Kosovo’s Appeals Court has rejected complaints by advocates of former Industry, Trade Minister Roseta Hajdari, as well as all three other indictees in the case of state-run reserve.

With that decision, Appeals has put into effect the Constitutional Court’s decision in Pristina, which had earlier rejected defence requirements for contesting evidence and throwing the indictment.

In the announcement released on November 13th 2026, the Court of Appeals has indicated that, after reviewing the subject papers and claims of the parties, it has estimated that the first degree decision has been taken in line with criminal procedure provisions and is based on evidence and evidence administered in the case.

On March 13th 2026, the Constitutional Court in Pristina had rejected the demands of Rogera Hajdari defenders, Irfan Libovica, Hafiz Gara and Ridvan Muharremit as groundless.

The defence had claimed that the case file was classified as state secret, that the accused had not had full access to the subject records and that some of the evidence had been provided contrary to the law. Also, the investigation deadlines had been contested, demanding exemption from evidence and dropping the indictment.

On the other hand, the Special Prosecutor had rejected these claims, arguing that each accused’s actions were described and individualised in the indictment, and that there was no legal basis for excluding evidence or throwing it.

With Apel’s decision, the criminal procedure against the four indictees will continue in the phase of the judicial review.

The Act on the Harm of an estimated 2.9m

The special prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo had filed the indictment on November 11th 2025 against former minister Roseta Hajdari, former MINT Deputy Secretary Irfan Lipovica, former director of the State Reserve Department, Hafiz Gara, and businessman Ridvan Muharremi.

According to the indictment, Hajdari, Lipovica and Gara are accused of misuse of official position or authority and revealing official secrecy, while Muharrem for help in carrying out the criminal acts of misuse of official office or authority.

According to the prosecution, the damage caused by Kosovo’s budget in this case amounts to 2,912,134.78 euros.

The indictment allegedly claims that the three officials, avoiding competition procedures and contrary to the Public Procure Law, had negotiated and signed contracts with the Turkish company CHAAfe Turizm Indaat Sanay ve Ticaret Anonymeshonyrej for the purchase of 10 thousand tonnes of wheat, worth 4,834,778 euros.

According to the indictment, the price contracted for wheat was 193.48 euros higher per entity than the average market price.

Also, the prosecution claims that Hajdari, Lipovica and Gara had negotiated and signed contracts with the Polish company Xanto SP. ZO. Oʹ for the purchase of 200 thousand liters of oil and 120 thousand kilograms of sugar, however, that such products had never been accepted, despite the charge.

Another claim of the indictment relates to the discovery of official secrecy. According to the prosecution, Hajdari, Lipovica and Gara had made information on the location of the grain depot available to Ridvan Muharrem as part of the state reserves.

The accused deny the prosecution’s claims until a final court ruling.

Source Layer: Insander