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"We want half of the money from the seizure of proceeds of crime", Belgian minister: Albanians in Belgian prisons to be returned to Albania!

2025-10-08 09:08:47Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"We want half of the money from the seizure of proceeds of crime",
Belgian Minister of Justice, Annelies Verlinden, and Minister of Asylum and Migration, Anneleen Van Bossuyt

Belgian Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden and Asylum and Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt launched a three-day diplomatic mission to Albania and Kosovo on Monday.

The visit focuses on addressing prison overcrowding and the fight against organized crime.

To ease chronic overcrowding in Belgian prisons, the government is considering renting or building a prison abroad for convicted foreign offenders who are not residents. Ministers will hold exploratory talks on this idea during their visit to Albania and Kosovo.

Verlinden and Van Bossuyt will also ask Albania to accept the return of its citizens currently held in Belgian prisons. There are currently 307 Albanian citizens in Belgian prisons, of whom 253 do not have the right to reside in the country.

"If those who are sentenced here and do not have the right to reside in Belgium can serve their sentence in their country of origin, this means that the sentence is properly enforced, while relieving the pressure on our penitentiary system," Verlinden said.

The fight against organized crime

The mission will also include discussions on a letter of intent regarding asset sharing, which would allow a portion of criminal proceeds seized in Albania or Kosovo as a result of Belgian-led investigations to be returned to the Belgian treasury.

In Kosovo, the delegation will also discuss a bilateral treaty on mutual legal assistance, to strengthen long-term judicial cooperation.

Verlinden praised the cooperation with both countries. Kosovo, she said, is increasingly appearing in Belgian criminal files as a hub for money laundering, human trafficking and arms smuggling. Albania remains a key partner in the fight against drug trafficking, with Albanian criminal networks active in the port of Antwerp.

"The Western Balkans are already a key region in our fight against organized crime. I want to build on the mutual trust that has been created thanks to close cooperation over the past years," said Verlinden.


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