6 suspects are arrested for fraud with the driver's license exam

A large police action, carried out in Peja and in three other municipalities, has arrested 6 suspects for fraud with the driver's license exam. The police suspect that they completed the tests on behalf of the candidates and illegally entered them into the system

Six people in Peja, who allegedly illegally enabled a number of candidates to obtain driver's licenses, were handcuffed on Tuesday.

After the Police action, which was carried out in coordination with the State Prosecutor, a 48-hour detention measure was imposed on the arrested.

"It is suspected that the tests were completed on behalf of the candidates by the officials of the drivers' license unit in Peja and the same were illegally entered into the system by the IT official. Likewise, three suspects, owners of driving schools, allegedly recruited candidates and provided documentation by falsifying the necessary documents in order to introduce them to the exam", the Police announcement states.

The prosecutor of the case, Valbona Disha-Haxhosaj, has shown that the targeted action had the capture of 10 people and was carried out in several municipalities.

"The action was carried out by the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption and was extended to Peja, as well as to the surrounding municipalities such as Deçan, Fushë-Kosovo and Pristina. 6 people were arrested, 1 person was released due to his serious health condition and 3 other people were not found at home, according to family members, these people are somewhere on vacation", said Disha-Haxhosaj.

And, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Hysen Durmishi, who a month ago raised allegations of fraud with driver's licenses, has declared that the contracts with the driving schools and officials, who were part of the frauds, have been severed.

"There are arrests from both driving schools and examiners. According to the information I have, even the director who was the driver's license unit here in Peja. I hope this work goes to the end. We, as the minister, have severed the contracts with some of them and with the decisions of the disciplinary commissions, they have left the positions they held", said Durmishi.

According to the prosecutor of the case, these people are suspected of having committed the criminal offense of driver's license fraud from 2021 onwards.

During the police raid operation, 7.800 euros, six mobile phones, as well as various materials related to candidate tests were seized as evidence.