An accused pleads guilty to the “case Subventions”, 13 others declared innocent

The statement about the fault of 14 indictees Luan Statovci, Sadat Shkodra, Salih Statovci, Berat Nika, Hasan Majaray, Zotje Zogaj, Jeton Sylaj, Lulzim Hajdaj, Musa Neveokaazi, Almir Abdurrahman, Salih Kelmeni, Fuat Morina, Afrem Abazaj and Florim Nimanaj, made it after the act was considered and read, reports “Betimi for Justice “

The guilty's plea was agreed to by Special Prosecutor Rafet Halimi, and the same was approved by Judge Kujtim Krasniqi.

Judge Krasniqi indicated that the plea to the accused Morina will take place on 2 June.

Regarding the other 13 indictees, the judge said the same have the right to apply in the 30-day term to drop the indictment and reject evidence.

Otherwise, the previous session was held on April 28th in the absence of accused Salih Kelmendi.

At the 13 April session, the Constitutional Court in Pristina had accepted the plea agreement for 7 out of 21 accused in the “case. Subventions 1”

And on April 19, 2022 The Constitutional Court in Pristina had declared a conviction court against seven indictees in the “case. Subventions 11”, Alban Bushati, Kastriot Berisha, Bekim Shala, Flamur Zeqiri, Habibe Dauti, Dukagjin Mavray and Daut Kabashi, condemning them to 6 years and 1 months in prison and 2 thousand euros in fines.

According to the amended SPRK indictment of April 4th, 2022, Flamur Zeqiri, Bekim Shala, Kastriot Berisha and Dukagjin Mavraj were charged with criminal acts of subsidies, abuse of office or official authority against Habibe Dauti, for taking bribes and forging documents accused Alban Bushati, while bribery accused Daut Kabashi.

The amended round of April 4th 2022 by the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, the first item, charges Luan Statovcin, Sadat Shkodra, Berat Nica, Alban Bushati and Salih Kelmendin that, in co-ordination, they have committed criminal work “bribe” from Article 421, par.2, concerning KPRK's Article 31.

The indictment states that from July 1, 2020, to February 24th, 2021, to Pristina and Pec, accused of the quality of official persons and that Luan Statovci- Director of Direct Paying, Sadat Shkodra- official for Direct Paying, Berat Nica .

As stated in the indictment, Shala first met with the accused on July 23, 2020, where they have visited the property of the same party, and later the same have reached agreements that change the application from wheat and corn to herbs on August 26th 2020, Shala applies for subsidies to his wife, Arinda Sefer for the same culture, even though she has not planted this culture, and that comes from the money of additional subsidies to the 70% will receive the names of the defendants in return and 30%. Shala.

On the other hand, the indictment says that the accused Luan Statovci is acting in this direction, and the certificates from the company “have been issued. Bio- Q-Check” on behalf of Shala and Arlinda Sefer illegally without having to plant organic agriculture.

On the other hand, the indictment reportedly included the accused Luan Statovci indirectly seeking bribes through the prosecution Shkodra, and after the full agreement was reached he included in the list of wages the subject, with the ZZB massacres he executed subsidies, and then Shala had withdrawn the same and then handed over to accused Kelmendi and Bushati amounting to 92 thousand and 500 euros, which the latter had stopped from each of the 18 thousand and 532 euros, while Shkodra and Nika have handed over a lot of the last 555 euros, and the last of these shares in Pristina's 18m euros.

While, according to the accuser act, Shala money worth 33 thousand and 800 euros, which she had received in the last tranche, has failed to deliver to the accused since the same were arrested on February 24, 2021.

The second point, which has 6 points, Luan Statovcin charges with criminal acts “bribe taking”, from Article 421, par.3 related to par.2 of KPRKS and at the first four points carried out consistently, while at Article 5 and 6 conducted in co-ordination.

Luan Statovci is charged with taking bribes worth 189 thousand and 341 euros, from July 1st 2020 to February 24th.

Point 2.1 of the indictment charges accused Luan that from July 1st 2020 until February 24, 2021, he has indirectly sought and accepted bribes from the applicant for the benefit of subsidies, Kastriot Berisha, in order to act contrary to his official office.

As stated in the indictment, Kastriot Berisha has initially applied to the Pec municipality for the benefit of subsidies at AZHB, and during this month along with Fuat Morina they meet with the accused Salih, with which they have agreed on how to apply for the conversion of agricultural culture, whether he has planted organic agriculture in order to engage in the payment list illegally for which the certificate is accepted to pay 3 thousand euros and the money obtained on behalf of the subvention of cultural exchange will share 50% for the 50% of Salih and Salihik.

In the indictment, Berisha is said to have paid 3 grand and 500 euros on November 19th 2020, accepted subsidies of 105 thousand euros the next day, met with accused Salih and handed over 26 thousand euros, then accepted the second share of the subsidy in the amount of 140 thousand euros, and on February 11th 2021 has handed the amount of 60 thousand euros to the accused Salih, where the total bribe value amounts to 89 thousand and 500 euros.

The score of 2.2 of the indictment says that during July 1, 2020 and February 24, 2021, accused Luan Statovci has indirectly demanded and accepted bribes from applicant Fuat Morina.

As reported in the indictment, on October 12, 2020 Fuat Morina after the preliminary agreement has filed a request for changes to agricultural culture even after several days by accused Salih has accepted an illegally issued certificate for which he pays three thousand and 500 euros, and on the basis of this false data, the accused Luan has included the subject on the payment list, and Morina has accepted in his bank account 54 thousand and 760 euros and then, on November 6, 2020, through Kastriot Berisha, handed over to accused Salih 27 thousand euros. While it is said that after acknowledging the second half of the subvention at more than 54 thousand 760 euros, on February 17, 2021 Morina and Berisha meet with accused Salih, where Morina hands him the second share in many of the 27 thousand and 380 euros, with the total value of the accepted bribe amounting to 58 thousand and 260 euros.

At the point 2.3 of the indictment reportedly between July 1st 2020 and February 24th 2021 in Pristina, defendant Luan Statovci, with the help of accused Salih Statovci, has indirectly received bribes from the applicant for subsidies Flamur Zeqiri, so based on false data accused Luan Zetqi includes Zeqi in the list of beneficiaries, and when the payment is executed in the first of more than 27 thousand and 375 euros, Zekqi on 16 November 2020, sends the bribe to the accused Luan via Sali at 12m euros. While, when the payments are executed for the second half, Zeqiri on February 9th 2021 handed over to accused Salih the amount of bribery 12 thousand and 740 euros and as soon as the money is handed over, defendant Luan Statovci confirms the accepting of the bribe worth a total of 25 thousand and 490 euros.

At the 2.4 point of the indictment, it is said that on February 12th, 2021, in Pristina, in the AZHB facility accused Luan Statovci indirectly seeks and accepts bribes from accused Florim Nimonaj, in the way that Nimonaj initially applies to the Istog Commission for the benefit of subsidies and by accused Africa Abazaj, requires help to include his subject in the direct payment list. Then, through accused Abazaj, an agreement is reached with the accused Luan, in exchange for involvement in the payment list is granted a bribe and after a time when the AZHB executes the payments, accused Nimonaj hands the bribe to accused Abazaj, then on February 12th 2021, he hands it to the accused Luan's office of 400 euros.

On the other hand, at the 2.5th point of the indictment act, said on February 19, 2021, in the AZHB facility, accused Luan Statovci in co-ordination with accused Sadat Shkodra, have accepted bribes from Dukagjin Mavray, through accused of Zogaj, in the way the accused Shkodra conducts administrative control by finding that the damage in the document and announces Magraine as a applicer, then related to this accused Zogaj meets with Shkodra, and this one includes the subject in exchange of payments.

After the payments were executed, Mavraj reportedly bribes Zogaj, and this one on February 19, 2021 handed the bribe to the accused three thousand and 500 euros in Shkodra's office, and from that amount, accused Shkodra 1000 and 800 euros he paused for himself, while on the same day he goes to the office of accused Statovci and hands him over a lot of 1,000 and 700 euros.

While, at the 2.6 point of the indictment act, it is said that on February 15th, 2021, at the AZHB facility accused Luan Statovci in co-ordination with accused Sadat Shkodra, they have directly requested and accepted bribes from accused Daut Kabashi, so that after the latter had applied for subsidies on behalf of Valentin Kabashi, it was reported by accused Shkodadra that there are irregularities in the document, then charged by Statovci and Kabashi reach agreement that Valentin Kabashi is included in the list of subsidies, in exchange for bribery, and when Dabashi withdraws the money from the most money, and the 500 billion euros worth of the euro in February.

At the third point of the indictment, Sadat Shkodra is accused of continuing to commit criminal work “bribe”, from Article 421, par.1 related to Article 77 of KPRKS at point 3.1, while at points 3.2 and 3.3 are accused of continuing and in co-ordination has committed criminal work “bribery “from Article 421, pars related to the 1st article 31 and 77 KPRK.

Shkodra is accused of continuing between July 1st 2020 and February 24th 2021 in Pristina, in the quality of the official person indirectly and directly has accepted a total bribe worth 23 thousand and 791 euros.

According to the indictment's score of 3.1, the accused Shkodra, on December 2, 2020 in Pristina, has requested and accepted bribes from Agron Krasniqi in a way that delayed his confirmation of the application for subsidies, goes to the offices of the AZHB to be interested and meets the accused Shkodra, where the same informs him that there are irregularities in documentation and requires bribes of 3 thousand euros, in order to be included on a subvention payment list and then when the payment is executed, Krasniqi has withdrawn them and handed them to Shkodra in the form of bribes at 3 thousand euros.

The indictment's score of 3.2 says that on February 15th, 2021, accused Luan Statovci in co-ordination with accused Shkodra directly seek and accept bribes from defendant Daut Kabashi, so that after the same reaches agreement for Valentina Kabashi to be included in the payment list in the tip of bribery, when the accused Kabashi's payments are executed as authorised to withdraw money and indictee Luan Statovci from his office to hand over the bribe to 2 thousand euros, where the same share of money in the 500 euro worth to Shkodra.

The indictment's score of 3.3 says that on February 19th, 2021, accused Statovci in co-ordination with accused Shkodra accept bribes from Dukagjin Mavrej via accused Prustje Zogaj, so that after the execution of payments, Mavrij bribes Zogaj, then on February 19, 2021 in the property of the accused AZHB Zogaj hands him 3 thousand euros in bribery to accused Shkodra, where he stops $1000 and 80 euros for himself, 1,000 euros for Sticov.

While the indictment's 4th point of the indictment accuses of committing the criminal act “bribery” by Article 421, pars 3. Two of KPRKS.

Ic says in the indictment, from December 1st 2020 to February 24th, the accused Zogaj as senior agricultural policy official in the Istog municipality has directly accepted a total bribe worth 15 thousand euros from accused Dukagjin Mavray in order to act contrary to his official duties.

At the 5th point of the indictment, which has 6 points, Luan Statovci is accused of continuing to commit criminal acts misuse of official position or authority by Article 414, par.2 concerning par.1 and KPRKS Article 77.

The prosecution claims that the accused Statovci from July 1st 2020 and until February 24th 2021 has consistently misused the official task by profiting himself and for accused Flamur Zeqiri, Kastriot Berisha, Fuat Morina, Dukagjin Mavray, Hasan Majaray and Bekim Shala, causing serious damage to the Kosovo Republic's budget at a total of 646 thousand and 43 euros.

While, at point 6, 7, 8, 9 of the indictment, Sadat Shkodra, Hasan Maharray, Jeton Sylaj and Habibe Dauti are said to have committed criminal work “the mismanagement of official position or authority”, by Article 414, par.2 related to par.1 of KPRKS.

According to the indictment's 6th point, accused Shkodra even though he has known that the applicant Dukagjin Mavrej has not met legal subsidies after receiving a bribe of 3 thousand and 500 euros from Mavraj through Kastriot Zogaj on February 19th 2021, illegally exceeds administrative control and prosecutes the subject for payment, and with these acts the prosecution claims he has caused large-scale damage to the Kosovo Republic's budget worth 15 thousand and 36 euros.

On the other hand, the 7th point of the indictment charges Hasan Mahjran with misuse of official position or authority, and the 21st point charges him for “subspecies”, from Article 324, par.3 related to the P.1 KPRKS.

These points are said to have been official for Agriculture Development at the Directorate for Agriculture, in the Istog municipality using his sister's personal data, Kumrije Mahzaraj, applied in this municipality for the benefit of subsidies using counterfeit contracts allegedly rented and signed in the name of his sister as tenants. Then he accessed the computer with the records of official Granit Lubeniqi without his knowledge and placed him in a class system on behalf of his sister. Then, the ABZH, based on forged data, has executed payments in the name of Kumrije Maxharw in the amount of 42 thousand 184 euros and 50 cents, which money it hands over to accused Magyarj, by which he has caused damage RKS is worth 42 thousand 184 euros and 50 cents.

According to Article 8 of the act, Sylaj lives in the quality of the official's application for subsidies to the Istog municipality, on August 28, 2020, in his office he accepted the Dukagjin Mavrej app, which applied for subsidies for 2020 by illegally using the Istog municipality property.

The charge is said to have later placed this app on the system, even though there was disagreement between the digitalisation of the parcels, which was made in the other location and land ownership sheets rented at another location. The prosecution claims that the accused Sylaj has enabled Mawright to profit illegal subsidies, causing damage to the RKS budget worth 15 thousand and 39 euros.

At the 9th point, it is said that on October 27, 2020, Habe Daut as direct payment official at the AZHB, has misused the official task in order to benefit the other person, so that after the commission during the search on the field had ascertained that the accused Flamur Zeqiri has nothing planted, accused even against the commission's report, on October 27, 2020 has approved the subject for illegal payment, and on the basis of this procedure, decisions on whether the RK budget has been damaged at 54 thousand euros.

The 10th point of the indictment charges Musa Nivokazin and Lulzim Hajdaraj that, in co-ordination, they have committed criminal work “duty fraud”, from Article 419, par.3 related to par.1 and Article 31 of KPRKS.

As described in the indictment, on November 2, 2020, in Istog, the accused as technical inspectors in co-ordination have drawn up false reports, so that during the search on the ground to the farmer Dukagjin Mavraj have conspired that he has planted wheat and corn culture, as if everything is in order, knowing that he was illegally using the property of the Istog municipality and forged contracts, while the AZHB commission in the audit report has calculated that there is differences between the country where it is digitised and the wording system is being delivered.

With these actions, the defendants are said to have acted in opposition to their official duty, enabling the accused to win subsidies in many of the 15 thousand and 39 euros.

The 11th point, however, charges Salih Statovci with continuing to commit criminal work of assistance from Article 33 to <x0, bribery”, from Article 421, par.3 related to apr.2 concerning KPRKS' Article 77.

The prosecution claims the accused Statovci from July 1st 2020 until February 24th 2021 has helped accused Luan Statovci take bribes from Kastriot Berisha, Fuat Morina and Flamur Zeqiri, worth a total of 173 thousand and 250 euros.

At the 12th point, Alban Bushati and Salih Kelmendi in co-ordination reportedly committed criminal work “falsification of documents” by Article 390, par.1 concerning KPRKS Article 31.

According to the indictment, from July 1, 2020 to February 24, 2021, in Peja and Pristina, the two accused have compiled forged documents and handed over to AZHB in the name of Bekim Shala, for changing agricultural culture from wheat and corn to explosive medical plants, and on the basis of counterfeit documents have enabled Shala illegally to profit subsidies worth 83 thousand and 860 euros, and then Shala withdraws money from the bank and bribes the two accused Bushat and Kelimen to the value of 92 thousand euros, while stopping the rest of 500 euros.

At the 13th point, Almir Abdurrahman and Salih Statovci are accused of continuing co-ordination of committing criminal work “malprat<1> by Article 323, par.1 related to par.2 and 3 and related to KPRKS Article 31 and 77.

According to this point, the two accused from July 1st 2020 until February 24th 2021, in ongoing co-ordination, accused Abudrran as director of legal subject “Bio-Q-Check” P. C, and the accused Statovci have presented false facts by issuing certificates for organic-vent medical agriculture for Flamur Zeqiri, Kastriot Berisha, Fuat Morina, Bekim Shala, Arlinda Seferin and Kumrije Magyarne, where the latter on the basis of these certificates have illegally benefited subsidies and accused Adekhman and Statov in an illegal way have benefited and caused damage to the Kosovo Republic of Kosovo budget at 6 thousand and 453 euros.

At 14th and 15, Daut Kabashi and Florim Nimonaj are said to have committed criminal bribery by Article 422, par.1 of KPRKS, while Afrem Abazaj is charged with helping bribe.

Daut Kabashi reportedly on February 15th, 2021, in the AZHB had bribed accused Luan Statovci and accused Sadat Shkodra, worth 2,000 euros for profit of subsidies.

While Florim Nimonaj is charged with indirectly bribing accused Luan Statovci on February 11th 2021 in order to be included on the payment list for subsidies.

The point of 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the prosecution charges Bekim Shala, Kastriot Berisha, Fuat Morina, Flamur Zeqiri and Hasan Maharray for “subsidies” by Article 3224, par.3 linked to par.1 of KPRKS. While, Dukagjin Mavraj at point 22 is tasked for “subsidies” by Article 3224, par.1 of KPRKS.

In the 17th device of the indictment, Bekim Shala is said to have committed criminal acts of subsidies, allegedly damaging the state budget of 180 thousand euros.

The indictment says that between July 1st 2020 and February 24th 2021 in Pristina and Peja has offered inaccurate data at AZHB, submitting requests in name of her and his wife for subsidies for wheat and corn, but after a time of agreement with accused Bushati and Kelmendi, changes its application to fragrant herbs and certificate equipment, where the AZB later executes subsidies for him and his wife to many of the 180 thousand euros.

The 18th device says that from July 1st 2020 to February 24th, 2021, Kastriot Berisha, with the aim of benefiting wealth illegally, has committed subsidies by submitting incorrect data to AZHB, so that after applying for subsidies on September 30th 2020 in the Pec Committee, it applies to changing culture, which later receives a certificate issued by Salih Statovci from “Bio- Q-Ceck” by Almir Abdurman illegally, for which he paid Statovci three thousand and 500 euros, and then on that basis executes subsidies worth 105 thousand euros and 140 thousand euros.

With these actions, the prosecution claims the accused Berisha has caused the state budget damage worth 245 thousand and 500 euros.

In the indictment's 19th device, Fuat Morina is accused of subsidies fraud, allegedly damaging the state budget to 109 thousand and 502 euros.

According to the indictment, from July 1, 2020 to February 24th, 2021 in Pec, the accused has submitted incorrect data to AZHB, so that originally on August 28, 2020, he applies for the benefit of subsidies for wheat culture, then submitted a demand for cultural change and, later accused Salih Statovci issues a certificate from “Bio- Q-Check” illegally paid Statovcin 3 thousand and 500 euros, then according to this false data executes payments in two installments, 54 thousand and 760 euros, then 54 thousand and 760 euros.

According to the indictment's 20th device, Flamur Zeqiri allegedly caused damage to the state budget worth 54 thousand and 750 euros, so from July 1st 2020 to February 24th 2021, he has committed subsidies fraud by submitting incorrect data to the AZHB for what Salih Statovcin 3 thousand and 500 euros paid for issuing the certificate illegally from “Bio- Q-Check”, then according to these false data executes payments in two installments, down from 27 thousand and 375 euros.

According to the indictment's 21st point, Hasan Maharaj allegedly caused damage to the state budget at 42 thousand and 184 euros and 50 cents, so that from July 1st 2020 to February 24, 2021, he committed subsidies by presenting incorrect data to his sister's AZHB using his data, then on the basis of these fake AZHB records he executed payments in two thousand and 750 euros and 20 thousand euros, in his sister's account, which he handed over to Majajra.

While, at the point 22 of the indictment, the accused Mavray from July 1st 2020 to February 24th 2021, has been cheating on subsidies by presenting inaccurate data to the AZHB and on the basis of these incorrect data, subsidies have been executed, where the same means has been withdrawn from the bank, causing damage to the state budget worth 15 thousand and 39.