Majority Rejects Opposition’s Request for Inquiry Commission on KAYO Company

The Democratic Party requested on Thursday the establishment of an inquiry commission into the activity of KAYO. The request was rejected by the majority at the Conference of Chairpersons.

The DP’s request came after the publication of wiretaps about the state company’s involvement in arms trafficking. The head of the DP parliamentary group, Gazment Bardhi, said during his speech that the KAYO company has spent 34 million euros.

“Every inquiry commission aims to gather information. Otherwise, what would the commission be needed for? In the request we have provided all information and indications. It is a fact that KAYO has so far spent 34 million euros from the state budget without producing anything. We don’t know what the state has gained? What activity does it have?

It turns out that the only winner of this money is Ron Yefet, a friend of the Prime Minister. This emerges openly in the audio wiretap and the company where the recording was made confirmed this audio wiretap. The truth is that the individual Ron Yefet behaves like a defense minister and openly says there is arms trafficking. It emerges openly that weapons were sold to countries in conflict. We called the minister for interpellation and he said the company has produced weapons and sold them. Then the deputy minister comes out and says it has not been produced. So, the truth must be learned,” he said.

Democratic MP Jorida Tabaku also added that the accusations are serious and the question marks are large regarding the activity of this state company, stressing that a commission must be established.

“You may bring here supposedly arguments, but it was the Constitution that determined how an inquiry commission is established and what your role is in this matter. We are requesting an inquiry commission into the activity of a company that has no public activity. The accusations are serious and the question marks are large about the activity of this state company.

I come with experience from an inquiry commission. You had the same stance then, you brought the same arguments. But the truth is that that commission exposed one of the biggest corruption schemes. The incinerators issue turned out to be one of the biggest cases of corruption.

Therefore, here we can only discuss the object of the request we have submitted, not the establishment of the commission. The Constitution guarantees this. The Constitution has given us the right of parliamentary investigation,” she said.