SPAK has sent five people accused of buying votes in Rrogozhina for trial during the 2023 elections.
They are Limon Shala, Fatmir Thaçi, Florant Saraçi, Engjell Cara and Shkëlqim Hoxha, DP candidate.
According to SPAK, at the end of the investigations carried out, based on evidence and legal analysis, it turned out that:
Citizens Engjell Cara, Limon Shala, Fatmir Thaçi and Florant Saraçi have been charged with committing the criminal offense, "Active corruption in elections", committed in cooperation and more than once, provided for by articles 328, 25 and 50, letter "h" of the Criminal Code.
Citizen Shkëlqim Hoxha is accused of the criminal offense "Failure to report a crime", provided for by Article 300 of the Criminal Code.
Investigations showed that these citizens, in cooperation with each other, have provided and offered prepaid travel tickets to various people (documented in 64 cases), in order to vote in favor of the candidate, Shkëlqim Hoxha, in the 2023 local elections in Rrogozhina Municipality.
Also, it turned out that the citizen Shkëlqim Hoxha was aware of this illegal activity, more specifically that the citizens Fatmir Thaçi and Limon Shala were engaged in providing and providing travel tickets for various persons, in order to participate in the elections as well as vote in his favor, due to his quality as a candidate of the Democratic Party for the Municipality of Rrogozhina He did not report it to the competent bodies, contrary to the legal provisions in force, specifically Article 300 of the Criminal Code.
Criminal Proceeding No. 161/2023 has been merged with the criminal proceeding no. 162/2023, being investigated as a single case, due to the consistency of the facts and subjects under investigation.
The registration of the proceedings was made on the basis of referrals forwarded by the investigative structures to the Durrës Local Police Directorate.