Fraud of 18 million euros with fictitious invoices, 12 TAK officials and a businessman are arrested in Kosovo

2024-01-09 20:24:32Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Fraud of 18 million euros with fictitious invoices, 12 TAK officials and a
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The Kosovo Police and the Basic Prosecutor's Office in Prishtina have announced that during an operation today they arrested 13 people, including 12 officials of the Tax Administration of Kosovo, suspected of the criminal offenses "Fraud in office", "False documents related to tax" and "Tax avoidance". It is claimed that with their actions, the suspects have damaged the budget of Kosovo in the amount of 2.8 million euros.

In a press release it is stated that "The Basic Prosecutor's Office in Prishtina, informs the public opinion that in coordination with the Kosovo Police, the Directorate for Economic Crimes and Corruption, based on the ordinance issued by the Basic Court in Pristina for the control and temporary seizure of houses and accompanying premises, today carried out an action, in which case two locations were checked and raided, namely in the city of Podujeva and Prizren, where 13 suspects were initially arrested, 12 of them TAK officials and an owner of a business".

"Persons with the initials MZ, NB, ST, AJ, MR, MZ, MB, G.Gj., AP, VK, AR, Xh.H., officials of TAK, are suspected of having committed the criminal offense of "Fraud on duty", from article 419 of the KPRK, so that the suspects FP, owner of three businesses in Prizren, have recognized as regular 23 fictitious invoices with a value of 18 million euros, perhaps for the construction of a hotel which has already was built before, and which invoices he had received from the defendants BB and BB (who are wanted) owners of a business in Podujevë, and who are suspected of having committed the criminal offenses "False documents related to tax" and "Tax avoidance" and as a result of these actions, TAK officials have recognized the right to refund the deductible VAT in the amount of 2.8 million euros, for which there is also an Order of the Private Executor for refund obliged by the Budget of Kosovo, but that this procedure was suspended at the last moment due to the initiation of the criminal case against the aforementioned defendants", the communiqué states.

According to the communique, BB, FP and BB, it is claimed that with their actions they have damaged the budget of Kosovo in the amount of 2.8 million euros.

According to the communique, "The State Prosecutor has issued a decision on the detention of the suspects for a duration of 48 hours, and will take further legal actions for them."

"Meanwhile, during the search in the objects controlled by the defendant FM, a quantity of weapons, three long, three short, electronic devices, a telephone and other material evidence were found and confiscated."

The prosecution says that in coordination with the police, it will continue with the undertaking of investigative actions related to this case.


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