The damage to over 412 thousand euros- 7 officials and a businessman under indictment for misuse of office and public procurement fraud

According to the indictment, with the date 04.08.2022 indefinitely in Prizren, the accused in the quality of official persons, for assessing bids in the tender “Renovation and maintenance of Prizren municipality objects”, exploiting office or official authority does not meet their official duties, enabling the group of economic operator <x2P.C.G. Sh.P. K.” and “A.-T. Sh.P.K.”

The defendants act in opposition to the Public Prosecutor's Law and contrary to the Public Procureing Rules and Guide, in the way that accused J.D., in the quality of the commission chairman, Y.G., and Q.K., the commission members recommend the contract link to 550,000, $50,000, with the body of the above-mentioned operator, despite the fact that five responsible operators are not recommended by the assessment commission, have been about 2037%, respectively, with an average price binding of 550,000,000, $80,000, with the set up to 2020.24.

While accused S.V., the contract manager, accused L.S., internal supervisor, accused B.J., foreign overseer, during the exercise of their responsibilities have not implemented procurement legislation, and have taken no action to prevent damage to contract-related contract management.

The accused E.S., in the quality of the administration director, the supervisor of the project manager, has influenced economic operators during the bidding phase to manipulate at prices per entity.

Supreme defendants have failed to fulfill their duties and have deliberately enabled rich benefits to the group of economic operator “P.C.G. Sh.P. K.” and “A. -T.” P.K, causing damage to the contracting authority of Prizren municipality, worth 412.584,87. With these actions, the same have committed criminal work “Use of official position or authority” according to the KPRK.

While, the D.N. accused, in the quality of the responsible person of the company “A.T. The S.P.K.”, Prizren, knowingly violates public procurement rules, so that false documentation on pre- mass prices and prior to account prices, with most of the positions being underpriced prices and speculating prices, where out of 233 positions 74 positions have not been realised at all, and the goal of lowering prices in multiple positions below market prices has been to win the tender. With these actions, the same has committed criminal work “Kequm use or public procurement fraud” according to the KPRK.

The prosecutor of the case in the case of the establishment of the indictment has proposed to the court that after maintaining judicial review, management of their evidence and assessment, the high-ranking defendants for criminal acts they are accused of guilty and be punished by the law.