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He promised 50 thousand lek for the vote and took away his identity card/ The case is being referred to SPAK

2025-04-15 19:00:13 / POLITIKË ALFA PRESS

He promised 50 thousand lek for the vote and took away his identity card/ The

A person has been arrested in Lushnje after attempting to buy votes for a sum of 50,000 lek.

The Fier Prosecutor's Office says it has registered criminal proceedings against the person with the initials ML, who is accused of " Active corruption in elections ." The case has been transferred to the Special Prosecutor's Office.

"Following information from the Lushnja Police Commissariat, the Fier Prosecution Office, in cooperation with the judicial police services of this commissariat, as well as in continuous and effective coordination with the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, Tirana, using proactive investigation methods, have managed to document that citizen ML requested and received citizen MT's identity card in exchange for the promise of an amount of 50,000 (fifty thousand) lek, with the aim of favoring a political entity in the elections," the Fier Prosecution Office said in a statement.

The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has registered criminal proceedings no. 485, dated 13.04.2025, for the criminal offense, " Active corruption in elections ", provided for by Article 328 of the Criminal Code, based on information received from the Lushnja Police Commissariat.

Following information from the Lushnja Police Commissariat, the Fier Prosecutor's Office, in cooperation with the judicial police services of this commissariat, as well as in continuous and effective coordination with the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, Tirana, using proactive investigation methods, have managed to document that citizen ML requested and received citizen MT's identity card in exchange for the promise of an amount of 50,000 (fifty thousand) lek, with the aim of favoring a political entity in the elections.

After carrying out the first investigative actions, the judicial police, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction, Fier, carried out the arrest of the suspect in flagrante delicto.

Subsequently, the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has sent to the Court requests for the validation of the arrest and the imposition of a personal security measure against citizen ML, which was approved by the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier.

After completing urgent procedural actions, the Fier Prosecutor's Office has decided to transfer the case to the subject matter jurisdiction of the Special Prosecutor's Office.

The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier expresses its full commitment to investigating and holding legally accountable persons who commit criminal offenses that violate free and democratic elections.

 

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