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Death of British tourist / Saranda Court returns criminal file against Saimir Kushova for investigation, here's what he is accused of
2025-04-15 20:03:07 / AKTUALITET
The Court of Saranda has returned for investigation the criminal file against Saimir Kushova, who is accused of violating safety rules at work that resulted in the death of English citizen Rebecca Gannon.
The case of the loss of Rebecca Gannon's life was covered on journalist Klodiana Lala's "Target" show, where the topic of weak and incomplete investigations was highlighted.
The court has ordered the prosecution to complete the investigation into Kushova, to clarify the full circumstances of the incident.
Saimir Kushova, a professional diver who is currently imprisoned in Norway for drug trafficking but is being investigated in Saranda for "violation of occupational safety regulations" after the death of a 29-year-old English woman while diving with his expedition.
Saimir Kushova, a father of three children, led the "Saranda Diving Center" expedition in Saranda, a private diving expedition, also engaged in social initiatives in the city, mainly for sea cleaning.
On September 19, 2022, in the Gulf of Saranda, 29-year-old British woman Rebecca Gannon died while diving with the Kushova expedition. Saimir Kushova was arrested for the incident but was released during the hearing for the determination of the security measure.
He was given the security measure "a property guarantee in the amount of 1.5 million new lek" and "the obligation to report to the judicial police, every week, on Monday at 13:00". But some time later, the 47-year-old began not to comply with the security measure, which forced Prosecutor Alba Dhima to request the confiscation of the amount of 1.5 million new lek and its transfer to the state, while yesterday, Judge Fatmir Ndreu declared Saimir Kushova a fugitive in a special session.
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