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Marigona Redenica
- April 15, 2024 13:09 am
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The Special Prosecutor's Office announced that the Minister of Industry, Rozeta Hajdari, appeared to be interviewed as a defendant in the case of state reserves, but she did not testify on Monday.
The prosecutor's office announced for TIME that Hajdari used the right to defend himself in silence, under the suspicion of having committed the criminal offense of "misuse of official position or authority".
"After the great interest of the media, the Special Prosecutor's Office informs the public opinion that, according to the invitation of this prosecutor's office, Rozeta Hajdari, Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade, has appeared at the Special Prosecutor's Office to be interviewed as a defendant , under suspicion of having committed the criminal offense of 'Misuse of official position or authority', from Article 414 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo, related to state reserves. However, the same has not been declared today, and as foreseen by the Code of Criminal Procedure, he used the right to defend himself in silence", says the announcement of the Special.
Hajdari finishes the interview at the Special Prosecutor's Office for the case of state reserves
The Minister of Trade, Industry and Enterprise, Rozeta Hajdari, was interviewed at the Special Prosecutor's Office on Monday regarding the state reserves scandal.
After leaving the Prosecutor's office, Hajdari spoke to the media, but did not give details about what he was interviewed about.
"Until we get the relevant clarifications, we will make the request and come to give you the answers", Hajdari declared, "Oath of Justice" reported.
Otherwise, on August 18, 2023, the Special Prosecutor's Office conducted an action to raid the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade and also went to the properties of businessman Ridvan Muharremi.
After the action, the two officials of the Ministry, Hafiz Gara, Irfan Lipovica and the businessman were handcuffed under the suspicion of corruption and other criminal offenses.
Minister Rozeta Hajdari had said the same day that the two MINT officials are innocent and that they have not committed any legal violations while accusing the Police of illegally obtaining state reserve documents, thus endangering national security.
Meanwhile, on August 31, 2023, Muharrem and two state officials were released from detention. Muharrem is suspected of illegally mediating in the purchase of state reserves from Turkey and Poland.
He is suspected of helping two state officials, Gara and Lipovica, to break the law when they ordered the purchase of state reserves. / Oath of Justice
