The deputy mayor of Kukes municipality is suspended from office

The Deputy Mayor of Kuka Municipality, Granit Gjana, has been suspended from office. Gjana was suspended after the initiation of investigations by SPAK for the criminal offense "violation of the equality of participants in public tenders or auctions."

As it is known, it is suspected that in the capacity of the vice-mayor of Kuka Municipality but with delegated powers as the holder of the Contracting Authority of Kuka Municipality, Gjana has prevented a subject from qualifying in the two procedures of a tender for the purchase of fuel. 

"With his inaction, specifically the failure to provide the authorization for the trading of fuels in a timely manner, even though the subject "U.C" shpk had made the necessary payments and submitted the documentation to the state body according to the law, he has prevented EO - to be qualified in the two tender procedures with the object "Fuel purchase", in the amount of 21,000,0000 ALL, organized by the Contracting Authority of Kukës Municipality throughout the year 2023. As a result, the citizen under investigation G. Gj. has damaged the legal interests of the person legal entity "UC" Shpk, preventing this entity from qualifying for the above procurement procedure," SPAK announces. 

As a result, the special structure has requested that Granit Gjana be completely banned from exercising his duties at the Kuka Prefecture. The measure was executed on Wednesday morning by BKH investigators. 

  (A2 Televizion)