Istrefi accused of millions of embezzlements in the Municipality of Struga by Ramiz Merko and Armen Kadriu

Idri Istrefi / Photo: MIA

The candidate for mayor of the Municipality of Struga from the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative Idri Istrefi today at a press conference accused the current mayor Ramiz Merko of stealing millions of euros from the municipal budget.

According to him, the manipulation lasts for several years, ie from the second term of Merko, through a concession for public lighting with the company "City Light".

- It is about extortion and theft of millions of euros from the budget of the citizens of Struga by the couple Ramiz Merko - Armen Kadriu. This manipulation has been going on for several years through a suspicious concession with many legal violations, concluded in the second term of Ramiz Merko, between the municipality of Struga and the private company for public lighting "City Light". This company for maintenance of public lighting receives millions of euros from the Budget of Struga, accused Istrefi.

The money that the Municipality gives to the company, claims that it goes to Ramiz Merko and his associate Armen Kadriu, for which he submitted banking transactions.

- This is evidenced by the dozens of banking transactions, which we have provided and which we will hand over to all media in the country. All these transactions have been reported to the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Financial Police, and they will have to answer for their non-response, said Istrefi.

He pointed out that millions of euros from "City Light" were paid to the private account of Armen Kadriu and his family and to the account of the private university of Merko.

- These transactions best prove the connection of the Merko-Kadriu clan with the company "City Light", as well as the theft that happens to us every day. To make the scandal even bigger, the Government of Northern Macedonia during this term paid 50 percent of the debts of the municipalities. The municipality of Struga was awarded over 2 million euros, and Ramiz Merko chose "City Light" among dozens of companies to suddenly pay over 1,2 million euros of those funds, points out Istrefi.

Merko, as he said, should be held accountable for the crime before the citizens of the municipality of Struga, emphasizing that if he wins the trust of the people of Struga, he will make a complete audit in the municipality.

- All abuses will be disclosed, and the perpetrators will be held accountable for every penny spent in vain from the Budget of Struga, underlined Istrefi.

Source: MIA

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