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USA sanctions senior official in Kosovo for "major corruption"

2023-11-03 15:14:54Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
USA sanctions senior official in Kosovo for "major corruption"
American state Department

The US Department of State has placed on the sanctions list Nexhat Krasniqi, the former director of the Department of Procurement in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, due to his involvement in major corruption.

According to the announcement, he will be barred from entering the US.

"As a public official responsible for the supervision of procurement contracts, Krasniqi has abused his public position by accepting bribes in exchange for awarding the contract for the construction of the industrial park in the municipality of Drenas by the Eltoni company," the announcement said.

According to DASH, today's US actions prove that Washington stands with those in Kosovo who demand accountability from corrupt public officials.

"This decision reaffirms the US commitment to fighting corruption that harms the public interest, hinders the economic prosperity of states, and diminishes the ability of governments to respond effectively to the needs of their citizens."

Likewise, Krasniqi's children, Aulona and Olti Krasniqi, have also been placed under sanctions and will not be allowed to enter the US.

In 2015, Krasniqi was sentenced to 26 months in prison after being found guilty of abuse of office in the case of the Business Park in Drenas.

Krasniqi had also been in the procurement department at the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure.

Krasniqi's name was also mentioned in the court case for misuse in the Ministry of Telecommunications when it was headed by Fatmir Limaj. In the indictment, it was suspected that Krasniqi and Limaj had created an organized criminal group and had misused official authority and had taken bribes by favoring a company in the procurement process. However, Krasniqi was acquitted of the charges.

Otherwise, the Business Park - Krasniqi was sanctioned for granting the construction permit - was created in 2010. According to the website of the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade, this ministry also invested in its construction.

Currently, it is said that 41 businesses of different sectors are located there.


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