Indictment against Hajdari and others for state reserves confirmed

The Basic Court in Pristina has rejected as unfounded the requests to challenge evidence and drop the indictment in the case known as "state reserves", against former Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade Rozeta Hajdari. 

"The Basic Court of Pristina - Special Department, through Decision PS.nr.68/2025 dated 13.03.2026, has rejected as unfounded the requests for objection to evidence and dismissal of the indictment, submitted by the defendants' defense attorneys, filed against the indictment of the Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo," said Court Spokesperson Mirlinda Gashi. 

Also accused in this case are Irfan Lipovica, Hafiz Gara and Ridvan Muharremi.

Based on the SPRK indictment, the defendants Rozeta Hajdari in the capacity of Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade, Irfan Lipovica as Deputy Secretary and Hafiz Gara in the position of Director of the Department of State Reserves, in violation of the Law on Public Procurement, avoiding the competition process, through a negotiation procedure had negotiated and then signed a contract with the Turkish company "Yafe Turizm Indaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi" headquartered in Bursa, Turkey, for the purchase of 10 thousand tons of wheat at a price of 4,834,778.00 euros. It states that the price for the purchase of wheat was contracted 193.48 euros higher than the average market price.
The indictment further states that defendants Hajdari, Lipovica and Gara also negotiated and signed a contract with the company "Xanto SP. ZO. O" based in Gdynia, Poland, for the purchase of 200 thousand liters of oil and 120 thousand kilograms of sugar. However, despite the payment made, the goods were never received.

Hajdari, Lipovica, and Gara are accused of revealing official secrets by providing Muharrem with information about the location of the storage of wheat as a state reserve commodity.