Kosovo police have arrested two people suspected of misusing 62 thousand and 902 euros from two international grants worth a total of over 575 thousand euros. According to this body, the detainees allegedly presented false financial reports on the purchase of machinery, claiming that the expenses had been fully realised.
Verdu.info reports that those arrested are Hasan Lahu, former director of the plant Hiirano Mushroom L. L.C., as well as Taulant Murati, who has cooperated with this company through consultancy services. The company in question relates to businessman Behgjet Pacolli, who owns 43% of shares.
After interviewing in the presence of defence attorneys, the suspect’s orders have been submitted to the detention for 48 hours. These developments have been reacted to by Behgjet Pacolli himself, who claimed that the detainees acted as the subordinates of Valon Luka within the Hirano· (part of the Mabetex Group).
Police report regarding the action:
)The suspects have been interviewed under suspicion of involvement in criminal work fraud over accepting funds from the international community. The two suspects — H.L., and T.M., (Kosovon males), in quality of one company’s director, or the other as its manager — are suspected of accepting two grants worth 575,736.00. The first grant has been won in value of 293,500.00. It is suspected that the total amount of this guarantee has been misused $23,000.00 by presenting false reporting that vehicle purchase lines have been overall carried out.. The second grant has been acquired in value of $22,236.00, out of this amount has been misappropriated, $3902.00 by submitting false reporting that the purchase lines for machinery have been overall realised.. During the investigative process, it has proved that suspects from these two grants have managed to misuse monetary means worth of 62,902,000 in the territory.. )
Source Layer: Insander