4 minutes agoNine charged with budget damage of over 2m euros sentenced to over 12 years in prison
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(2 years ago)The Constitutional Court in Pristina in the retrial has sentenced to 12 years and 9 months in prison accused Shaip Ferizin, Albanian Avdiu, Arben Jasharin, Mustafe Year, Behem Mustaf, Ferizin, Faton Topanica, Arsim Topanica, and Adar Jasharin, who were charged by the Prosecutor for several criminal acts. They were accused of smoking worth 2 million [...]
They were charged that cigarettes worth 2 million and 931 thousand and 929 euros and 08 cents had not been handed over to KFOR, but had sold to other companies without banners, causing tax evasion of Kosovo's budget, in many of Kosovo's 2m and 441m and 927 euros and 71 cents, reports the “Bettim on Justice”.
The case against them was announced Monday by the chairman of the court, Judge Arben Hoti.
The accused Shaip Feriz, Albanian Avdiu and Arben Jashari each has been sentenced to two years in prison.
The accused Faton of Arsim Topanica and Besnik Ferizi have each been sentenced to only one year and 6 months in prison.
Indictees Aydar Jashari, Mustafe Vitija and Medjid Mustafa have each been sentenced separately to nine months in prison.
Under the indictment, those accused in the sentence will also be counted as past time in house detention and house arrest.
Meanwhile, damaged, Kosovo Customs for realisation of the property-juridic demand has been instructed in civil conflicts.
Judge Hoti also announced that criminal offenses will be confiscated, as well as the benefits gained from criminal acts.
The accused is obliged to pay the expenses of the criminal procedure, as well as the judiciary each of 100 euros.
Otherwise, on March 11th 2019, the Constitutional Court in Pristina had sentenced the nine accused and high-ranking to prison.
However, to that decision, the Court of Appeals had filed complaints to the defenders of the accused, on December 18, 2019, that court has approved their complaints, as well as, according to official duty, annulled the first degree of bias and turned the case into retrial.
In this case, the accused is Lulzim Gashi, for whom the subject for which it was isolated in order to economicise and develop a joint procedure.
According to the indictment, filed on December 30th 2008, the nine accused from September 8th 2006 to October 9th 2007, had committed serious crime as part of an organised criminal group, each having their role divided into criminal activities.
The indictment reportedly aimed at directly or indirectly benefiting an illegal property or financial benefit, during the importation of cigarettes as KFOR contractors and on behalf of KFOR, had misused official duties.
In this case, according to the indictment, cigarettes worth 2 million and 931 thousand and 929euro and 8 cents had not been handed over to KFOR, but sold to other companies without banners, causing tax evasion to Kosovo's consolidated budget in many of the 2 million 441 thousand and 927euro and 71 cents.
Prosecutorial of the accused Shaip Feriz, Shqipe Avdiu and Arben Jashari tasked them with criminal acts “organised crime”, regarding criminal work “Using official task” as well as criminal activity “Shun false duties payments”.
While defendants Mustafe Vitita, Medjid Mustafa, Lulzim Gashi, Besnik Feriz, Faton Topanica, Arsim Topanica and Hajdar Jashari tasked with criminal work “Organised Crime” over criminal work “Avoid paying dues”.
