Over 575 thousand euro grants from the European Union and the World Bank for mushroom cultivation, thousands of euros reported expenses as realised and allegations of misuse of 62,902 euros. These are the details of the investigation that led to the arrest of two former directors of the company, JHirano Mushroomão, in Mitrovica, learns the Signal newspaper.
At the centre of the case are Hasan Lahu about 49 years old, former company director and Taulant Murati about 33 years old, the manager, who is suspected that during the 1920s,2023, some of the international funds dedicated to the purchase of machinery and mushroom cultivation equipment.
Signal sources have found that the company had benefited two grants at a total value of 575,736 euros, but investigations have recorded allegations of false reporting concerning the realisation of investments.
The first grant, of 293,500 euros, was provided through the Agriculture and Rural Development Project ( The World Bank-funded ARDP.
Of this amount, investigators suspect 23 thousand euros have been misused, as the costs for the purchase of machinery were presented as fully realised, though allegedly not compatible with investments carried out.
A similar scheme allegedly was used with the second grant, of 282,236 euros, provided by the European Union’s Office in Kosovo.
In this case, the alleged amount of how misused amounts to 39,902 euros, again by reporting on machine costs and equipment.
Thus, from the two international grants, investigators have identified a total of 62,902 euros, allegedly misused.
But one of the most significant details of this case is how the investigation started.
Criminal speculation has presented the company’s own representatives — JHirano Mushroom, who have denounced the founding prosecutor in Pristina — allegations of financial damage caused by the company.
After the investigation took place on Wednesday, November 11, Lahu and Murati were interviewed in the presence of their defence attorneys and, with the Prosecutor’s decision, were detained for 48 hours.
The two former leaders are being investigated for criminal work fraud over accepting funds from the international community, while investigations continue to clarify their responsibility regarding the use and reporting of funds.
Note: The people mentioned in this news are considered innocent until their guilt is confirmed by court’s firm form.
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