Ammunition dismantled in rivers
26/10/2011 00:00
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The Shkumbin River in Elbasan has turned into a military “dismantling
site”, where army officials are dismantling war ammunitions.
Top Channel has filmed the military vehicles arriving at 09:00 and working until 12:00, near the Xibrrake village. They dismantle ammunition with special equipments, separate the shells and burn the black powder.
The persons who are making this operation seem to be military people. They burn the black powder near the Shkumbin River and then collect the scrap metal which they transport with their own vehicles. At this site there is a white civilian vehicle with Kosovo plates.
There are also civilians engaged in this operation. By law, the sites for dismantling ammunition are approved by the Ministry of Defense. The law also provides that the dismantling of military ammunition can be realized only in military structures, under strict standards, such as the safety distance from living areas, dams and water resources.
This process seems that is being made for the expensive scrap metal, before sending the explosives at the official dismantling sites.
Top Channel investigative program, “Fiks Fare” showed for several days how military and civilians were organized for making profits from missile scrap metals.
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