"10 thousand euros translation at the conference", the journalist reveals details from Beqaj's file: The former minister knew that...

2024-07-08 22:28:19 / POLITIKË ALFA PRESS

"10 thousand euros translation at the conference", the journalist
The journalist of Top Channel, Anila Hoxha, part of the panel of Top Story, has revealed new details from the file of abuse of EU funds, where former minister Ilir Beqaj was also imprisoned.

Hoxha : Genc Shurdho, who is mentioned several times during the file, refuses the offer to sign a fictitious invoice, an invoice that is then signed by the other co-defendants, why do I call it a story full of strong doubts, the prosecution has also examined the account of Facebook for the overlap of two projects for energy and environment conferences that cost thousands of euros from the funds, at one point it shows that when I mention them in voices only for the translation it was 10 thousand euros.

They continued with technical elements. When the tendering was being done by the Ministry of Tourism, SPAK entered, Beqaj knew it, the parties knew that they were doing activity for the same thing. Did Beqaj know or not that he was in a difficult position. Dozens of people who were contacted by Kurtulaj were questioned. At the conference, they gave a promotional gift, paid for by EU funds. The car that Kurtulaj uses is Beqaj, Kurtulaj said that he knew it when he was a candidate for deputy. It must be proven where the money went.

Ilir Beqaj, former Minister of Health and former General Director of SASPAK was arrested on July 4 for abusing European Union funds.

Handcuffed for corruption and non-declaration of income by hiding the ownership of the Gzona restaurant and a vehicle, the former official Beqaj allegedly collaborated with the Eusair project coordinator Ermal Kurtulaj, (also under arrest), for the fictitious procurements and contrary to EU aid contracts.

SPAK announces that Ilir Beqaj has invested almost 21,411 euros and 4 million ALL, through the purchase of assets, and 34,783 euros has been reported in the form of expenses, not declaring them as loans to the company. Prosecutor Elida Kackini says that the former head of SASPAK exercised his interests in the "Gzona" restaurant through Kurtulaj.

But the court, during the security measure, says that he should not be charged with corruption, but that the data is for fraud. Despite this retort, in the end, the court decides the measure for corruption against the former minister.

The prosecutor has discovered in a months-long investigation that eight services were performed, among them events, and conferences held during 2023, not following a regular procurement, while the winner was predetermined.

As a violation, the prosecutor lists two conferences on the future of tourism and the environment worth 125,000 euros, the same value as that prosecuted by the Ministry of Tourism, for an event called a party. In both cases, the company managed by Gazmend Haxhia was contracted under prison arrest and director Alfred Nikolli, under house arrest. But the only service provided, SPAK declares, is the organization of dinner at the "Gzona" restaurant with a value of 4 million ALL.

Three prison terms, two house arrests, three forced appearances.

Even Elton Marini, under house arrest as a partner of a private company, is suspected of being involved in this scheme after appearing when communicating with Kurtulaj, who asks him to write down the value of the invoice of 16,600 euros. Others, as representatives of private entities Bledar Leka and Bjona Ziaj, are suspected of issuing fictitious invoices. /Top channel

 

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