The court appoints a month's detention to KRU chief “Gjakova”, Hasan Krasniqi

Approving Kosovo Special Prosecutor's request, the Constitutional Court in Pristina has assigned the detention measure to chief chief of the Regional Water Company “Gjakova” under suspicion of misuse of official office and forging the official document.

The news has confirmed the spokesperson for the Constitutional Court in Pristina, Mirlinda Gashi.

Listening hearings to Krasniqi, which is under ban from March 18th this year, have been held today.

The Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo (PSRK) has asked the Constitutional Court in Pristina to appoint the detention measure to Hasan Krasniqi, who in the quality of chief of the Regional Water Company (KRU) Gjakova is suspected of misusing official duty and forging the official document.

Krasniqi is in detention from March 18th 2025, while hearings have been held today and security measures are expected, reports Justice Vow, broadcast Periscope.

In the prosecution's request, Krasniqi reportedly in the quality of the head of the CRU “Gjakova”, deliberately and knowingly had acted contrary to the prior legal authorisations for this position and the applicable rules of public procurement, in a way that regarding the procurement activity “Fournisation by boat” had undertaken anti-law actions.

It says that on July 5, 2024, with his suggestion and request addressed by Wisar Hasi-Micical Director of the CRU “Gjakova”, requests for the initiative of the procurement procedure had been put forward, setting technical criteria that were clearly favourable for OE (economicOperator) winner “Land Fix<3> SCK, thus excluding all other competitors. The boat's specific data reportedly assured the suspect Krasniqi by the boat owner Arlind Hassimja, with whom they are in friendly relations.

Always on demand, the favourable criteria for OE winners and disfellowshipped for the competitive OE were in the tender file for this procurement activity and with the establishment of the Comesin for assessments of the allegations placed its sides in a matter conducted, as the winner was known.

According to the prosecution, OE winner “Land FIX” shpk, was announced the winner of the tender at the price of 24 thousand and 500 euros. The boat supply contract was signed on August 16, 2024.

After the contract manager and direct overseer of the contract manager were appointed, the prosecution stresses that the Commission had been formed for technical admission of the boat for the tender in question. Later, the Commission had accepted the boat.

This was reportedly done by shooting four photos of it in the KRU court “Gjakova”, not asking or verifying the boat's monitoring documentation, including the trading contract, the purchase bill, the bank's card, and customs documentation for customs customs customs customs procedures. After that, the report on accepting the boat was reportedly compiled.

According to the prosecution, on September 9, 2024, following verification of documentation and procedures, as well as approval by technical director Visar Hasi and chief executive chief Hasan Krasniqi, payment was executed in the amount of 24 thousand and 500 euros for “Lin Fix” ShPK.

With these actions, Krasniqi allegedly committed criminal work “The use of official position or authority” by Article 414, par.2 of the Criminal Code.

Also, defendant Hasan Krasniqi, as chief executive chief of the KRU “Gjakova”, allegedly forged two boat rental contracts. He was said to have signed on behalf of Winda Canhasi Gashi, who had not signed them, while the tools had gone to the account of “Land Fix” ShPK, on behalf of Arlind Hasimes.

With these actions, he allegedly committed criminal work “Falsification of the official document” under Article 427, par. One of the Penal Code.

It says that during the search conducted on March 18, 2025, testimony was seized that links to criminal work: nearly 22 thousand and 205 euros without evidence of their descent, one telephone, one laptop, two agreement contracts and a boat.

The request reportedly that following the conduct of the plan's investigative actions, criminal charges against Krasniqi for misuse of official office and forging the official document, as well as for Arlind Hasimes for “Avoid compulsory customs payments or excise fees”.

“Procuror considers that in the concrete case the legal conditions for appointing the detention measure to indictees Hasan Krasniqi, who are envisioned with the 163 KPP article, while for other suspects involved in the case, including several official persons, is working with the intent to identify and place responsibility on the following day”, the prosecution's request said.

While, as for defendants Arlind Hasmija, the prosecutor has praised his position and concluded that protection can currently be allowed in freedom, so he has made no request for the appointment of any of the measures for ensuring his presence in the procedure.

The prosecution estimates that if the defendant is released he will bring to nothing, hide, change or forge evidence of the criminal act, as well as that specific circumstances show that he will prevent the course of criminal procedure, influence witnesses or influence the co-operation of Arlink Hasimja, who has not yet been heard about the circumstances of this criminal case.

“also, granting me a final liberty to indictee Hasan Krasniqi, is a serious risk of having him influence witnesses who have numerous information about the circumstances of criminal acts that are under investigation, being in a superior position in their report, as most of these witnesses are employees of the KRU Gjakova company, in which defendant Hasan Krasniqi has the position of chief executive”, said in demand.

Also, according to the Prosecutor, the burden of criminal acts is their gross social nature and social risk, because we are dealing with criminal acts from which, apart from multidimensional damage, have broken public confidence in honorary service and according to the law of official duty, in no way to use official duty to commit criminal acts, by causing material damage to the company, and by granting illegal profit to a person with whom you have friendships.

The prosecution has concluded that in concrete cases other insufficient measures for regular implementation of the criminal procedure.

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