UNMIK/PR/1236
PRISTINA - Officials of the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) arrested in conjunction with the UNMIK Department of Justice on Monday two senior officials of Pristina Airport. The Chief of the Cargo Handling Section and the Chief of the Cargo Lost and Found Deposit are suspected to have abused their official position through the appropriation of money belonging to Pristina Airport. They will additionally be charged with misappropriation and fraud in office.
According to the FIU, the two suspects managed by means of a false presentation of the actual facts and through false statements to receive a reduced amount of storage fees regarding merchandise imported and awaiting to be placed into consumption. The amount was not paid to the airport but kept by the suspects. The activity carried out produced a significant financial loss for Pristina Airport.
Since 2002, the FIU performs investigations wherever public money is involved. They conduct inspections seeking out misuse of funds or assets of public bodies and public or socially owned enterprises.