The Basic Court in Pristina has sentenced the former Minister of Trade and Industry, Endrit Shala, to 2 years in prison for conflict of interest. The trial body dismissed the charge of abuse of office but found him guilty of conflict of interest.
According to the media in Kosovo, Shala favored his bazhanak, allowing him an illegal benefit in the amount of over 700,000 euros.
According to the court, Shala favored his farmer, Valdet Teneqjë, by giving his company the right to inspect the quality of oil derivatives in Kosovo.
The prosecution claims that this decision has brought the company financial benefits of more than 732 thousand euros. For this reason, the court found Shala guilty of conflict of interest.
“…has signed, respectively approved the appointment decision 01.Ref.no.36, dated 30.05.2019, by which the Economic Operator (OE) with the trade name: N.Sh. ‘Euro Inspekt’ and the business name: Valdet S Teneqja BI with NUI: 810117194 and NUI inspector: 001, has been appointed as an inspection body for the assessment of the conformity of liquid fuels of of oil in Kosovo, which company is owned by the person Valdet Teneqja, with whom the defendant has a close relationship, since he has Baxhanak, with which action he has enabled him and the business owned by him, to realize the financial interest, namely the financial benefit as a result of this illegal decision, in the amount of 732,642,283 euros”. it says in the indictment.
