
The Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, has filed a lawsuit with the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, requesting the initiation of investigations into document falsification.
Veliaj demands an investigation into the document that served as the basis for initiating criminal proceedings against him.
According to the report, filed with the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, the investigation against him was launched on the basis of a document signed by a person calling himself "Nesti Angoni", who, according to official verifications, does not exist in the civil status registers, the report states.
"The basis for initiating criminal proceedings against me was the document "Data for SPAK", drafted and signed by a person who self-identified as "Nesti Angoni". From the verifications carried out by the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime itself, it results that this person does not exist in the national civil status register and therefore we are dealing with a false identity. In this context, it is essential to emphasize that in this specific case we are not dealing with an anonymous report in the classical sense of the law, but with a document presented in the form of an identified report, through the use of a specific false identity, accompanied by a physical signature," the report states.
Veliaj demands the identification of the real author who drafted and signed this document, as well as the investigation of any criminal liability related to the use of a false identity to initiate the case against him.
"The signature placed on the document does not belong to a real person, but was used to materialize a false identity, creating a false appearance before the public body. If the author had wanted to remain anonymous, he would have presented himself as such. The choice to use a specific name and to associate it with a physical signature is not accidental, but aims to create a false perception of identity and credibility, directly influencing the assessment of the proceeding body on the seriousness of the information presented," the complaint states.
The report also highlights the existence of a second, similar material, linked to another unverifiable identity, “Nasta Pellumbi.” According to the argument, this situation raises strong suspicions of a common source, a single author using different identities, or a structured mechanism for creating artificial reports.
Excerpt from the report
Under no circumstances can it be considered acceptable for a criminal proceeding to be initiated on the basis of actions that in themselves constitute elements of a criminal offense. Accepting such logic would lead to the legitimization of the use of unlawful means to initiate criminal prosecution, severely distorting the function of justice and violating the fundamental principles of the rule of law.
Such an approach would create a real risk that the criminal mechanism would be used selectively, on fabricated grounds, simply to justify the initiation of investigations against certain individuals. Consequently, it is essential that any criminal proceedings be based on legitimate and verifiable sources, and not on actions that, in themselves, violate the criminal law. Otherwise, an unacceptable practice would be legitimized, where the very violation of the criminal law would be used as a means to set in motion criminal prosecution, thus subverting the fundamental logic of the justice system.
Such an approach would create the real risk that entities tasked with enforcing the law, instead of guaranteeing it, would engage in its violation selectively, with the aim of achieving predetermined objectives, seriously violating the principles of the rule of law and legal certainty.
In view of the above, I request:
i. registration of criminal proceedings for the criminal offense of "Forgery of documents", provided for by Article 186 of the Criminal Code, as well as any other relevant offense that arises during the investigation.
ii. ii. identification of the real author who drafted and signed the document “Data for SPAK”