The last witness in the trial for Gërdec was the former general secretary of the Ministry of Defense, Ardian Mullai. In his testimony, Mulla spoke about the procedure for dismantling the weapons and also answered how Gërdeci was selected.
"I followed the implementation of the tasks, I did not do any procedure for Gërdec. The demolition company brought us the quote for the process, against payment. The headquarters required licensing for this procedure, made a memo about it, then I held a meeting with the company for the methodology and procedures, from the Ministry of the Interior and the Headquarters. It was an acquaintance meeting, not conclusive, he made a request to me to address the military enterprises, in a short time. The answer came, the working group was set up to analyze the situation, then the minister's order for the working group came out.
The relevant directorate told me that there was no legal basis and a VKM was required. Meico brought in a memo stating that the 50's ammo, which was not being sold due to the old year of manufacture, had to be dismantled. After the conclusion of the working group, the prices for sale and dismantling came out. Drafting of a VKM started.
"I have sent a letter to the relevant directorates for the offers of military enterprises, such as the foreign enterprise SAC. There were several faxes received in numbers that I passed on to the relevant commissions".
When asked by the prosecutor if he had a SAC license, the witness answered: 4 licenses were presented, as far as I remember. MEICO was the company that maintained contacts with the SAC company, including for licensing.
When asked by the prosecutor how Gërdeci was selected for dismantling the ammunition, Mullai answered:
"In the discussions with MEICO, it seems to me that there was a bilateral agreement with SAC, where, among other things, Gërcedi was defined as the location".
Whether the department of Gërdec had a license or not, the witness answers: "The practice of licensing does not depend on the secretary. In every practice that I have been through in the past, it was not the responsibility of the secretary or the minister to determine whether a department's license was appropriate or not. It was MEICO that determined it."
Regarding the company Alba Demil, a branch of SAC, whether it had the right documentation or not, the former general secretary of the Ministry of Defense answers:
"The agreement mentioned only SAC, Alba Demil was not mentioned, I have no idea, because Alba Demil did not appear in any document. No verification was done because it did not appear. I don't even know Mihal Deliorgji (head of the AlbaDemil company).
While the defendant Fatmir Mediu asked his former subordinate who determined the budget, the minister or the headquarters?
"The Ministry of Defense had a feature different from other ministries, whose budget was determined by the Council of Ministers. While in the Ministry of Defense, the budget was determined by the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
The former minister asked the witness if he himself was present at the meeting with the head of the SAC, Patric Henry.
Witness: No
When asked if the ammunition was ever sold by auction, he answered in the negative.
In the end, the former minister asks him: You were accused of abuse of office in cooperation with the former Minister of Defense. How did the three levels of the judiciary find you?
Witness: Innocent. (A2 Televizion)
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