Prosecutor Begins Investigation into Brazil's meat scandal allegedly sold as Kosovo

The news has confirmed the prosecution's spokeswoman, Laurel Ulay.

The Constitutional Prosecutor in Pristina, under official duty, has authorized police in the company of all necessary actions with the aim of collecting evidence and information concerning this matter”, Ulaj told Gazeta Express.

Periscope during yesterday has contacted Minister Faton Peci, who suggested that AUV inspector Qenhun is in the Disciplinary Commission, as it became known today that the same was suspended from work.

The suspended “as point 1 of this decision is suspended on the working relationship at AUV, until the decision is made next. The suspended will be compensated by 50 of the monthly wage under the legal provisions in force, suspension remains in force until the decision is taken by”, the disciplinary Commission's decision said.

The Commission based on the sensitivity of the case, based on Article 59 paragraph 4 and Article 69 paragraph 1 under paragraphs 1.1 of Law No. 08/ L-197 for public officials, decided that Mr. Being officer Maxhun in the position of Veterinary Inspector is suspended under official duty, because there is reason to believe that continuing to be exercised by the civil servant to whom the disciplinary procedure has begun, hinders disciplinary investigation or may violate the appropriate exercise of his task”, the rationale said.

Otherwise, the Food and Veterinary Agency has ordered the immediate halting of export documents for the company “Apetit sh.p.k”, following reports.

AWI spokesman Lamir Thaci has told Periscope that the professional Commission has already been formed that will track all business inflows to prove the allegations raised.

Kosovo Customs and the Kosovo Tax Administration have also been informed of.

After the suspicion arose of forging the origin of the meat product from the Economic Operator Abeti sh.p.k. The Food and Veterinary Agency has ordered the immediate halt to issuing documents for export to higher business. It has been formed the professional commission that will do the auditing of all introductions to business to prove the suspicion raised. Other tax authorities (Dogans, ATK) have also been informed. Which will track for the part of their mandate and at the same time we will support each other, with data about the found ones stemming from detailed checks. After complete research complete, we will keep you informed of the findings”, Thaci said.

For the case, it reported an investigative show “Stop”. According to this show, about 600 thousand pounds of meat was imported from the company “Apet at shpk” for 2023 in Albania alone.

“We were informed, that in Shkozet, Durres, a business on behalf of Ilir John, sells frozen Brazilian meat, which enters from Kosovo through “Apet shpk”. This merchant shows us how to melt meat 24 hours ago and serve it as fresh Kosovo meat. With hidden cameras, we took the role of the hotel businessman and ordered 1 tonnes of meat from the “Apet veg” in Kosovo. But the documents became as if 1 tonnes of fileto vici meat was fresh meat from Kosovo, slaughtered in January 2024. “Apet” with the help of the Food and Veterinary Agency with Inspector Bean Maxun made it possible to forge meat origin from Brazil to Kosovo.

Three days, after ordering 1 tonnes of meat from Kosovo to “Apet shpk”, the amount of vicis filetos came to Tirana through Morina's customs point, passing all the control of the stinger seals or even forging the origin of meat. “Apet shpk” also forged the price, not to pay dues based on the 15 euro real price for 1kg of fileto vici meat. For this scandal we went to the Food and Veterinary Agency, where the spokesman for the media, after getting acquainted with the problem, said, that he will launch an investigation from this institution into collaboration with other law enforcement institutions for punishing this phenomenon, which harms consumers and the economy”, is expected in this show.