Investigations into the suspected abuses at the Kosovo Insurance Bureau (BKS) have been expanded, the Basic Prosecution Office in Prizren and the Kosovo Police announced.
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On September 1, 2026, the investigative procedure was extended to 21 additional BKS employees, suspected of the criminal offense of “Abuse of trust in assistance.”
Following the inclusion of these individuals, the total number of defendants in the case has reached 69.
According to the Prosecution’s suspicions, the individuals involved, acting in violation of BKS’s internal rules and procedures, allowed or participated in the transfer and receipt of uncovered sums of money. The amounts for each individual are suspected to have ranged from €2,000 to €53,000.
As a result of these actions, BKS is also suspected of having suffered damage of around €200,000.
The defendants were questioned at the Police Station in Pristina by officers of the Unit for the Investigation of Economic Crime and Corruption, while representatives of the Basic Prosecution Office in Prizren also took part in the proceedings.
As part of the financial investigation, 35 properties were seized and frozen today, including cadastral parcels, residential units and garage units. These assets are linked to three of the main defendants.
Meanwhile, the Prosecution, in cooperation with the Financial Intelligence Unit, ordered the freezing of 21 bank accounts belonging to the suspected individuals.
At the beginning of the investigation, the alleged damage to BKS was estimated at around €1.043 million. Following the addition of approximately €200,000 in damage, the total value of the suspected damage has risen to around €1.24 million.
The Prosecution and Police announced that investigative actions will continue, with the aim of fully clarifying the case and determining the possible criminal responsibility of the individuals involved.
