Recica, three other officials acquitted of corruption over tender for Gjilan Highway

Statement of the trial for the case was made Monday by the judge, Musa Condzhel, reports the “Justice Trust”.

According to Judge Kondzhel, the highest-ranking indictees are acquitted of charges after it has not been proven the same have committed the criminal work they were charged with by the prosecution.

Meanwhile, the costs of the criminal procedure are charged with the court's budgetary means.

The damaged side in this case, however, for the realisation of the property-juridic demand is directed in legal-civil disputes.

Against this trial, the parties have a 30-day complaint at the Court of Appeals.

According to the indictment filed by the Special Prosecutor on February 15th 2021, Betim Recica is charged with being the task of the Public Procurement Director in the Ministry of Infrastructure during 2017, with the aim of financial benefit for the “Gjoka Kondolion”, exercised direct influence on Isa Berisha, the chairman of the Revalue Commission, and Leonora Limani of Mirdini, members of this commission, who were subordinates, putting pressure on the appointment for the reconstruction of the Autogenus to carry out 10 days.

Always according to the indictment, the accused Recica had asked members of this commission to go to the meeting with Minister Pal Lekaj, and then to announce the winner OE “Gyoka Kontrucion” even though he did not meet the tender criteria better than the “Ppenburg Adriani”, which had recommended the Revalue Commission, which for the sum of 1 million and 630 and 487 euros had offered the lowest price. By these actions, it is accused of committing criminal work “The exercise of influence”.

Recica is also accused of making a decision on paying additionals to pay for 14 officials of this ministry, even though they were engaged in regular duties. Also accused of making two illegal decisions in order to make financial compensation for two officials engaged in the Commission for the realisation of capital projects in MI, Hysen Merovci and Ardian Begaj. With these actions, Recica is tasked with using the official post or authority “criminal work.

Recica is also loaded for “Insulting money” that during 2019, the financial means that he had benefited from criminal activity, which was related to the above - quoted acts, so that the illegal money would appear legal, had bought a car that had been registered in the name of his brother.

While accused Isa Berisha, Leonora Limani and Mirdi Emini are charged with reevaluating the offers of economic operators submitted in the tender for construction of the Gjilan Auto, they have failed to meet their official duties to announce the winners the lowest price operators, which was the main criterion for announcing the winners. With these actions, they are charged that in co-operation they committed criminal work “Use of official duty or authority”.

Always according to the PSRK, Betim Recica is also charged that in the quality of the taskmaker that the director of Public Procurement in MI, with the aim of financial benefit for the company “Gjoka Kondourion”, has changed the report of the re-evaluating Commission and has declared this OE responsible despite having known that it has failed to meet the legal conditions.

With these actions, it is charged that it has committed criminal work “Use of official duty or official authority”.