“Fondi 3%”, Nasser Osmani for 6 years attracted over 800 thousand euros, evidence of over 150,000 euros

Such a statement has been made by financial expert Bujar Qorrolli, who was heard at Thursday's session at the Constitutional Court in Pristina, in the case where Naser Osman and former adviser of former Kosovo Prime Minister in exile Bujar Bukoshi, Father and Gashi are accused of tax evasion and abuse, in the case otherwise known as the 3% fund.

In this case, former Prime Minister Bukoshi is also charged, but the procedure against him is isolated.

Qrolli expert has said that based on documents accepted by the prosecution, bank accounts of persons who have led or managed NGOs “Fond” and NGO “U n KFORK”, where, according to him, at “Fond”, the bank account has managed Bujar Bukoshi, while accused Osman and Gashi have been authorized to that account, as well as personal accounts of the accused have been analysed.

It has explained the analysis made of bank accounts as well as the access to tools in “U n KFORK”, under which the difference between them has been worth 154,132.47 euros, for which means they have not been offered any evidence for the source of expenditures, reports the “Justice Vowing”.

“O J Q UFORK in 2006 has accepted a total of 335,632.10 euros. During the analysis of this account for this period from Osman and Gashi in all, there were 832,340.00 euros drawn for the period 2006-2012. On behalf of travel expenses, 2100 euros have been transferred, as well as on Osman's personal account, 1,000 euros have been transferred. During the analysis of accepted financial documentation, on behalf of salaries there have been estimated 123,350,000 euros, while operational expenditures totaling 59,640. 37 euros. The difference between income and spending is 154,132.47 euros, for which the means have not offered me any evidence of the source of the waste of these tools”, Qorroll said.

In the special prosecutor's question, Father and Dema, if they had made an effort to identify the source of the expenses of these means, Qrolli said that in verbal consultation with the prosecution, he was told that so much documentation and expertise was completed with possessed evidence.

Qrolli has added that there was no real financial report for “in the documentation offered by the prosecution. U n KFORK”, but only institutions' cards, ark journals and wages for the 2008-2012 period.

During the response to the alleged defender Osmani's questions, attorney Florent Latifaj, the expert has said the accused Osmani and Gashi have had access to two bank bank accounts “NLB”, though according to him, “U n KFORK” has had open accounts at four Kosovo commercial banks.

He has added that the accused's recent action in the Bank for Business account (BPB) was made in March 2012, since, according to him, there were no means in this account.

At Thursday's session, ATK official Fidan Tolaj, who has said that in 2008, from outside Kosovo, over 21,000 euros had been transferred to the Naser Osman accounts, currently deputy of the Kosovo Assembly from the LDK ranks.

According to him, this move had been made from abroad, from Germany, respectively, with the description “salaries July 99-December 2007”.

“We have found and ascertained that in the tax period in 2008, Naser Osman in his bank account has accepted financial means, money through bank transfer from outside Kosovo, amounting to 21,241.00 euros, with the bank description “pages July 99 December 2007 transfer. Even these revenues should be declared foreign-sourced revenue, which has resulted in a tax evasion of 3510 euros”, he said.

Otherwise, Naser Osmani is accused of being the 2008-2013 time period in the quality of the person employed in “U n KFOR”, with the aim of partially or entirely avoidance of paying taxes, tariffs or other contributions required by law, has not included the data regarding his income acquired through transactions, on behalf of salaries and other revenues, which have been obliged to declare these revenues in ATK, as a result has been damaged the ATK budget of the Republic of Kosovo, with 3510 euros.

But at Thursday's session the Kosovo Tax Administration official (ATK), Fidan Tolaj, has stated that the avoidance of tax filed by ATK -- in the amount of 3510 euros -- belongs only to the period for 2008, but not to other periods included in the indictment.

Responding to the questions of the prosecutor, Father and Dema, the ATK official has stated that for the other periods involved in the indictment, responsible for the tax declaration on the salaries of the NGO “U n KFORK” has been the leader of the organisation, which in this case happens to be former Kosovo Prime Minister in Exill Bujar Bukoshi.

That's what we found in the ATK law that this was the responsibility of these two people to declare. Tax duties, respectively, have occurred in 2008, while for other periods we have found no tax evaders. Avoiding pay taxes, respectively, the obligation to pay statements whether for these defendants or others who have worked or accepted salaries from U. The responsibility falls on the employer, who was at the time Bujar Bukoshi,”, has said Tolaj.

He has added that the non-governmental organisation “U n KFORK”, has not declared at all its tax obligations towards its workers.

Similar statements included the other accused, Father and Gashi, on behalf of payments from outside Kosovo, on September 25th 2008, in his private account at the bank. NLB, had reached 17,026.50 euros, which according to Tolaj for that amount has resulted in a tax evasion of 2667.30 euros.

While accused Osmani has introduced him, the confirmation of ATK on June 7th 2017, for which the document Tolaj has said that the accused Osman has no obligations as a debt in ATK, to this date.

However, according to Tolaj, the defendant's debt does not figure in ATK after the administration makes the tax assessment with the authorisation of the prosecution has returned more than six years back, but otherwise on legal grounds, according to him, ATK returns six years later.

The law of 03 L-222 predicts that the tax administration can at any time go back six years with a tax evaluation of any subject. The reason why I have a report like this outside 6 years is authorisation of the prosecution, that's why you don't figure out the tax debt from two defendants to the tax administration”, Tolaj said.

In addition to investigators and financial experts, Bujar Bukoshi's driver, Skender Calcolly, and the house of “have witnessed in court. U n KFORK”, Fadil Cakaj, who have explained their duties for the work done by 2011.

At Thursday's session following prosecutor Dema's proposal, as well as the reconciliation of indictees Osmani and Gashi, with their defenders, lawyer Latifaj, as well as lawyer Arian Koci, case judge Mede Bytyqi has made an offer to read statements by other witnesses, Hafiz Gagica, Nezir Fejza and Maxhun Maloku, given to police and prosecutor.

Also, after hearing the parties, Judge Bytyci has approved the alleged side's proposal to be administered as proof of financial expertise on January 20th, 2019, processed by judicial financial expert Riza Blakaj.

Prior to Thursday's session, the parties in the procedure have also given their opening address.

The next session is scheduled on August 28th at 10:00, where material evidence management will be made and will provide their defense to accused Osmani and Gashi.

Otherwise, the indictment against Bukoshi, Osman and Gashi was established on April 28th 2017, on the part of the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, reports “Justice Vow”.

Similarly, this subject had been put to work by Judge Albina Shabani Rama, who had held the initial review of Naser Osman and Atbani Gashi on May 23, 2018.

In this same session, Judge Shaban-Rama had decided to isolate the criminal procedure against Bujar Bukoshi, arguing that he was sick and could not appear in this initial investigation.

Then, on October 26, 2018, Judge Shaban-Rama had also held the second review of indictees Osman and Gashi, who had submitted objections to the evidence and applied for the drop of the indictment.

However, Judge Shaban-Rama, on December 3, 2018, had made a decision to reject requests for dropping the charge and rejecting evidence.

In this regard, accused Osmani and Gashi had filed complaints to this ruling at the Court of Appeals, which on January 17th, 2019, had rejected these complaints, confirming the indictment in question.

While, on January 18, 2019, this subject was assigned to the General Department judge at the Constitutional Court in Pristina, Media Bytyci, and on March 13th of this year, this subject from Appeal had been returned to the office of this court.

Otherwise, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, on April 28, 2017, had filed charges against accused Bujar Bukoshi because of criminal activity “Using”, from Article 257 par.2 related to par.1 of KKP and criminal acts “Avoid tax tax”, from Article 249 par.2 related to par.1 of the KKP, against accused Bujar Bukoshi, Naser Osman and Father Gashi because of the criminal act “Using”, from Article 257 par.3 related to par.1 of the KKP, related to KPK's par.31, against Naser Osmani because of the criminal act “Avoid taxes”, from Article 249 par.1 of the KKP and against accused Father and Gashi due to criminal acts “Avoid tax tax”, from Article 249 par.1 of KKP.

According to the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, Bujar Bukoshi is charged that during the 2008-2015 period, in order to bring himself or the other illegal property benefits, he has acquired the violent wealth of other people, which has been entrusted to him, so that citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, employed outside Kosovo, have contributed monetary means to the 3% fund, seeing the need to help Kosovo, which at that time was in very difficult economic conditions, each being granted donations according to its own potential from 3% to 10%, these have recently been transferred to the van <F0). Kosova” in Pristina, in NLB, has withdrawn 90,380,000 euros in cash (which with no evidence) with any evidence has argued for what purpose it has exploited, with this damage to the 3% Fund's budget, and at the same time, Kosovo's fellow countrymen, in many of the 90,830,00 euros, as well as the 3,500 euros paid for tickets, Ing Steiner Gashi, on August 26,19, which is unknown but not known who the UFOR is not a worker.

With these actions, the prosecution charges accused Bujar Bukoshi that he has committed criminal work “Extinction”, from Article 257 par.2 concerning Kosovo's old Penal Code par.1, as the most favourable law.

At issue, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo charges accused Bujar Bukoshi, Naser Osmani and Atka Gashi that during the 2006-2015 period, in co-ordination with each other, with the aim of bringing its own or other illegal property benefits, they have adopted the active wealth of other people, who have been entrusted with each of them, so that citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, employed outside Kosovo, contributed monetary means to the 3% fund, seeing the need to help Kosovo, which at that time was very difficult to grant each of its own potential to the last 10% of the NGO, UKHKFFFF, which many of the euro (KSKS), argued that no one has yet undertaken with the budget, or much of the pros, or more, or more, or more, or more, than 1547, the latter, with the latter, were able to carry out of the government's of the necessary budget, and many of the latter, and many of the latters. UFORK, of once the countrymen of the Republic of Kosovo, in many of the 154,132,47 euros.

With these actions, the prosecution charges accused Bujar Bukoshi, Naser Osman and Atre Gashi that in co-ordination they have committed criminal work “Extinction”, from Article 257 par.2 concerning Kosovo's old Penal Code par.1, as the most favourable law regarding KPRK Article 31.

In the third device of the indictment, Bujar Bukoshi is charged with being charged that in the time period since 2008-2015, in the quality of the person responsible, Chairman of the Board of “U n KFORK” and as employed there, with the aim of partially or entirely avoiding the payment of taxes, tariffs or other contributions required by law, has not included the data concerning his income acquired through transactions, on behalf of salaries which he has been obliged to declare in the Kosovo Tax Administration, and the amount of avoidance from the accused is 39,932,04 euros.

With these actions, the prosecution charges accused Bujar Bukoshi that he has committed criminal work “Avoiding taxation”, from Article 249 par.2 related to par.1 of the Old Penal Code, as the most favourable law (KPK).

On the fourth device, Naser Osmani is accused of being the 2008-2013 working person quality in “U n FORK”, with the aim of partially or entirely avoidance, paying taxes, tariffs or other contributions required by law, has not included the data regarding his income acquired through transactions, on behalf of salaries and other revenues, which have been obliged to declare these revenues in ATK, as a result has been damaged the ATK budget of the Republic of Kosovo, with 3510 euros.

With these actions, the prosecution charges accused Naser Osmani to have committed criminal work “Avoid taxation”, from Article 249 par.1 of the Old Penal Code, as the most favourable law (KPK).

The Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo charges accused Father and Gashi that in the time period since 2008-2013, the quality of the person employed in “U n KFOR”, with the aim of partially or entirely avoiding the payment of taxes, tariffs or other contributions required by law, has not included the data concerning his income acquired through transactions, on behalf of salaries, and other revenues, the same has been obliged to declare these revenues in the Kosovo Tax Administration, the amount of avoidance from the accused is 2667 euros.

With these actions, the prosecution charges accused Father and Gashi with committing criminal work “Avoid taxation”, from Article 249 par.1 of the Old Penal Code, as the most favourable law (KPK).

Similarly, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, Father and Demaj, had handed over to the court on November 30, 2017, through which he had completed and clarified the indictment set up on April 28, 2017.

According to this parachute, the device below point II of the indictment has already been completed, so accused Bujar Bukoshi-head of the UFORK Board, headquartered in Pristina, Naser Osmani, in the quality of NGO board member “U n KFORK” in Pristina, and Father and Gashi in the quality of the NGO cashier “U n FORK” in Pristina, consistently, during the 2006 to 2015 period, in co-ordination, with the aim of bringing itself or other illegal property benefits, have absorbed the violent wealth of other persons entrusted to them, citizens of the Republic of Kosovo and other countries, contributors to the world fund founded for financing the structures of the Government of Kosovo in Exal, these 3% of their monthly personal incomes, and which have been transferred to the shoot of <4x> U n KFORK”, Bank “BPB” in Pristina, so that they have attracted the sum of 154, 132,47 euros in cash, have neither reasoned nor testified to the purpose of attracting that amount, assessment and consisting that proved with expertise of April 21, 2017.

With these actions, the prosecution charges the accused that, in co-ordination, they committed criminal work “Extinction”, from Article 257 par.3 related to par.1 of the Republic of Kosovo's Current Penal Code.