Corruption Monitor: Institutions continue to be in peace with corruption

Pristina, May 13 – Movement FOL published the report Corruption Monitor for the period January-March 2012. Corruption Monitor monitors Institutional Activities in the Fight against Corruption.

The Government of Kosovo in the first trimester of 2012 has issued 82 decisions, only 4 of them on fighting (preventing) corruption. During January, the Government of Kosovo has approved 15 decisions, only one was on fight against corruption. In February the 41 decisions approved by the Government, 3 were on the fight against corruption. Meanwhile, in March from 27 decisions none was focused on this area.

Kosovo Assembly during the first trimester has been the most passive institution regarding the fight against corruption. During 10 plenary sessions as they were held during January, February, and March in neither of them the corruption was on the agenda.

Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC) – Based on the statistics of this institution during January, February and March in the category of “official misconduct” there are 120 unsolved cases at the beginning of the reporting period, 19 cases have been filed, and 14 solved cases, while 120 cases are unsolved at the end of the reporting period. In the category of “taking bribe” 10 cases have been filed and only 3 cases have been solved at the end of the reporting period. And in the category of “giving bribes” 17 cases have been filed and 16 cases have been solved at the end of the reporting period.
The Prosecutions of the Republic of Kosovo during the first trimester of 2012 in municipal level have filed 9 cases; the number of proposed charges is 42. Meanwhile we have 100 cases filed during the reporting period, 277 cases on going, 42 proposed charges and 4 charges, investigations were dismissed against two cases. Meanwhile, district prosecutors during the reporting period have filed 60 cases, 383 cases have been considered by them, 8 charges have been raised and five cases were dismissed regarding anti-corruption.

The statistics of the Department of Investigation of Economic Crimes and Corruption (DIECC) shows that in the first trimester of 2012 there are 69 cases under investigation. In these cases 39 cases were sent to the prosecutor with identified perpetrators, and no cases with N / N suspects. Meanwhile, among the cases sent with prosecutor’s reports for the first trimester there are 3 cases. As a result of Kosovo Police Investigation, 18 officials have been arrested: 6 in January and February, and 12 in March.

Kosovo Customs during the first trimester have announced 2 disciplinary actions. During January and February, Kosovo Customs did not announce any disciplinary action, whereas in March they announced a written warning and a verbal warning. During January and February in the professional standards department were initiated 2 cases, both cases were for property damage of Customs. Meanwhile in March is also initiated a case for unprofessional conduct.

Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) within the first trimester of 2012 has been mainly focused on two activities in the fight against corruption. During this trimester, ACA has published its report presenting its annual work and ACA during this reporting period has completed the process of declaration of the property of senior public officials.
Get the full report in this link: http://levizjafol.org/images/uploads/files/Monitoruesi_i_Korrupsionit_Janar-_Mars_2012.pdf

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