SPAK seizes a property of Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa in the 'Kodra e Diellit' area

2025-05-22 17:48:10 / POLITIKË ALFA PRESS

SPAK seizes a property of Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa in the 'Kodra e

The Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) has seized a property belonging to arrested mayor Erion Veliaj and his wife Ajola Xoxa, who is under a security measure of "compulsory appearance".

The seized property is located in the Kodra e Diellit area in Tirana. The prosecution reports that “ there is concrete evidence that leads to reasonable suspicion that the citizens under investigation Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa have also consumed the elements of the criminal offense of  Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare.

According to SPAK, from the concrete data collected up to this stage of the preliminary investigation there is a reasonable suspicion based on evidence that Veliaj and Xoxa have factual property interests in two properties (one of which is additional property), which are neighboring the apartment  located in  Selitë, (Kodra e Diellit residence), where these citizens currently live.

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has registered criminal proceedings No. 27 of 2024, which concerns the criminal offenses  of  Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials ”, “ Active corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials ”, “ Laundering of the proceeds of crime or criminal activity ”, “ Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare ”,  False statements before a judicial police officer ” and “ Actions that impede the discovery of the truth ”,   provided for by articles 260, 245, 287/2, 257/a/2, 305/be 301 of the Criminal Code.  

After conducting investigative actions within the framework of this criminal proceeding, the Special Prosecution Office has concluded that there is concrete data that leads to reasonable suspicion that the citizens under investigation EV and AX have also consumed the elements of the criminal offense of  Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare ”, provided for by Article 257/a/2 of the Criminal Code. For this reason , on 20.05.2025 the names  of these  citizens  were registered in the  register of  notification of criminal offenses  , attributing to them the criminal offense cited above  .

Further   , upon the request of the Special Prosecution dated 20.05.2025, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with decision No. 342 Act dated 22.05.2025, has decided :

Property No.  and additional property number, registered in the ASHK in the name of the commercial entity “AK” shpk ;

From the concrete data collected up to this stage of the preliminary investigation there is a reasonable suspicion based on evidence that the citizens under investigation EV and AX have factual property interests in two properties (one of which is additional property), which are neighboring the apartment  located in  Selitë, (Kodra e Diellit residence), where these citizens currently live.

Clarification: Every person is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final judicial decision.

 

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