327,517 Euro money misused: New Details About Arresting Two Former Telecom Directors

Four people have been arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of misuse of official office in Kosovo Telecom.

And of this action has been announced by the Pristina Constitutional Prosecutor, who through a communique for the media explains that in co-ordination with the Kosovo Police, specifically the Directorate for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption (DHKEK) after the development of several months of investigations and as a result of material evidence and relevant evidence, today 30.03.2021, a action has been carried out, which has been conducted in two locations in Pristina and has ended with the arrest of people with initials: T.M., A.O., K.M., and D.50.

“Persons with T.M. initials, and A.O. are suspected of committing criminal acts “due to the use of official position or authority”, of KPRK's Article 414, of duty implementation, of Article 418 of KPRK, and of the apology of the official document, by Article 427 of the Kosovo Republic's Penal Code. And those with the initials K.M., and D. The same acts have been suspected of falsification of documents from KPRK's Article 390 and fraud, from Article 323 of the Republic of Kosovo's Penal Code”, the prosecution's announcement reported.

According to the report, two of the arrested persons allegedly carried the works in quality of official persons in Kosovo Telekom, who allegedly during the implementation of the contract bound between Kosovo Telekom and the economic operator contract at 327,514 euros, have misused this contract for personal gain, causing damage to Kosovo's Telekom in the amount of three hundred and seven thousand and five hundred and fourteen,357,514 euros. While the other two suspects were acting in co-ordination allegedly compiled and sealed forged documentation with false content on behalf of other people.

The suspects, with the State Attorney's decision, are under the 48-hour ban.