The Tirana Prosecutor's Office has suspended two inspectors and their manager from the Territory Protection Inspectorate , after they failed to report unauthorized constructions that were taking place in the Selita area of ??Tirana.
According to the Prosecution, the citizens with the initials Egnant Musaj, Shkëlqim Gaçi and Virgjil Shehaj, field inspectors and IMT managers, are suspected of the criminal offense of ' Abuse of office committed in collaboration '.
The investigations proved that on "Valentina Pistoli" street, in Selitë, Tirana, suspected unauthorized works were being carried out by citizen DG.
The field inspectors for this area, where the house was built without a permit, are citizens Egnant Musaj, Shkëlqim Gaçi, and the sector manager, Virgjil Shehaj .
From the investigations, it turned out that these persons did not reflect the fact that in this specific case we were dealing with an illegal construction, and did not inform the Chief Inspector that an administrative measure, a fine, a decision to demolish this construction should be imposed and then a criminal report should be filed with the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Tirana.
Prosecutor's Office Announcement:
Tirana Prosecutor's Office suspends 2 inspectors and their supervisor at IMT, after they failed to report illegal construction
At the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Tirana, citizens EM, Sh.G., and V.Sh., field inspectors and heads of the Inspectorate of Territorial Protection (IMT), suspected of the criminal offense of 'Abuse of office committed in collaboration' provided for by article 248 and 25 of the Criminal Code, were suspended from their duties and public service.
From the investigations into criminal proceedings no. 777, of 2025, it was proven that on "Valentina Pistoli" street, in Selitë, Tirana, suspected unauthorized works were being carried out by citizen DG.
The field inspectors for this area, where the illegal apartment was built, are citizens EM Sh.G. and the sector manager, citizen V.Sh. From the investigations, it resulted that these persons did not reflect the fact that in this specific case we were dealing with an illegal construction, and did not inform the Chief Inspector that an administrative measure, a fine, a decision to demolish this construction should be imposed and then a criminal report should be filed with the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Tirana.
The investigations showed that the illegal construction began on 01.11.2021 and ended on 19.04.2025, when in the meantime, on 02.04.2025, a control was exercised by IMT employees, thus consuming the elements of the criminal offense of 'Abuse of office' committed in collaboration, provided for by Article 248 and 25 of the Criminal Code.
The above assessed the assignment of the personal security measure 'Suspension of the exercise of a public duty or service', provided for by Article 242 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.