Prosecution

The Prosecution for Serious Crimes required this Thursday the arrest of former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri. House arrest was scheduled on Saturday by the Court for Serious Crimes, while the prosecution appealed recently the decision of the court of first instance. According to ABC News, prosecutors claim there is new evidence against the former Interior...

The Prosecution has requested the Central Election Commission to enforce the Decree on Decriminalization, to remove the mandate of two MPs. Sources close to the CEC reported that it is about PDIU MP, Aqif Rakipi and SMI MP, Gledion Rehovica. It is also learned that these two names are part of a five-choice petition, but...

The Serious Crimes Court has accepted the Prosecution’s request to issue an arrest warrant for former Vlora Police Director Jaeld Çela and former Chief of Crime in this city, Gjergj Kohila. Until this Friday two police officers were in power two detention orders issued by the Prosecution. The two senior police officers exacerbate accusations of...

Justice Minister Etilda Gjonaj said that the 1800-page file translation of the Habilaj group has been completed. According to Gjonaj the file is expected to be handed over this Monday to the Serious Crimes Prosecution Office. “We have conducted all the procedures according to the law. There is a voluminous file, I believe today will...

Democratic Party Chairman Lulzim Basha has appealed to the Prosecutor’s Office and law enforcement agencies to investigate any Rama’s concession and tenders. Responding to the Prime Minister on the 2018 draft budget, Basha once again stressed that this budget is money laundering by the government caught in the crime. “On March 2017 the US State...

The majority has roughen their reactions against Prosecution. Laws Commission chief, Socialist Ulsi Manja, accuses the prosecution of attempting to close one of the most corruption issues, that of privatizing the power supply distribution system operator. The Socialist Party seems to see hope only at the new justice institutions emerging from Vetting. The privatization of...

European People’s Parties have reacted with a statement to the latest developments in Albania regarding the “Tahiri” issue. “The EPP Group takes note of the recent political pressure on the Prosecutor, given the fact that the Albanian Prosecutor for Serious Crimes has requested the Parliament to lift the immunity of the former Interior Minister Saimir...

Four Judicial Police officers have arrived this Thursday at former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri home to begin the search. The Prosecution’s move comes a day after the authorization by the Parliament for the investigation and personal control of the former minister’s apartment. Outside his home there were many journalists, but as he entered the apartment,...

Serious Crimes Prosecution has required the mandate removal of Saimir Tahiri, following an investigations initiated over the drugs trafficking. The prosecution’s request aims to clear the path to Tahiri’s arrest on grounds of alleged ties with the drugs smuggling from Albania to Italy. The Serious Crimes Prosecution is conducting investigations in collaboration with Italian authorities...