Ahmet Daku, Rrustem Berisha, Fazliu, Smaj, Fadil Shudij, and Jadij, Kosovo Special Prosecutor, the prosecutor, the UN Special Prosecutor, who had been asked for the 19 grand veterans's pending payment, according to the alleged veterans in the war crimes list.

He had demanded suspension of these pensions until the end of this judicial process. But that requirement was rejected by the Pristina Constitutional Court, which on April 1st this year had come to a decision to reject Kosovo Special Prosecutor's request for suspension of pensions for 19 thousand and 500 veterans.

Otherwise, war veterans' expenses have doubled within years. While 20.2m euros have been spent during the first six months of 2016 for veterans' pensions, this amount has reached 37.8 million more in the first six months of 2018.