Arrest of three Pristina municipality officials, police details

Three officials of the Centre for Social Affairs in the Pristina municipality were arrested yesterday under suspicion of misuse of official office or authority. They are suspected of illegal employment of ten people in this centre and the appointment of an illegal employee as a manager for dealing with a case of sexual violence, even though he failed to meet legal conditions to handle such a and sensitive case.

Through the 24-hour report, police have suggested the suspects after the interview, with the prosecutor's decision being sent to maintenance.

“Print 01.05.2023 NN. Three people -- two men and one female, Kosovars, officials of the Centre for Social Affairs in the Pristina municipality -- have been arrested because they allegedly committed high-ranking criminal work. The suspects following the interview in the presence of the prosecutor's ruling defence attorneys have been sent to the detention of”, the report said.

According to media reports, those arrested are: Pristina Community Staff Chief Fadil Aliu-Hertica, former director of the Centre for Social Work, Webi Mujku and Social Services Unit Chief Valbona Makiqi.

The detention of Mujk and Makic has announced Pristina's Founding Prosecutor yesterday.

According to the prosecution, they allegedly illegally employed about 10 people in this institution, as well as illegally appointed him as the manager for dealing with a case of sexual violence, one of those employed despite the fact that committedness had not met the legal conditions to deal with such a and sensitive case.

<x0 Foundation Procurories in Pristina, announces the public opinion that the Department for Criminal Crime and Corruption, namely, the Economic Crime and Corruption Unit, following the investigation action company in full co-ordination with the Kosovo Police Department of the Pristina Department for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption, has issued a ruling on the ban of two persons, V.M. and V.M., under suspicion that the same in the quality of senior QPS officials in Pristina have carried out the criminal work “the use of official authority, according to the 4.C.P. and V.M., because the same exercise in question that their duties of the senior QPS officials, around 10K, the prosecution, has been called on the case for the case of the prosecution, and the prosecution, against the prosecution, against the prosecution, against the case, against a 4-com.

Justice Minister Albulen Haxhiu has later discovered that it is a case of 11-year-old rape.

On July 13th of this year, through the official letter, I have announced the responsible person who was appointed the case manager for the 11-year-old victim was not licensed by the Justice Ministry”, Haxhiu said.

“Vlerating the serious treatment of this case, by police and prosecution. Every public official like us is under obligation to apply responsibilities under legislation in force and especially in cases of minor children. Centres for social work will have our support, but we will not tolerate the violations of”, Haxhiu wrote away.

In this case it has been interviewed in the witness's quality, even the deputy head of the Pristina municipality, Alban Zogaj.

He has said that this case is related to the signing of several contracts on the work, which he says were inherited from past government.

I announced that this afternoon I was interviewed by the Kosovo Police, in the quality of DYMIT, in connection with the ban on the three municipal officials in the Pristina municipality.

This case is related to the signing of several contracts on the work, which we as governments have inherited from past government. According to the requirements of relevant directors, these work contracts have been the necessary positions for providing services to Pristina citizens.

Order and justice institutions are handling this case and we remain at their disposal, so that the case can be handled in full compliance with the legislation at power”, Zogaj wrote.