The Kosovo Police has arrested two officials of the Cadastre Department in the Municipality of Graçanica under the suspicion of corruption.
The Kosovo police said in a press release that they have arrested the two officials with the initials VS and ZM, as they are suspected of two criminal offenses, abuse of office and bribery.
They are suspected of having asked a citizen for money in the amount of 25,000 euros for the completion of a case related to the transfer of ownership, said the Police.
The police emphasized that "investigators of economic crimes and corruption arrested two suspects red-handed by accepting the monetary means in the value mentioned above in order to complete the case".
Earlier, the mayor of the municipality, Ljiljana Shubariq, confirmed their arrest without giving more details about their arrest. However, she emphasized that the investigation and arrest of municipal officials do not call into question the functioning of the local leadership of the Municipality of Graçanica or the Cadastre Directorate.
She said it was about "actions taken individually" by certain people.
Authorities raided and seized cash and mobile phones from the suspects' homes.
The police said that three other people are suspected of having committed the criminal offenses of abuse of office and accepting bribes.
"€5,000.00 (five thousand euros) in cash was seized from the house of the suspect with the initials (VS); €2,000.00 (two thousand euros) in cash were seized from the house of the suspect with the initials (DF); were seized: 7 (seven) personal mobile phones, the property of the suspects who will be sent for further examination", the announcement states.
The police underlined that all the suspects were questioned in the presence of their defense lawyers, while the two municipal officials VS and ZM were sent to custody for 48 hours. The other three suspects were released in a regular procedure.
The municipality of Graçanica is one of the six municipalities with a Serbian majority south of the Ibër River. REL (A2 Televizion)
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