€20,000 to transfer convict from Turkey/ SPAK takes former guard and two others to court

2026-02-07 11:13:37 / AKTUALITET ALFA PRESS

€20,000 to transfer convict from Turkey/ SPAK takes former guard and two

The Special Prosecution Office has completed the investigations and sent for trial three people who are accused of taking a bribe of 20 thousand euros for the procedure of transferring a convict from Turkey.

According to the prosecution, it concerns:

Zef Mali – former guard, Kreshnik Domi and Jemine Çoku, all three accused of committing the criminal offense of "Exercising unlawful influence over persons exercising public functions", in collaboration.

According to the Zef Mali Prosecution, in collaboration with Kreshnik Domin, they requested and received from the defendant, Jemine Çoku, an irregular benefit of 20,000 (twenty thousand) euros.

At the time Zef Mali committed this act, he was serving as an officer of the Force Management Headquarters in the Republic Guard and Kreshnik Domi was a social connection of his.

According to the investigations, they promised and assured the defendant Jemine Çoku that they would exert illegal influence on officials of the Ministry of Justice, to pursue the procedure for the transfer to Albania of her brother, Albanian citizen Kujtim Çeliku, sentenced to imprisonment in the Republic of Turkey to serve the remainder of his sentence.

Specifically, from January to October 2025, during which the convicted person's transfer procedure was ongoing, defendants Zef Mali and Kreshnik Domi maintained constant contact with defendant Jemine Çoku and other family members of hers, assuring them that they had the opportunity to influence officials of the Ministry of Justice to carry out the convict's transfer procedure.

For this purpose, the defendant Jemine Çoku gave the defendants the amount of 20,000 euros as an irregular benefit.

During the investigation, it was also revealed that the Ministry of Justice has initiated legal proceedings to transfer the Albanian citizen, Kujtim Çeliku, to serve the remainder of his sentence in Albania.

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