The Basic Prosecution Office in Pristina has filed an indictment against the former leader of the Serbian List, Goran Rakiq, for failure to declare assets.
The news was confirmed by the spokesperson of this prosecution, Laureta Ulaj.
“I confirm that the Pristina Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment against the same person for the criminal offense of ‘Failure to report or false reporting of assets, income, gifts, other material benefits, or financial obligations’ according to the Criminal Procedure Code,” Ulaj declared.
According to the indictment, it is stated that Rakiq, in his capacity as Minister of the Ministry for Communities and Returns, deliberately acted in violation of Article 5 of the Law on Declaration, Origin, and Control of Assets of Senior Public Officials, in that he, although obliged to declare his assets in the asset declaration form, did not accurately present the required data.
The indictment, obtained from the “Oath for Justice,” states that Rakiq did not accurately present the required data for the year 2020 in the asset declaration form submitted on March 31, 2021, respectively, he did not declare the annual income received from the position as assistant at the Higher Economic School in Peja and the position in the Public Enterprise “Standard” in Mitrovica.
In the reasoning of the indictment, it is stated that Rakiq, in his statement given to the Prosecution, has admitted to committing the criminal offense in its entirety and has expressed readiness to enter into negotiations for accepting guilt.
