Indictment for purchase, receipt or concealment of items obtained by committing a criminal offense, money laundering and possession of weapons
Prishtina, 3 June 2022 - The Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo (SPRK), has filed an indictment in the Basic Court in Prishtina - Special Department, against six defendants F.L., Sh.R., H.L., A.O., A.Q and L.S.
The Special Prosecution informs the public that there is a well-founded suspicion that, in the period during 2021, until the date of their arrest on 20.10.2021, in different locations in Kosovo, the defendants A.O., A.Q and Sh.R, possessed the amount of money of one hundred and twenty-five thousand two hundred and forty (125,240.00) euros, colored banknotes, although they knew that the same were obtained through criminal activity by currently unknown perpetrators who had provided them with the use of force or other strong assets to financial institutions inside or outside Kosovo. The defendants A.O., A.Q and Sh.R., intentionally and in co-perpetration have committed the criminal offense " Purchase, receipt or concealment of goods obtained through the commission of a criminal offense ", from article 333 paragraph 1 in connection with article 31 of the CCRK.
Also, there is a well-founded suspicion that, on 20.10.2021, acting in co-perpetration and after a prior coordination between them, the defendants F.L., Sh.R., H.L., A.O., A.Q and L.S., intentionally and knowing that certain property, the amount of money of one hundred and twenty-five thousand two hundred and forty (125,240.00) euros, which were colored banknotes, was obtained through criminal activity, they tried to exchange them for original money in the amount of 30% of the total amount, to transfer them to third parties in order for the same to be washed away and putting them into circulation as legally secured in order to hide the true nature and source. With these actions the defendants F.L., Sh.R., H.L., A.O., A.Q and L.S., in co-perpetration have committed the criminal offense "Money laundering", from article 302 in connection with article 31 of Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo (CCRK) no. 06 / L-074 and regarding article 56 par. 1 of Law no. 05 / L-096 on Preventing Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing.
Also, the defendant A.O., in his house, owned, controlled and possessed a hunting weapon "mosberg patriot" caliber 30.06 Laser of the weapon, Binoculars placed in the weapon, Cartridge emptied, knife with inscription Byker, 20 caliber cartridge; while defendant L.S., in his home held possession, control and possession of a pistol type Zoraki M906T with four pieces of 7.65 mm caliber cartridge, in violation of the applicable law regarding such weapons. With these actions, the above-mentioned defendants, each separately have committed the criminal offense “Unauthorized ownership, control or possession of weapons ", under article 366 paragraph 1 of the CCRK.
