Former Minister Gifted Hoxha Innocent for Corruption

This statement, the four accused did so after the indictment was considered read and read, reports “The Justice Vow “.

Judge Vesel Ismaili made it known that the accused's request to drop the indictment and to challenge the evidence can be made in 30 days' time.

Judge Ismaili announced that the second review session will be held on 15 July 2022.

Otherwise, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK) through the indictment filed against former Minister Hoxha is claiming the same misuse of official office as minister, under suspicion that he had used the MIE contract to promote the campaign in the 2019 parliamentary elections, while this contract served to inform citizens about the visa liberalisation process.

According to the indictment, which was established on 12 May 2022, Gift Hoxha was charged with signing the Public Information Services contract for MIE needs and economic operator “in the quality of MIE minister. PR Method”

The indictment reportedly said that even though this procurement activity was intended to inform citizens of the visa liberalisation process and the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (MSA), defendant Hoxha opposed the law, as the minister had used this by promoting her election campaign as deputy in parliamentary elections held on 6 October 2019.

The promotion was reportedly carried out with the publication of residents, videos that highlighted defendant Hoxha, and contrary to the principles and conditions of this contract, enabling the defendant to take unfair advantage at the expense of Kosovo's budget, in the amount of 143, 447 euros and 80 cents.

Defendant Fitim Mustafa stands accused of deliberately misusing the official responsible for the MIE procurement post after contracting two economic operators, “PR Method” and N. Sh “2B”, originally selected by the Rating Commission as the OE, which had met the criteria under the tender file for procurement activity “Caltrata for public information services on MIE's”, placing additional criteria in the tender file, and thus illegally impacting OE to eliminate OE, which had offered the price for about $192 of 700 euros lower in a tender by the lowest price, while in terms of the reward contract <6> PR Method”

With this, there is good-based suspicion that defendant Mustafa has committed the criminal act of abuse of official office or authority, by Article 414, par.2 of the Criminal Code.

Defendant Guzim Dushi is charged with the quality of the MIE communications and information official, in the August 2019-January 2020 period, being contract manager: <x0).

According to the indictment, the defendant had allowed services to be accepted and payments carried out, even though he was aware that the accepted services were not the constitutional conditions of the contract, and that he was aware that the accepted services involving the publication of residents, articles and videos that highlighted defendant Hoxha for the October 6th 2019 parliamentary elections, in which the indicted Hoxha had also run.

With this, there is a well-founded suspicion that he committed the criminal act of abuse of official office or authority, by Article 1414, par.2 of KPRK.

Defendant Ekrem Tahiri is charged that from August to October 2019 in quality of co-owner and company director “PR Method” Shpk, whose company had signed with MIE with the aim of informing citizens about the various processes of MIE activity, had deliberately failed to comply with the contract, even though you were aware that the services performed were not the services offered to the constitutional terms of the contract under the tender file.

With these actions, there is good-founded suspicion that he committed the criminal act of helping him execute the abuse of official office, while the prosecution has fired his investigation into criminal fraud.

The Special Prosecutor has demanded that the defendants donate Hoxha, Gezim Dashi and Fitim Mustafa toubar exercise of office in public administration.

On the other hand, against each defendant, he has asked the court to pronounce the supplementary sentence ordered to compensate for Kosovo's budget damage.

Otherwise, Hoxha on charges of corruption is being charged with another case.