Kosovo Court Remands Three Suspects in Crypto Terror-Financing Case
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Adelina Ahmeti
Summary
Kosovo prosecutors have uncovered a suspected cryptocurrency-based terror-financing network. Three suspects — Dermaku, Aliaj, and Krasniqi — were remanded in custody for 30 days by the Pristina Basic Court on June 11. The suspects allegedly ran a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange called Tresor Exchange in Pristina, targeting victims mainly in Western Europe. Prosecutors allege they used Telegram to fraudulently solicit funds, employing coercion and fraud to steal money, and then used cryptocurrencies to finance Islamic State terrorism while evading detection.
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· 3 pulledOn June 11, the Pristina Basic Court remanded Dermaku, Aliaj and Krasniqi in custody for 30 days.
According to the prosecution, Krasniqi and Dermaku, also known by the nickname Syla, ran a Pristina-based cryptocurrency exchange business called Tresor Exchange that was used for fraudulent purposes.
In the request for the suspects to be held in custody, special prosecutor Bekim Kodraliu also alleged that the suspects had used the social network Telegram to fraudulently soli
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