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Dossier “KIJAC”
It all began with two friends who were in need of money. The first one, who was
going to be appointed political adviser to the first Prime Minister of independent
Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, was broke yet aspired a PhD title; the second one had many
years of experience in Kosovo as international staff which led him to grow a slight
frustration, fortified with personal crisis at the same period. Under these
circumstances, he decided he was going to play his last game in Kosovo – to make
money.
They opened a Journalism faculty.
As if it was a movie plot, Dukagjin Gorani, currently political advisor to Prime
Minister Hashim Thaci, and Willem Houwen, former senior official at the OSCE
mission in Kosovo, started the biggest financial scandal in the field of journalism in
post-NATO Kosovo, implying the Foreign Ministry of Norway, Cardiff University of
Britain, the Kosovo Ministry of Education, Norwegian School of Journalism
“Gimlekollen” and approximately - 7 million euros in funds.

From the left: Willem Houwen and Dukagjin Gorani
In the article «Kosovo's Fresh Start », Kaare Melhus 1 , the name that would soon
become the leading name in the launch of this project, writes « the senior advisor at
the OSCE Media, Willem Houwen, believes that the training of journalists should be
institutionalized. A representative from the press of NATO's forces in Kosovo,
Kenneth Andresen, was also a journalism teacher at the School of Journalism and
Communication Gimlekollen of Norway. Norway's Foreign Ministry was approached
through Gimlekollen for funds and so they were secured for the launching of the
faculty. Gimlekollen was entrusted for the role of leadership in creating KIJAC ».
Hence, it was the School of Journalism and Communication Gimlekollen of Norway
that generated the money from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway and took
over the launching of this faculty, which was also often called, the Institute of
Professional Journalism in Kosovo. Through the portal « Global Journalist » Mr.
Melhus wrote and informed the global opinion of journalism about KIAC, « founded
in 2005, the Kosovo Institute of Journalism and Communication (KIJAC) has
produced 25 candidates for master's (MA) in journalism each year ».
What was the role of the political advisor to the prime minister Hashim Thaci?
During the five years of existence of KIJAC, Dukagjin Gorani and Willem Houwen,
were the 'faces' and the public contacts of the project. Dukagjin Gorani, who had not
yet succeded to obtain a degree in any faculty in Kosovo, did not aspire a Bachelor
degree, neither a M.A. degree, but he wanted to ‘catapult’ himself directly to a – Ph.D
degree. Mr. Kaare Melhus writes, « Dukagjin Gorani heads the KIJAC Center and is
responsible for non-academic training and production of TV programs. The technical
equipment also generates income. Politicians and bureaucrats from various
government ministries, including the Office of the Prime Minister, receive media
training paid by the United Nations Development Program... » 2
1
Kaare Melhus is an international director of Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication,
at Kristiansand in Norway.
http://www.globaljournalist.org/stories/2009/03/31/kosovos-fresh-start/
2 http://www.globaljournalist.org/stories/2009/03/31/kosovos-fresh-start/

This idyll of two friends Gorani and Houwen, the School of Journalism Gimlekollen,
the Foreign Ministry of Norway and the Government of Kosovo were crowned with a
Memorandum of Understanding that was signed between UNMIK (on behalf of the
Ministry of Education of Kosovo) and KIJAC (see document in annex).
However, Mr Gorani was persistent in his wish to obtain a title. Thus, in an agreement
that KIJAC reached with Cardiff University in Britain, one of the conditions of this
cooperation was – the Ph.D. title for Dukagjin Gorani.
Representatives of Cardiff University, Professor Justin Lewis and Dr. Howard Barrell,
addressed a letter to the lead researcher of the KIJAC Dossier, Mehdi Mulaj, in which
they confirmed that an agreement between Cardiff University and KIJAC has been
reached to offer two titles, a Ph.D. (Doctor of Science) and a M.A., and that all
expenses will be covered by KIJAC (see document in annex).
That Dukagjin Gorani was promised to gain a Ph.D. title in order to provide to the
KIJAC a governmental support or at least to assure 'an undisturbed work of this
faculty', is confirmed as well in Kaare Melhus’ leter on his answers to the questions
that Rrokum researchers addressed him (see document in annex.). Finally, that
Dukagjin Gorani’s Ph.D. title was ‘paid’ by KIJAC is also confirmed by Mr. Gorani
himself in his reaction to the address of the portal of Rrokum.TV, « My relationship
with the Institute KIJAC is related to my doctoral studies, sponsored by KIJAC
Institute » 3 .
Facsimil (see: http://www.akkks.org/2011/Qeveria_e_Republikes_se_Kosoves/Zyra_e_Kryeministrit_te_Republikes_se_Kosoves/Dukagjin_Gorani.pdf)
3 http://www.rrokum.tv/?page=1,4,1757&sqr=gorani

Who launched the project officially?
In response to the questions of our researchers about - "Who launched the project?",
Mr. Kaare Melhus did not mention neither Williem Houwen nor Dukagjin Gorani.
For him, the invitation for launching the project was sent by the OSCE mission in
Kosovo.
“Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication (GSJC) was invited by the
OSCE to start KIJAC. The initial idea was to first establish it as part of the University
of Pristina, but the Minister of Education Science and Technolgy, Rexhep Osmani
advised us to start as an independent institution since the conditions at the UP were
not suitable for the time being”, states Mr. Melhus.
Mr. Melhus offered us a copy of the original document of GSJC (Gimlekollen School
of Journalism and Communication) and UNMIK, who signed a Memorandum of
Understanding on behalf of the Ministry of Education as an institution that was at the
time considered "provisional" (see document). In this Memorandum of
Understanding, Article VI among others states:
- To provide the neccessary housing and accomodation facilities to establish
KIJAC;
- To start the procedure to fully license KIJAC upon the signing of this MoU, as
well as to accredit MA degree in journalism and communication, according to
the provision of the Law on Higher Education
As Mr. Kaare Melhus states in his response, the Memorandum of Understanding
included also provisions concerning the licensing of KIJAC, the recognition of the
degree accreditation, and the finding of accommodation for the faculty. None of the
provisions in this agreement are met by the Ministry of Education. However, as Mr.
Melhus also says, the launching of the project started upon the suggestions of the then
Minister of Education, Rexhep Osmani, who called them to start as an independent
institution outside the University of Pristina. Therefore KIJAC followed this
suggestion and has been launched as such.
Did KIJAC ever apply to the Ministry of Education of Kosovo to be accredited
as a Journalism Faculty?
Osman Shahini, Director of the Departament of Private Education at the Ministry of
Education, said that KIJAC never applied for accreditation as a Faculty of Journalism.
« I contacted the director of the faculty, Willem Houwen, and I called them to enter
the accreditation process, but it was always the same answer, ‘let me call you when I
am ready for accreditation', said Osman Shahini answering the questions of researcher
Mehdi Mulaj.
Mr. Melhus explains how KIJAC « aborted the application procedure in 2008 because
we did not meet the requirement of financial and institutional sustainability at the
time ». However, there are issues to be clarified to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Norway as a donator, to the families of the students and to the students themselves:
- How did it become possible to start this project after all ?
- How could it function for five years without complying with any provisions of the

Memorandum of Understanding?
- Why did it not even once apply for accreditation?
- How was it possible for KIJAC to act if Mr. Melhus says - « we aborted the
application procedure in 2008 because we did not meet the requirement of financial
and institutional sustainability at the time »?
- Why were they ‘hiding’ in a village near Pristina, and why did they settle the project
in that particular building?
- Is there any connection with the fact that the main political adviser to Prime Minister
Thaci, Dukagjin Gorani, has been one of the founders of the faculty, and therefore
despite the fact that the project was lacking many aspects of normal functioning, the
KIJAC project continued to act and receive donnations for 5 years?
The game with the accreditation of the degree
Besides the question of accreditation as a Faculty of Journalism by the Ministry of
Education, KIJAC continued to face another challenge – the lack of accreditation of
the KIJAC degrees.
The kosovar opinion revealed that KIJAC is facing a big scandal thanks to the public
reactions of some students of this faculty, who published an attention alert on the
portal 'Dardamedia' and invited the competent institutions to act because - -
NOBODY RECOGNISES THE KIJAC AS AN ACCREDITED FACULTY,
ACCORDINGLY, NOBODY IS RECOGNISING THE RIGHT OF THE KIJAC TO
ACCREDIT THE DEGREES.
When KIJAC students asked the KIJAC administrators why are they not yet
accredited as a private institution of higher education and why MEST refuses to
recognize the KIJAC titles, the KIJAC administrators replied that « we are connected
directly with Cardiff University and as such the degrees are granted by this
university ».
Rrokum TV’s researchers contacted the heads of Cardiff University, Mr. Justin Lewis
and Professor Barrell and they received a clear and final answer that the Cardiff
University does not recognize nor bears any responsibility for KIJAC degrees.
« Cardiff University’s involvement in the KIJAC project was limited. Cardiff’s role
was confined to contributing specialized teaching on one part of the course. Nebraska
University in the United States made a similar, limited contribution. Cardiff
University was willing publicly to acknowledge its input into the course to indicate
the quality of instruction that KIJAC students were receiving. But Cardiff University
(and that of Nebraska) had no responsibility for the leadership, management,
administration, funding and staffing of the project. Cardiff also did not have any
responsibility for the accreditation of the course as an academic degree. Under the
agreements that lead to the establishment of KIJAC, the Government of Kosovo and
the project leader that exercised executive powers, the Gimlekollen School of
Journalism and Communication, held all the responsibility for the accreditation of the
degree. As a matter of policy, Cardiff University does not accredit any degree unless,
among other conditions, members of its own staff teach all aspects and components of

a course of study leading to the award of that degree. This condition, among others,
was not met by the KIJAC project.
“Cardiff University’s involvement in the KIJAC project was limited. Cardiff’s role
was confined to contributing specialized teaching on part of the course. Nebraska
University in the United States made a similar, limited contribution. Cardiff
University was willing publicly to acknowledge its input into the course to indicate
the quality of instruction that KIJAC students were receiving. But Cardiff University
(like Nebraska) had no responsibility for the leadership, management, administration,
funding and staffing of the project. Cardiff also did not have any responsibility for the
accreditation of the course as an academic degree. Under the agreements that
established KIJAC, the Government of Kosovo and the project leader that exercised
executive powers, the Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication, took
on responsibility for the accreditation of the degree. As a matter of policy, Cardiff
University does not accredit any degree unless, among other conditions, members of
its own staff teach all aspects and components of a course of study leading to the
award of that degree. This condition, among others, was not satisfied by the KIJAC
project.
Questions about the issue of accreditation of a KIJAC degree -- and about all matters
relating to the staffing, leadership, administration, management and funding of KIJAC
-- should be directed to the Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication in
Kristiansand, Norway, that led the project. The people best equipped to answer your
questions at that institution are Mr. Kaare Melhus, the KIJAC project manager Kaare
Melhus and Dr Lars Dahle, chairman of the board of KIJAC”, among other things
said in their statement to the investigative journalism section of Rrokum Television,
Professor Justin Lewis, head of Cardiff University and the university lecturer, Dr
Howard Barrell.
As soon as researchers forwarded the statement of the Cardiff University to Mr. Kaare
Melhus, he categorically denied, saying, «While we were waiting for the official
accreditation, we issued diplomas validating the quality of the education with logos
and signatures from the participating institutions. The Memorandum of
Understanding states clearly that the accreditation was the responsibility of MEST.
The MoU clearly does not say that this is Gimlekollen’s responsibility. The Cardiff
statement is wrong on this point ».
These explanations regarding the verification and recognition of diplomas and
certificates by KIJAC, which are becoming public and transparent only after the
project ended in a scandal, made the students understand that their studies and the
tuitions paid are not valid. The amount for the tuition per year was - 1000 Euros - as it
is confirmed by Mr. Melhus. Mr. Melhus said they expected that the Ministry of
Education was going to verify these degrees one day therefore they had temporarily
issued several certificates instead of the regular degrees, with logos and signatures of
participatory institutions.

Journalism nearby the Holy tomb of Sultan Murat
There was another matter that followed this project from the beginning - the location
where the project managers had decided to establish KIJAC.
Based on the MoU, the MEST was about to find a location for this project, but, as
noted above, the former Minister of Education, Rexhep Osmani, had suggested that
they continue as an independent institution. Following this suggestion, the project
managers decided to settle KIJAC in a facility that had once served as a storehouse of
medications, 25 miles from Pristina, in the Mazgit village, which is best known for
being close to a cultural monument – the Holy tomb of Sultan Murat.

The building that was selected was a large warehouse, not at all suitable for a school.
This building required large investments and the location was not justified because of
the long distance from the center of Pristina. However, the managers decided to make
a costly investment, to convert a warehouse into a Journalism Faculty. The building
was painted with 'happy' colors, pink and green, they built a TV cabinet that was
almost the size of a local television, the halls were converted to auditoriums and this
is how the image for this international project was constructed, launched as a major
journalism project in Kosovo.
The "faces" of this project were Willem Houwen, a person known in Kosovo because
of a long presence as international staff, which was originally an OSBE staff but who
was also involved in many other projects in Kosovo as an 'international', and, the
chief political advisor to Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, Dukagjin Gorani, a journalist
who had a 'problem' - he had never graduated!
On the question addressed to Mr. Kaare Melhus, about why did they choose this
building in Mazgit, nearby the Holy tomb of Sultan Murat, 25 miles from the center
of Pristina, Mr. Melhus answered, « The MoU also states that MEST is responsible
for providing KIJAC with a building. (Article VI). But MEST never did this, and
being in a desperate situation, we were offered the building near Sultan Murat’s tomb,
where the Ministry of Health at the time was vacating the premises ».
Researchers have found that the facility where the KIJAC Faculty of Journalism was
established is the compound of the company "M & B", which offered this space to the
Ministry of Health as a warehouse for drugs. The owner of this company was and still
is the businessman Zeqir Gashi, who happened to be as well Dukagjin Gorani’s
brother in law.
Researchers could not find evidence to prove the rent amount paid to "M & B"
company.

What does the Norwegian Foreign Ministry say on this case
Suddenly, on 19 April 2011, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Mr. Jonas
Gahr Støre, came for a first visit to Kosovo. He met with the Prime Minister Thaci,
and he held a press conference after this meeting. This was a good opportunity to
address a public question to Mr. Gahr Støre on the KIJAC case, which is a project
funded by his Ministry. When the journalist from Rrokum Television asked the
minister whether he is informed about the KIJAC project failure that his Ministry had
funded, the minister replied that he does not know anything about this case and that
he will immediately ask the Norwegian embassy staff in Kosovo to bring all
necessary information to Rrokum Television regarding the KIJAC case.
The first visit of Mr. Gahr Støre was also published on the website of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Norway, and it was illustrated with photographs from Kosovo
press, creating the impression that his visit was successful and that it followed the
general framework of the support that Kosovo was given to meet international
standards and its ambition for European Union integration (see: http://www.norwaykosovo.no/News_and_events/Norwegian-Foreign-Minister-Mr-Jonas-Gahr-Storevisits-Kosovo/).
Few days later, the response that Rrokum Television received from the Norwegian
Embassy in Kosovo, revealed all the seismic force of a scandal that had not yet
exploded in the volcano, which will affect directly the respective Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Mr. Jon Hansen, deputy chief of mission answered the questions of the investigative
journalist of Rrokum TV. In the question of whether the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the Embassy of Norway in Kosovo are informed with the KIJAC case, Mr.
Hansen wrote, « The Ministry has been informed about the situation related to KIJAC
since the beginning of this year. The Ministry takes very seriously the allegations for
financial misconduct and the failure of KIJAC to have obtained the necessary
accreditation from Kosovo’s authorities for the curriculum. Therefore, the Ministry
has initiated its own investigation into those allegations in order to get the facts on the
table. This process is ongoing, therefore it is too early to draw any conclusions. We
nevertheless hope to finalize our investigation soon».
Mr. Hansen confirms to Rrokum TV that the Faculty of Journalism KIJAC has
stopped its activity and that the KIJAC students thanks to an agreement with the
American University in Kosovo will continue their studies to this university until they
are finished.
The figure that Mr. Hansen mentioned regarding the fund for the KIJAC project is
different from the one that the school manager Kaare Melhus gave us. Mr. Melhus
says that the Foreign Ministry of Norway donated 6 million Euros, while Mr. Hansen
said that aprx. 6.25 million were donated to KIJAC for five years. 4
4 “Norway disbursed a total amount of approx euro 6,25 million from 2005- 2010 to the project.”

Is KIJAC closed or not?
Mr. Kaare Melhus' answer is categorically negative. «No, KIJAC is not closed. As I
said in my last e-mail, we still have 59 students who are working on their
dissertations. We receive about 1000 Euros per year per student, in tuition fees. In
addition we did receive a modest amount of revenue through the KIJAC Center.
KIJAC was also audited by the Norwegian audit company “Inter Revisjon” ».
Mr. Jan Hansen, Deputy Ambassador of the Embassy of Norway in Kosovo, as well
as Kaare Melhus, Norway Gimlekollen director, say that after closing KIJAC, the 59
remaining students were sent in the American University in Kosovo (AUK) to
continue their studies.
Researchers of Rrokum TV have contacted the authorities of AUK and the remaining
students of KIJAC and discovered a different reality.
Dafina Paca, who worked as a lecturer in KIJAC until its closure, and who is now the
coordinator for the 60 remining students (she corrects Mr. Melhus’ number of
students), who are already KIJAC students on AUK, said that they are only using the
AUK premises to complete their MA studies and have no other connection and
cooperation with this university.
« After closing the KIJAC, myself, the mentors and the students are operating at
AUK, until the 60 students will complete their master degre. I am also engaged by the
Norwegian government to coordinate and supervise these works, and all this is done
by the Norwegian government and the fund that they created to cover the costs of
teachers and students until the completion of the master », said Dafina Paca.
On this issue, Ilir Ibrahimi, AUK official, said that AUK has been generous and has
accepted these students in the university premises to avoid that these students remain
on the streets. However, the university does not benefit anything from this situation.
« AUK has been involved in this work by offering these students a space where they
can work, understanding that KIJAC is now closed and there is no KIJAC building
where these students can finish their studies. Given that the students have been
somehow left without a solution, as an institution of higher education we felt a moral
obligation to help », said Ilir Ibrahimi.
He further explained the misunderstanding that was spread regarding these 60 KIJAC
students as allegedly incorporated at the American University of Kosovo , « These
students are not included as part of AUK. We only offer them he premises as a space
where they can continue to finish their master studies. At the end of their studies these
60 students will receive KIJAC diplomas not the AUK degree, which explains that
these students are not incorporated as students of the American University in
Kosovo ». Aditionally, Mr. Ibrahim added that « after closing KIJAC, with the
consent from the Norwegian government, all the devices that used to belong to
KIJAC, were taken from there and are today locked in a warehouse at AUK. These
devices are not being used until a solution is found for them ».
Asked whether there has been an earlier agreement between KIJAC and AUK, Mr.
Ibrahimi said that « there has never been an agreement between these two institutions,

even though we had received various consultations on a potential cooperation, but
nothing has been ever agreed ».
A KIJAC student, who wanted to remain anonymous because « it could cost you »,
said that « the students who have not yet finished the master studies, were transferred
to American University in Kosovo (AUK) and we were given a deadline by the end of
May to complete the master. If we fail to complete it within this period, then I do not
know what will happen to us, I do not know the further procedures on these issue ».
Asked whether they made any extra payment, or any other obligation, the student
said, « I have not paid a cent to AUK ».
We have tried to get in contact with Willem Houwen, the originator and leading
ideator of KIJAC, but he left Kosovo and he is not available to journalists at all.
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The dossier is read by director of Rrokum TV, Migjen KELMENDI

ANNEX
1. Facsimil of the MoU
2. Facsimil from the Declaration of Assets of Mr. Gorani (Anti Corruption
Agency)
3. Statement from the Cardiff University
4. Response from the Norwegian Embassy in Prishtina

The copy of the original document is in possesion of the respective media
sector of the Rrokum.TV

Two first pages of the official public document of the Anti Corruption Agency
See: http://www.akkks.org/2011/Qeveria_e_Republikes_se_Kosoves/Zyra_e_Kryeministrit_te_Republikes_se_Kosoves/Dukagjin_Gorani.pdf

Statement by the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies,
Cardiff University, on its involvement in the Kosovo Institute of
Journalism and Communications (Kijac)
April 6 2011
Between 2005 and 2010, Cardiff University allowed a small number of the
academic staff from its School of Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies to teach
some academic components of a course offered by the Kosovo Institute of
Journalism and Communications (Kijac). The lecturers involved each spent one or
two weeks a year teaching in Kosovo. This indicated the university’s commitment
to the development of Kosovo, and to fostering a free and open media culture
within the newest of Europe's states. Other parts of the Kijac course were taught
by other institutions or by individuals with expertise in journalism skills.
Cardiff University’s teaching met the highest standards – standards that make the
Cardiff School of Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies one of the top three
journalism studies institutions in the UK. We are proud of this contribution. Our
contribution also included providing two PhD scholarships and one MA scholarship
to three Kosovars whom Kijac wanted to develop as indigenous teaching staff on
the project. Those Cardiff University staff who taught at Kijac part-financed these
three scholarships out of the fees they were paid for their work in Kosovo.
Cardiff University’s involvement in the Kijac project was limited. Cardiff’s role was
confined to contributing specialised teaching on part of the course. Nebraska
University in the United States made a similar, limited contribution. Cardiff
University was willing publicly to acknowledge its input into the course to indicate
the quality of instruction that Kijac students were receiving. But Cardiff University
(like Nebraska) had no responsibility for the leadership, management,
administration, funding and staffing of the project. Cardiff also did not have any
responsibility for the accreditation of the course as an academic degree. Under
the agreements that established Kijac, the Government of Kosovo and the project
leader that exercised executive powers, the Gimlekollen School of Journalism and
Communication, took on responsibility for the accreditation of the degree. As a
matter of policy, Cardiff University does not accredit any degree unless, among
other conditions, members of its own staff teach all aspects and components of a
course of study leading to the award of that degree. This condition, among
others, was not satisfied by the Kijac project.
Questions about the issue of accreditation of a Kijac degree -- and about all
matters relating to the staffing, leadership, administration, management and
funding of Kijac -- should be directed to the Gimlekollen School of Journalism and
Communication in Kristiansand, Norway, that led the project. The people best
equipped to answer your questions at that institution are Mr Kaare Melhus, the
Kijac project manager (kare.melhus@mediehogskolen.no), and Dr Lars Dahle,
chairman of the board of Kijac (lars.dahle@mediehogskolen.no).
signed:
Professor Justin Lewis, Head of School, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media & Cultural
Studies, Cardiff University.
Dr Howard Barrell, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media & Cultural
Studies, Cardiff University.

Dear Mrs. Rafuna,
Thank you for your e-mail with the questions regarding KIJAC.
Please find our answers below:
1) The Ministry has been informed about the situation surrounding KIJAC since
the beginning of this year. The Ministry takes very seriously the allegations of
financial misconduct and the confirmation that KIJAC lack the necessary
accreditation from Kosovo’s authorities for the school’s curriculum.
Therefore, the Ministry has initiated its own investigation into those
allegations in order to get the facts on the table. This process is still ongoing
so at the moment it is too early to draw any conclusions. We nevertheless
hope to have finalized our investigation soon.
2) The activities at KIJAC have ceased to exist and there is a possibility that the
KIJAC institution will be terminated. But the Ministry have made an
agreement with the American University in Kosovo (AUK) so that the
remaining students from KIJAC can take their final exams at AUK. The
remaining students from KIJAC are currently studying at AUK.
3) When we know the facts about the situation at KIJAC from our investigations,
the Ministry will decide on what steps it shall take next. This also include
information to the public. It should be pointed out that the Ministry has
already explained this situation and what the Ministry is doing in this case to
the Norwegian press and representatives of the press in Kosovo.
4) We believe the answer to this question will come from the ongoing
investigation. But as mentioned above, it is too early to draw any conclusions
at this point in time.
5) Norway disbursed a total amount of approx euro 6,25 million from 2005-
2010 to the project.
6) As mentioned above, the Ministry has through the press informed the public
of the seriousness of the allegations and that the Ministry is currently looking
into the situation at KIJAC.
I hope you will find this information useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us
again if you have further questions.
Best regards,
Jon Hansen
Jon Hansen
Counsellor - Deputy Head of Mission
Royal Norwegian Embassy - Prishtina
Tel: + 381 38 232 111 00
Fax: + 381 38 232 111 22
Mob: + 386 49 201 015
E-mail: jon.hansen@mfa.no
www.norway-kosovo.no

From: INFO Rrokum [mailto:info@rrokum.tv]
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:09 AM
To: Hansen Jon
Subject: KIJAC Case_questions
On attention of Mr. Jon Hansen:
Dear Sir,
As his excellence, Jonas Gahr Støre, promised to answer on questions regarding
KIJAC case, during his visit in Prishtina, let us address with the questions (please
scroll down):
Questions:
1. Does Foreign Ministry, as a main donator of the KIJAC project, is informed with
the latest development on KIJAC case?
2. Is KIJAC finished/bankrupted as a project?
3. What are the Ministry's measures to clarify and explain to Norwegian and kosovar
public: what happened with KIJAC project?
4. Who is responsible and accountable for KIJAC failure?
5. What was the amount Foreign Ministry donated, because the investigation of the
case is dealing with many ciphers? Please tell us the right cipher in order to avoid
rumors?
6. Why Norwegian public is kept aside and not informed with these developments?
Thank you in advance!
Valentina Rafuna
Journalist - Rrokum.TV
038.222 272
www.rrokum.tv