LDK elects chief of indictment

During this Saturday in Istog even for a term, Hakki Rugova was elected head of the branch.

The Act against Hakki Rugova, established at the Gjakova Foundation Prosecutor for Conflicts of Interest, did not prevent his election to head the LDK branch in Pec.

Rugova is accused of committing the criminal act of conflict of interest, awarding tender to his brother, Gani Rugova, worth about 300 thousand euros.

In the indictment provided by “Justice Vow”, Haki Rugova, acting as head of the Istog Community, has signed contract with the company “Ma-Con” sh.p.k. for building sewers for Cerca and Lubozhdez villages. According to the indictment, at the moment of contract binding for construction work between the Istog municipality and the company “Ma-Con” sh.p.k. The company's director has been Gani Rugova, and the contract price has been 289,119.85 euros.

The prosecution's body claims that by these actions, accused Rugova, has enabled his brother, Gani Rugova, financial interest, to accuse him of committing the criminal work of conflict of interest. According to the legal qualifications the prosecution has made for the actions of President Rugova, the same if found guilty could be sentenced to one to five years in prison. By contrast, “Justice Vow” on January 22nd of this year, had reported that investigations were under way against Istog chairman Haki Rugova, who have already resulted in the establishment of the indictment by Gjakova Foundation Prosecutor.

The launch of the investigations, under suspicion that Istog Community Chairman Haki Rugova, committed criminal work “interest” on December 7th, in the case of signing a tender in which his brother, Gani Rugova, was his brother.

Initially this subject was sent to the Constitutional Prosecutor in Pec, she had been delegated to prosecutor Haxhi Sinanaj, respectively. But, the latter, on January 17th 2018, was directed to the head prosecutor of the Constitutional Prosecutorship in Gjakova, Ali Selimaj, and after consulting with Apel's chief prosecutor, Haxhi Derguti, as well as Agim Kurmehaj, the subject has been delegated to the Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjakova.

“The reason for sending this criminal case to the competence of this criminal case for defendant Haki Rugova is the fact that, in the same time that we have long known and are in social reports, so to be a fair and independent investigation, following consultation with Apel's chief prosecutor and the chief prosecutor of the Constitutional Prosecutor in Gjakova, we have agreed to send this criminal case to the authority of the Constitutional Prosecutor at Gjakova”, prosecutor Hadina Sinay wrote.