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Kosova2023-08-18 20:29:00

Arrests break out in Kosovo, 3 officials of the Ministry of Industry are handcuffed

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Arrests break out in Kosovo, 3 officials of the Ministry of Industry are

The authorities in Kosovo have arrested three people, under the suspicion that they have misused the purchases of state reserves.

The Special Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo said that the arrested persons are suspected of criminal offenses: "misuse of official duty" and "providing assistance in the commission of the criminal offense of misuse of official duty".

The Ministry of Industry, Enterprise and Trade (MINT) confirmed that two of the arrested are its officials.

Through a press release, the Special Prosecutor's Office - which issued the order for arrests - said that those arrested are the persons with the initials, RMHG and IL

The arrestees were detained for 48 hours.

The notice also mentions the raid of some premises and the seizure of material evidence.

MINT, meanwhile, said that on August 18, the offices of two high-ranking officials of this ministry were searched: the director of the state reserves department, Hafiz Gara, and the director of the European integration department, Irfan Lipovica.

"The Ministry of Industry, Enterprise and Trade welcomes any investigation into the case of the purchase of the state reserve, because we are convinced that the state supplies and reserves are in accordance with the relevant laws, the relevant plan and no harm or damage has occurred to them". said the MINT's response.

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