18 minutes agoTelevision channels theft, owners and workers arrested, more arrests expected in Kosovo and abroad
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Following the arrest of one person from Kosovo Police for illegal service delivery activities for distribution of television network I PTV, new shares and other arrests are expected both inside and outside Kosovo. Kosovo police on Monday have announced that they have arrested I.A., after allegedly committing criminal acts “service loss”, [...]
“Unaware economic asset” and “Objection of copyright”. Kiks Kosova, on last week's show on January 25th, had reported this illegal activity, bringing abundant facts about stealing cable services, hiring young people without labour contracts and distributing intellectual property from Kosovo to Albanians in the diaspora.
According to sources, Kosovo Police have reacted immediately and have arrested the same people who had denounced KICS Kosova.
Kosovo's “Police, after many investigative-opperative actions, through investigators of the Directorate for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption, allegedly the Regional Unit for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption in Pristina, on the 3101.2021 date, has managed to provide information about criminal activity, which allegedly suspects alleged initialally: I. A. (A company owner), L. S. and H. M. (Center workers) have achieved that, through service thefts and simultaneously violating copyrights, through activity that unconscious economics have caused another company (a company licensed to distribute television network) material damage, selling their rights, without any preliminary agreement with the same ones, to customers (citizens) who have previously contacted them in various forms”, the Kosovo Police report said.
In consultation with Attorney Warden, suspect I.A., owner of Call Center, has been sent to the holding for 48 hours.
While two other suspects, L.S. and H.M., after being interviewed in the qualities of suspected persons, by the order of the prosecutor, have been released in regular procedure.
Stealing container services in Kosovo is prohibited with the Kosovo Criminal Code and the Law for Author Law.
Unlike the Alibi show in Klan Kosova, during the June-July months, has broadcast the show for illegal selling intellectual property to cable companies working in Kosovo.
Besides offering IPTVs in this form are illegal, at the same time create tax evasion, because these pirates don't pay taxes to the state.
The Kosovo Assembly Media Commission had also raised this concern last year, when it had asked the KPM to better manage the situation.
But the Media Commission has repeatedly complained that since piracy develops online, even the discovery and fall into the trace of these pirates is difficult.
Although this commission is currently considering 13 subjects dealing with this illegal activity.
According to ATK data, a total of 789 registered in Kosovo as a telecommunications business. While the number of businesses paying taxes in 2021 for this type of activity is only 291.
