Special Prosecution has filed indictment for Organized Crime
Prishtina, 18th of May 2016 –Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosova has filed indictment against fourteen (14) defendants regarding “Kristal” case, who are charged for committing some criminal offenses.
Defendants T.K., K. K., Gj. K., M. K., B. B., Gj. K. and G. K., are being accused for committing criminal offense ‘Organized Crime’, as stipulated by Article 274 of the CCK, in conjunction with criminal offense ‘Compulsion’ as stipulated by Article 267, paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 23 of the CCK, whereas due to an offense from 2013 they are also charged for committing criminal offense ‘Usury’, as stipulated by Article 343, paragraph 3 of the CCRK.
The defendants are also being accused for committing criminal offense ‘Money Laundering’ as stipulated by Article 308 of the CCRK, in conjunction with Article 32, paragraphs 1 and 2, sub-paragraph 2.1. of the Law no. 03/L-96 on Prevention of Money Laundering and Prevention of Terrorist Financing, as well as for committing criminal offense ‘Unauthorized ownership, control or possession of weapons, as stipulated by Article 374 of the CCRK.
T. K and Gj. K., are also accused for criminal offense ‘Organizing pyramid schemes and unlawful gambling’, as stipulated by Article 300, paragraph 3 in conjunction with paragraph 2 of Article 31 of the CCRK.
Other defendants are secondary.
Defendants have operated as an organized criminal group and for the purposes of financial benefits they have constantly committed severe criminal offenses, in such manner that defendant T.K. has overseen and lead with all activities of the respective criminal group, which group by using the severe financial situation and, lack of experience of different injured parties, have contracted to the latter loans on different financial amounts, and then as a group by using serious threats have compelled the injured party to pay remarkable disproportional interest rates in terms of material wealth, or multiple money amounts, in exchange of the borrowed amounts.
During the investigation stage from defendants were confiscated real estates in huge amounts resulting to be acquired from committing criminal offenses.
Indictment was filed by a local Prosecutor of the Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosova. There is worth of emphasizing that this case was targeted for visa liberalization.