Next witness in trial against Nagip Krasniqi kicks off

Kroll is a senior expert in market analysis and energy trade, reports the “Justice Trust”, the Periscope broadcast.

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Krasniqi was declared innocent at the initial session held on October 8th 2024. Innocent, he was also declared at the July 3, 2025 session.

The Special Prosecutor's Act of the Republic of Kosovo, founded on 19 August 2024, accuses Nagip Krasniqi of using official position or authority “.

According to the indictment, which has provided “Justice Trust”, Krasniqi in the quality of KEK's chief chief, starting on October 15th 2021 and continuing in order that economic operator “Holding Sloveneske kyan” SE from Slovenia to enable the trade of electricity in the Republic of Kosovo in opposition to the Energy Law and the Energy Regulatory Law, deliberately endorsed purchases, signed contracts and authorised their signatures, and confirms continuing to trade with the operator in question, even though it was aware that electricity could not be traded with this operator until it was licensed or recognized by the Energy Regulatory Office (Electr). ZREE).

The indictment reportedly allows the operator rich profit as well as avoiding tax payments in the Republic of Kosovo and resulting in large-scale damage to Kosovo's budget, or worth 531 thousand and 920 euros and 79 cents. Also, it reportedly had damaged and discriminated against other competitive economic operators operating on the Kosovo market, which were licensed and subject to tax obligations. While material damage to KEK is said to be on a large scale, 3m and 229m euros, respectively.

From the prosecution's evidence, ZRE, KEK had reportedly imposed sentence on him because of disagreements filed in energy purchase. The Regulatory Office report had found that based on domestic legislation, energy trade activities can be exercised only by licenses issued by ZRE, which are registered in Kosovo. It says that non-licensed activities could be allowed only if operators have licenses in their countries, which can be recognised in Kosovo only after conditions are met under the regulation for the licensing of energy activities in Kosovo.

According to the indictment, ZRE had reacted several times through official paperwork and email for KEK to act in accordance with the law and energy trade activities with unlicensed operators.

On the other hand, ZRE reportedly on August 19th 2022, had monitored the real-time trade process, and had noted that despite remarks and requirements KEK had continued to act contrary to the law.

KEK's processing group agreed to respect the findings of the ZERE report. Despite the above-mentioned beliefs and arguments, The KEK will eventually respect ZRE's positions as an institution called for overhauling the energy sector appointed by the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo under legislation in effect, which gives it competence. In this case, KEK will cease trading energy with businessmen who do not represent license or evidence from the ZRE that testify that they do not have licenses since all options have been seized with communications we have had with ZRE” are said to be in the indictment.

This response from the working group, according to the Prosecution, had not been fully sent. The e-mail sent by Elyas Jashari, reportedly only disagreeing comments opposing ZRE's findings, considering they did not need additional licenses, since the same were licensed in their countries.

“In the upper response it turns out that ZRE had not been conveyed to the positions of the KEK processing group, but Nagip Krasniqi's personal position”, It's an indictment.

In addition, it is said that even from the opinion of KEK's legal office, where the regulator was to be respected, was himself the defendant Krasniqi, had given the ZRE rights, informing the accused Krasniqi that he should be respected because it is the state authority that has competence over this field. Even according to this opinion, even when KEK has sent cases to the Court, the ZRE has won cases and their demands have been rejected, as their competence is final for electricity issues.

Nagip Krasniqi, according to the indictment, was sent an e-mail from the Energy Market Management Department asking Krasniqi to confirm whether to trade with operator “HSE”, stressing that in response to ZRE, trade was meant to continue.

The accused Krasniqi had responded to “confirming the continuing trade in response to the ZRE”. As a result, trade with unlicensed operators had continued until the final suspension and interruption of the contract in May 2023, respectively.

With confirmation that the operative director, Louis Imer, had sought by chief chief chief Krasniqi, in this corruption, the prosecution reportedly had mocked Besa Shatri after Krasniqi's response.

“Hahaha, you've broken his tripath”, I'm sorry.”, were the replicas in this official email.

Slovenia's operator reportedly was not on the list of licensed companies, and according to ARBK, nor was it registered as business in Kosovo.

On the other hand, in the indictment it becomes known that following the letter that KEK of August 7th, 2023, proves that following Nagip Krasniqi's arrest (on issues not related to this case), KEK on May 19th 2023 had first announced “HSE” was suspending co-operation to inform him later that they are breaking the contract in the absence of a license issued by the ZRE, announcing that at the moment that “HSE” testifies to possession of permission issued or recognized by Z HR, then KEK can initiate the process of signing a new contract. /Periscopi