The Weakest Link of Kosovo's Democracy - KFOS

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Expanding control to conceal corruption – Second
100 days of Thaçi Government
Korrik 2008
[Lack of] Fight against corruption
In general, the second 100 days of Thaçi Government were dedicated to establishing
the image of a government that fights corruption. But the practice proved the opposite.
The second 100 days served mainly the consolidation of positions gained in the
first 100 days. Political people have been appointed in all the boards of public companies.
Direct influence has also been installed in the so-called independent agencies.
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Contradicting totally this lack of transparency, the Prime Minister Thaçi had committed
at the beginning of his mandate that the information reported by the Office of the
Auditor General would not remain dead facts on paper, but would create cases for the
courts. This statement remained a dead statement on paper. Not a single auditor
report has been processed further nor has been used to open court cases on corruption.
One cannot exclude the arrest of Airport’s former director, Afrim Haziri, nor his
release soon after the position had been filled with a person close to PDK. Practically,
not a single case of corruption has been addressed to the judiciary by the current government.
Corruption and blackmail allegations in the Airport, KEK, and PTK remained
such with no concrete action in the second 100 days.
Main Achievements:
- Presenting the Donors’ Conference as Successful 21
- Few infrastructure developments consisting of few roads and schools
construction
- Taking initiative to regulate the chaotic sector of private higher education
Main Violations:
- Intrusion of Deputy Prime Minister Kuqi in independence of Kosovo
Anti-Corruption Agency through a press conference
- Appointment of Bahri Shabani to the Board of Kosovo Privatization
Agency in spite that he is being investigated by prosecutor and police
on abuse allegations
- Law violation by the Government of Kosova when appointing people
from the governing coalition to the board of PTK and Airport
- Appointing Mr. Skender Krasniqi to chair the Board of KEK, a former
21 The public was never informed on what happened to the pledged donations in the
conference. Moreover, from large scale promises for financial assistance from members of
the EU, today majority of them have frozen relations with Kosova, that resulted from broken
agreement with the IMF due to Prime Minister’s ignoring this institution’s recommendations.
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