Kosovo: Money financing ISIS will be seized

 More than 300 citizens of Kosovo have joined ISIS during these years some of whom have died, others continue to fight alongside jihadists of Islamic State. 

And while their recruitment ways are different, certain is the fact that the journey of these citizens towards Syria is funded by business. A week ago the Kosovo Police arrested a prominent businessman from Peja. Fatos RIZVANOLLI, who allegedly financed the Albanian terrorist groups in ISIS. In the context of investigations and to deter other terrorism financing. The businessman properties are seized. Fatos Rizvanolli is suspected in financing terrorist recruits trip to Siria.

Now, with the new law for the confiscation of property approved this week in Parliament, to Rizvanolli and to every citizen in Kosovo that finances terrorism his property will be seized, according to a separate article. Director of the Agency for Management of Confiscated, Rahim Rama said that the new law has introduced the term "terrorist property".

The law provides the administration by state of properties that serve to terrorism, but also the properties that derive from terrorist acts. The term "terrorist property" is introduced for the first time in the Criminal Code of Kosovo, after missing in other applicable laws in the country. Since 2010 when the Administration Agency for seized property is formed, in Kosovo are seized about 50 million euro of wealth.

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