08 April 2014

Today an international prosecutor and state prosecutor from the Basic Prosecution Office in Prishtinë/Priština filed an indictment in the Basic Court Prishinë/Priština against five defendants for various offences related to procuring and distribution/attempted distribution of one million counterfeit US dollars in late 2012.

Two defendants are charged with Procuring counterfeit money with intent to distribute it as genuine. Three defendants are charged with Co-perpetration of Distributing counterfeit money. In another count of the indictment two defendants are charged with Co-perpetration of the Attempt to distribute counterfeit money.

The investigation was conducted by the Kosovo Police, led by a mixed team of one international prosecutor and one state prosecutor from the Basic Prosecution Office in Prishtinë/Priština.