The information portal "Demokracia.com", through an article published yesterday (December 21), claimed that President Vjosa Osmani and Prime Minister Albin Kurti have dismissed the Inspector General of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (KIA), Burim Ramadani.
This claim, this portal presents based on, as stated by a source within President Osmani's cabinet. However, such a claim has been refuted by official representatives of Kosovo.
Precisely, the Office of the Presidency announced through a statement that "The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, and Prime Minister Albin Kurti were today notified by the former Inspector General of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency, Mr. Burim Ramadani, of his resignation from this position."
So, the portal "Demokracia.com" has published this article with a claim based on sources, but which has not been verified by official sources or even by the person in question - Burim Ramadani himself. Moreover, the same claim has been denied by responsible officials, namely the Presidency of Kosovo.
Excerpt from the article published on the "Demokracia.com" portal:
President Vjosa Osmani and Prime Minister Albin Kurti have dismissed the Inspector General of the KIA, Burim Ramadani.
The news was confirmed to Demokracia.com by a source within President Osmani's cabinet.
The reasons for Ramadan's dismissal are still unknown.
Link to the article published on the "Demokracia.com" portal:
This article published by “Demokracia.com” has also been published in other online media in Kosovo, which have cited this portal. (see here, here and here)
After research conducted through online search engines, hibrid.info found the announcement issued by the Office of the Presidency regarding the resignation of Burim Ramadani from the position of Inspector General of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency. (see here)
The Presidency's reaction reveals that Ramadani was not dismissed, as claimed in the "Demokracia.com" article, but resigned from his position at the AKI.
Analyze:
The online medium "Demokracia.com" has published an article claiming that the Chief Inspector of the AKI, Burim Ramadani, has been dismissed. This claim, this medium bases on, as stated by a source within the cabinet of President Vjosa Osmani.
However, the Office of the Presidency, through a statement, announced that they have been notified by the previous Inspector General of the KIA, Burim Ramadani, of his resignation from this position.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the "Demokracia.com" article as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.