KEK's chief chief who was accompanied to the police held position in Vetevendosje as energy expert

According to reports, allegations of its ban and both other persosions concern contracts for the renewal of the A5 bloc's furnaces.

Krasniqi has been the former Energy Committee leader in Vetevendosje, and has been elected chief executive chief of the Kosovo Energy Corporation in October 2021.

He headed the largest public company was elected by the KEK interim Board through a competition in which 38 candidates have competed.

The interim “Bord as government representative has led an open, transparent and competitive procedure in accordance with the Public Enterprises Law”.

According to this assessment “this process is supported by the British Embassy's foreign partner for recruiting the top leadership positions”, KEK report” said.

Meanwhile, September 12 through one Videomessage, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Economy Minister Artane Rizvanolli had called on citizens to apply in public boards competitions.

Kurti said they will follow the same standard for all, in any competition that is open or open in the future.

Public enterprises should provide quality services to citizens and businesses, as well as contribute to the Republic budget. Therefore, they must be guided by skilled professionals, both with integrity and personal, who aim at the development of the” company, Kurti said.

Not the development of narrow interests that then makes those companies burdensome for the state. For this to be accomplished, we need the attention and interest of any field professional who has long wanted to lock”.

Meanwhile, Economy Minister Artane Rizvanolli stressed that during the coming weeks and months, the Government will lead recruiting processes for regular board rights for most of the central public enterprises.

Our public enterprises need professional men and women, with integrity and will to postpone them towards achieving their full potential”, Rizvanolli had said.

Otherwise the appointment of members on public enterprises in Kosovo is one of the processes that have been constantly criticised by civil society in Kosovo, but also by the international factor.

Under the law, the board members' appointment process must be carried out in open, transparent and competitive procedure, which aims to make all appointments exclusively on the basis of merit.

Regarding the KEK raids, corporations themselves have spoken.

The Kosovo Energy Corporation said there is no official information on the control conducted by Kosovo Police in the offices of this institution on Wednesday.

In a communiqué sent to the media, KEK said it remains open for co-operation with the law bodies, as well as will provide full access to “in any request from these bodies”.

“Anyway, KEK remains in place to meet the overall public interest in energy production and to provide security for the country's citizens' electricity supply”, the report said. /Periscopi/