Former KEK board chairman: We have found nepotism and discrimination

Before the deputies, the current KEK chief chief, the board's chairman, former board leaders, and also former KEK chief-in-chief's task counsel, testified, while missing the former chief chief chief, Niazi Thaci.

The testimony process was followed by numerous controversy between MPs and the former KEK management, but also the current one.

Former management appointed by the Kurti I Government in 2020 addressed a host of allegations of possible abuses from the past, but were denied by the former KEK board chairman in the period 2017-2020. On the other hand, by the opposition, boards appointed by the Kurti Government blamed them for Kosovo's failure today to import electricity.

Before the meeting begins, commission leader, deputy PDK, Hajdar Beqa, suggested witnesses not to leave the meeting, as they would otherwise authorise the police not to release the Assembly object without completing the full testimony.

You can't repeat the last meeting that then we have to authorize the police not to let them free the building. You have the right not to speak to me, to defend yourself in silence, but you have no right to leave”, he said.

The former KEK board chairman in 2020, Xhazarta Plana, said that when they took office, they found a host of violations at KEK.

Unplanned and reckless downloads. Then there were some bonus that were separated and opposed to the minister's decision. There have been violations of employment, irregularities, nepotism and discrimination. There have been mismanagement of property and other violations...conkulations have been based on internal and external audit reports”, she said.

The same was confirmed by former chief chief of KEK's task in 2020-2021, Louis Imer.

It is true that we have found evidence in which he addressed the board to the chief executive chief, for whom the chief executive chief at that time took his steps, where he issued executive orders to improve the processes. In this case, it's been a difficult year for which many topics and problems that we've had to deal with have been secondary because of pandemic”, he stressed.

But the former KEK Board leader in the period 2017-2020, Faruk Hajrizi, described them as untrue, until he ranked the results that have taken place by this board.

The company's chapter from 2017 to 2019, according to this year's report of 114 million, has exceeded 150 million. Assets have increased from 422m, company revenues to 182m euros, while expenditures have been lowered. Of all of this, the 2019 report says that coal has produced over 8 million if it translates 5.4 million megawatts per hour into electricity. This means that Kosovo has given over 800 megawatts of energy every day. These are results”, he said.

The KEK's property deputies' questions answered KEK's current chief chief, Nagip Krasniqi, who said the only properties transferred from KEK have been residences which have been privatised by past former management.

I don't have any information that any transfer has been made. The only properties that have been transferred have been residences taken from previous rented management, while a special law has made their privatisation”, Krasniqi said.

On the other hand, LDK deputy Armend Zemaj asked the former KEK board chairman, Gerzata Plana, if there were adviser Gazmend Begolli.

According to him, at the same request the capital project for the renewal of the A5 bloc's furnace has been cancelled.

This board adviser's request, and the manager, at the same time, has cancelled the capital project of rebuilding the A5 block's cadence ... You've been chairman of the board, it's taken you days since this annulment is, I'm going to ask the chief chief, but if by this appeal we're suffering the consequences of your lack of electricity, which has been your exact action”, Zemaj said.

Plana said she cannot remember whether Gazmend Begolli was an adviser or not, Darcy stressed that today Kosovo is best in the region in terms of electricity.

“We in the region are best with electricity at price and supply”, she said.

She again reacted to MP Zemaj, who said that as a result of the annulment of this tender, Kosovo today buys 4.4m euros in electricity.

I don't know what perspective you're hinting to be the best. But I am informing you that because of the failure of the A5 job, Kosovo buys 4.4m euros of energy”, he said.

In addition, at today's meeting, MPs interviewed former members of the board from the ZRRE. / KP/