Milaim Zeka session postponed in visa case

The trial has been postponed for late October in the case of ex-Depute Milam Zeka, as well as Edmond Krlius and Ilir Krasniqi, who are charged with fraud, tax evasion and money laundering.

The session, which was scheduled for Monday at the Constitutional Court in Pristina, has failed to be held because accused Ilir Krasniqi has said he has health problems, reports “Justice Vow”.

He has said medical documents are not with him, but that he will hand them over to the court at the next session.

Prosecutor At and Dema has not rejected the accused's request that this session be postponed for reasons Krasniqi has given him.

Witnessing were Shkumbin Hamiti, Faton Kodraliu, Shefqet Dulaj, Bekim Mikokovci, Kastriot Brahimi, Kastriot Aliu, Agron Bytyqi and Lekaj, who were previously heard at this session.

The next sessions in this case are scheduled to be held on October 24th and 25th, at 09:30 p.m.

Otherwise, the judgment against Zeka and the other two has been initiated, as both court cases have confirmed the indictment against them.

The Appeals Court, in February of this year, had rejected MP Milaim Zeka's defence lawyers' complaints, Edonmond Krliu and Ilir Krasniqi, over the rejection of the indictment against them.

The appeal had left the first-instance court ruling in force, which had also rejected complaints of defenders who had sought to cast the charge.

Kosovo Assembly MP Milaim Zeka, at the initial session held on 29 October last year, was declared innocent of acts of fraud, tax evasion and money laundering.

The other two indictees -- Ilir Krasniqi and Edmund Krliu -- were also declared innocent.

The three accused, in consultation with their defenders, agreed that the indictment would be considered read and read after they said they had read it before and understood it.

The Special Prosecutor has filed charges on August 28th 2018, claiming that defendants Ilir Krasniqi, Milaim Zeka and Edmond Krliu have committed several criminal acts.

Ilir Krasniqi and Milaim Zeka are charged that from 2016 to March 2017, with the purpose of illegal property profit on June 2, 2016, they had created business <x0,Ilr Krasniqi & Milaim Zeka Op” as employment agency.

According to the indictment compiled by prosecutor Africa Shefkiu, the defendants reportedly had presented false facts about the employment of Kosovo's citizens in Germany through the “-Pa-Vals” drawing citizens to their offices in Pristina's “neighbourhood.

On the other hand, it is claimed that the defendant's wife, Ilir Krasniqi, Fejrije Krasniqi, was involved in preparing the employment documentation in Germany in her business of fixing gardens.

Krasniqi and Zeka are charged with cheating 900 job visa applicants, who had deliberately received a total of 500 to 2050 euros by proportionally sharing them.

However, it is said that after the start of the investigation, 354 persons have been returned to tools worth 83,850 euros, while another 546 have not been returned to many of the 261, 850.00 euros.

With that, Krasniqi and Zeka are accused of committing criminal work in co-ordination “fraud” by Article 335 KPRK's.

While, during the period of June 2, 2016, until December 31, 2017, according to the indictment, as business co-owners deliberately named directly have avoided tax obligations to Kosovo's Tax Administration with whom they are accused of committing criminal work “smangia from the tax”.

Defendant Ilir Krasniqi is also charged that, in order to hide financial resources earned by labour visa fraud and tax evasion on November 19, 2016, he had made suspicious transactions.

At all, he is accused of committing criminal work “money laundering”, by Article 308 KPRK's.

While defendants Zeka and Curliu are also accused of criminal acts “money laundering”, fraud and criminal activity “smangie from tax”.

The defendant Zeka, on the other hand, is accused of having mastered In the Kosovo Media Centre “Mosaic” with the direct will to avoid a tax obligation to ATK it had committed criminal work “smangia from tax”. /Betimy for Justice