Stealing 2 million from the Treasury: Court hearing postponed

Due to the absence of Judge Shadije Grguri, the initial hearing was postponed on Monday, in the case that Labinot Gruda and Kadri Shala are charged with stealing 2 million and 77 thousand and 995 euros from the State Treasury.

Justice Arben Hoti announced that Judge Grogur is missing due to an emergency, reports the “Justice Trust “.

Under these circumstances, today's session was postponed, and the next one was assigned on June 13, 2022.

The Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK), on October 12th, 2021, has filed an indictment at the Special Department of the Foundation Court in Pristina against defendants Labinot Gruda and Kadri Shala.

In the indictment, Gruda is reportedly charged with criminal acts “Use of official position or authority”, “accessing computer systems”, “Identification and access device” and “The release of the money” regarding Article 56 of the Law for the Prevention of Money Evacuation and the financing of terrorism, in co-ordination with defendant Shala.

Meanwhile, Shala reportedly is charged with criminal acts “The release of the money” regarding Article 56 of the Law for Prevention of Money and Terrorism Financing, in interaction with defendant Gruda, and “Assistant”, in liaison with criminal work “

In the indictment, Labitot Grudas, who is being charged, reportedly committed to the quality of the official person, with a position of assistant table manager for Kosovo Financial Management Management (SIMFK) at the Ministry of Finance, Labour and Transfers-Thessari State. While Kadri Shala was authorised legal at the “company LDA Group KPS” Similar

According to the SPRK, as a result of the incriminating actions of defendants Labinot Gruda and Kadri Shala budget of the Republic of Kosovo, it has been caused damage of 2m and 77 thousand euros and 90 cents.

“In this regard, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo has demanded the seizure of four (4) cars, which are the result of this criminal activity, the amount of money which has been frozen at the court's order, as well as the defendant's part, to be compensated for the loss or damage caused by the Republic of Kosovo budget, until the value of damage caused by criminal acts, or otherwise, the court has to seize any properties of defendants until the full compensation of the damage caused by the Kosovo Republic of 148) budget was said in the SPR.

Always according to the indictment, Labinot Gruda on October 9, 2020, with the aim of illegally benefiting wealth for himself and others, and to cause damage to the Kosovo Republic of Kosovo budget, contrary to the job's duties and responsibilities has intervened in budgetary division, and has transferred the amount of 2 million and 775 euros and 90 cents to the bank account in the name of “LDA GROUP”, S.P.K.

So according to the indictment, Gruda is locked in SIMFK and added to his user the possibility of adding the functional class to the system, with whatʹrast recorded the “supplier. LDA GROUP” S.P.K. has then created extinguishers through which it has undertaken access to copyrights, access to goods and spending coupons, and changed the existing user's password “FA ZLIUF” LDA GROUP” The S.P.K., under Kosovo's Treasury Framework under SIMF standard procedures, has executed payments on behalf of this operator.

On the other hand, Kadri Shala is charged that on October 9, 2020, deliberately and with the goal of creating conditions and opportunities for realising the incriminating actions of the accused Gruda, he has helped the same by providing full data available to the judicial subject “LDA GROUP” S. P.K, and the bank account of the same, where the authorized person with full competence is the accused Shala, by whom he has enabled the accused Gruda that the money of 2 million 77 thousand and 995 euros and 90 cents of this subject is illegally transferred to the bank account.

The prosecution also claims that accused Gruda and Shala from October 9th to October 15, 2020, with the aim of hiding or storing nature, source, country, movement or ownership of illegally transferred money initially Gruda transferred this money to the bank account of “The LDA GROUP”, and then Shala in the name of purchase, lending, advance, donation and payment of obligations, has transferred to various bank accounts of physical and legal persons, and within Kosovo the amount of 1 million and 416 thousand and 64 euro and euro out of it 440 thousand euros, and has attracted from the bank the amount of 221 thousand and 582 euros and 26 euro cents, allegedly for the company's payment and needs.