Kosovo Protests Corruption
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Opposition leader Albin Kurti told those gathered Wednesday that Prime Minister Hashim Thaci’s government is rigging public tenders and selling off public enterprises.
The government has denied such accusations in the past.
The protesters chanted "Thieves" and carried banners against the privatization of the country’s Post and Telecom Company, or PTK.
An EU police mission has launched a series of investigations into alleged embezzlement of public funds by senior officials, including the top management of the PTK that plans to sell 75 per cent of it shares by the end of the year.
Kosovo that seceded from Serbia in 2008 is considered one of Europe’s poorest regions.
The government has denied such accusations in the past.
The protesters chanted "Thieves" and carried banners against the privatization of the country’s Post and Telecom Company, or PTK.
An EU police mission has launched a series of investigations into alleged embezzlement of public funds by senior officials, including the top management of the PTK that plans to sell 75 per cent of it shares by the end of the year.
Kosovo that seceded from Serbia in 2008 is considered one of Europe’s poorest regions.