41 minutes agoSKANDAL: Murati Ministry hands out two tenders with over 63 thousand euros for minister's family company, Fikrim Damka
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Kurti Government scandal is not coming to an end. Two names already known for tender scandals, Anil and Shefchet Damka, relatives of Regional Development Minister Fikrim Damka, also sentenced by the Court, are continuing to be rewarded with tenders by the government headed by Albin Kurti. According to documents provided by Infocus newspaper, [...]
According to documents provided by Infocus newspaper, the company “L.L.C., with director Anil Damka, has also won two tenders worth over 63 thousand euros. Minister Damka's family were rewarded by the ministry of finance, labour and transfers headed by the minister, Iron Murati, and another by the Gracanica municipality led by the chairman, Ljiljana Subaric.
Based on the documents, the company at the helm of Anil Damka and Shefchet Damka authorised the company, as long as it has not met the criteria being condemned by the Constitutional Court in Prizren for criminal acts, “falsification of the document”, “Canning”, “Avoiding the tax”, it has managed to secure contract worth 30.585,00 euros from the Ministry led by Hekuran Murati for “Physical security of the Health Insurance Fund object (FSSH).
This contract between the operator and the MPPT was signed on April 4th of 2022, despite at this time that Anil and Shechet Damka were already sentenced by the Constitutional Court in Prizren and that conflicts with the economic operators' selection criteria in public procurement.
The next contract that this company leading with Minister Damka's relatives managed to sign is worth 32.640,00 euros.
“MEB” L. L.C”, won the Gracanica Community tender for “Physical security services for municipal facilities.
This other tender, in which the winner was selected, was signed on May 31st 2022.
Under the Public Procurement Law of the Republic of Kosovo, the economic operator has no right to participate in a procurement activity or execution of any public contract, if such economic operator, any manager, manager or director over the past ten years has been convicted of a competent “court for performing a criminal or civil act, including corruption practices, money laundering, bribery, advantages or activities described in paragraph 1. of Article 130 of this law under the laws and regulations in effect in Kosovo either in any state, or in any international agreement or convention”.
This is in paragraph 3, under paragraphs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6, as well as paragraph 5 of the 65 of the LPP in terms of the adoption of tenderers.
However, Damka's relatives company is continuing to be the winner of public tenders in state institutions in the country.
Concretically, company “MEB” L. L.C. and the company's authorised Shefchet Damka (SH.D.) have been sentenced according to Action P. No.289/2019 of 1802.20 (Nr.L.: 2018:046216) for criminal work “Falsification of the document”.
Anil Damka (A.D.) owner of the company and Sefchet Damka (S.D.) as author of the company (director) under authorisation issued by 2603.2021 were sentenced according to Act No.649/2017 of the 27.02.2018 for the criminal work “Candation”.
Also, the company's authorised Shefchet Damka (SH.D.) has been sentenced according to the No.2/1019 Act of 16,11.2021 (Nr. Subject: 2019:076135) for criminal work “Services loss”
Again, the company's authorised Shefchet Damka (SH.D.) has been sentenced according to Act No.566/21 of the 2409.2021 (Nr. Subject: 2021:098827) for criminal activity “Avoid taxation”.
And one fact that makes the contracting process even harder is that Anil Damka, who was also found guilty by the Court after voluntarily admitted the blame, also handed over the blame DEATHRAWS IN BITIMY to ensure the signing of these two contracts.
We remember that Anil and Sreqet Damka were arrested in May 2022, suspected of criminal acts “falsification of documents” and “misusing and public procurement fraud”.
The case in the case following investigative actions has proven that suspects have submitted as references to tender files in 2021, references that are not declared at all in Kosovo's Tax Administration and Banking Banked circulation to a bank, the value of the acquired tenders behave around 100,000.00 euros (a thousand euros) ”, said in the Police Report.
They were initially detained for 48 hours, while the prosecution had demanded 30 days of detention against them. But the Pristina Foundation Court had ordered their release. The founder has rejected the prosecution's detention request, and has charged the Directorate for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption that “be released immediately by the date 13.05.2022” defendants Anil and Shefchet Damka, wrote in the Court's ruling.
