14 minutes agoOne year from the establishment of the Security Fund: Opposition seeks to make public collected sum
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)On March 1st of last year, the Kurti Government founded the Security Fund. The decision says that the opening of this fund was made for “strengthening the competence of security, the will and readiness of our exile and citizens in support of strengthening the security sector, as well as regional challenges stemming from the transition [...]
In some cases Prime Minister Kurti has hinted that millions of euros have been collected at the Security Fund, but the exact amount of a year has not been disclosed.
“So far on the Security Fund have raised money with a seven-scivil number of donors who have given money are in a four-story number”, Kurti said.
About this topic, opposition MPs have criticism and discontent.
Democratic League of Kosovo MP Anton Quinn said there is no information and knowledge of the performance of this process. He said funds are not kept secret in democratic states and are monitored by relevant commissions.
“Regarding the Security Fund, I as a deputy and a member of the commission to monitor the security sector, have no information and knowledge about the performance of this process. I mean, by government authorities, it's kept confidential about how the fund is managed and what is the total sum. In democratic states, the issue of funds in the security sector does not contain secrecy and they are monitored by the relevant commissions with which democratic monitoring, transparency and accountability” is secured, Quinn said in an answer to the Journal Express.
Meanwhile, Democratic Party of Kosovo MP Ganimete Musliu has been tougher in her criticism to Prime Minister Kurti. She said this subx0> fund is dedicated to Albin Kurti and not to the name that it bears”.
Among other things, Musliu stated that “the bringing of Albin Kurti and his puppets in terms of this fund has only proved to us the plundering goals that they modified with the sure term”.
The Security Fund is a fund dedicated to Albin Kurt, not to the name that that fund holds. Being one, none of us have any information about what's going on with that fund. This lack of transparency is trying to reason with the privacy of the issue, but such a fund should be monitored only by the Parliament. Since this surveillance is not happening and is not happening because it is not being allowed, then we have the right to question the purpose of creating a significant national background fund because it is the easiest method to raise people's money. The behavior of Albin Kurti and his puppets in terms of this fund has only proved to us the plundering goals that have modified them with security terms”, she said.
Musliu in a conversation with the Journal Express said they have no information on the amount collected in this fund, until he declared that Kurti has to report on the subject.
“Keeping access to information about the given amount should make the people skeptical if donations to this fund are dedication to security or dedication for a narcoside and for its political acronyms towards diplomatic power. Just think about where they dedicate their hard - earned money to sweat and effort. Let's remember another fund that was set up as a pandemic fund. Even in this case, we have no information about how many have been collected or where that money has gone. If donors really think they're helping in the security field, then I urge them not to give
Their money, but if donors think they should donate their efforts to enrich Albin Kurti and the click surrounding it, then let them make their choice. Does anyone have to report on this fund? Of course I do. This fund has to be reported by his inventor, Albin Kurti. It has both moral and institutional obligations, and this obligation will sooner or later be unable to escape. Any escape from reporting is a step towards misusing this fund. Lack of reporting is testimony to the modern robbery led by Albin Kurti”, Musliu said.
The criticism of Kurti's fund also includes AAK deputy Paul Lekaj. He demanded that the amount collected in this fund be made public, while adding that this fund is “well and more than necessary”.
Lekaj has called on the Government to lobby for the Security Fund.
“Security Fund is a good and more than necessary Fund for the state of Kosovo, in extraordinary cases. Unfortunately, we as deputies don't know the amount of funds collected. Fortunately, Prime Minister Kurti has shown that reasonable means have been collected at this fund. It's a shame we don't have government transparency on this subject. The government's own appointed ministers, when asked about the amounts raised at the Security Fund, even said they don't know and only the Prime Minister knows. I call on the Government to lobby for the fund and to make public the value of the” fund, Lekaj said.
The Security Fund is managed by the Ministry of Finance, while later the collected means will be passed to the Defence Ministry for use as an additional budget.
