Visa fraud rejected against former and others

The three accused by the Special Prosecution are being charged with fraud, tax evasion and money laundering, reports the “Justice Trust”.

The chairman of the court, Judge Vesel Ismaili, for “Justice Vow”, said the accused I.K had sought to cancel this session, because there was a death case.

For this reason, he said that they had announced to all sides that this session had been cancelled.

The Appeals Court, in February 2019, had rejected M.Z., E.K. and I.K.'s pleas against the indictment. 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.

The former Kosovo Assembly President, M.Z, at the initial session held on October 29, 2018, was declared innocent of criminal acts of fraud, tax evasion and money laundering.

The innocent had been declared the other two indictees, the I.K. and the E.K.

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 an indictment on August 28, 2018, claiming that defendants I. K, M.Z. and E.K. have committed several criminal acts.

I.K. and M.Z. are charged that between 2016 and March 2017, with the aim of illegal property profit on June 2, 2016, they had established 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 I was involved. K, F.K., which was in charge of preparing employment documentation in Germany in her garden-fixing business.

They are accused of cheating 900 job visa applicants, who had deliberately received between 500 and 3050 euros in proportion.

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.

By this, they are accused of committing criminal work “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”.

The defendant I.K. is also charged that, in order to hide the sources of financial means 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 M.Z. and E.K. are also accused of criminal acts “money laundering”, fraud and criminal activity “smangie from tax”.

The M.Z. defendant, 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”.