
The Special Prosecutor's Office has issued an announcement regarding an operation against organized crime that is taking place in Elbasan .
SPAK informs that 21 security measures have been set, among which 18 are prison arrest measures, including a former judge and a senior official of the state police, the lawyer of Suel Çela's group , Blerina Beqir under house arrest.
While the two journalists Elton Qyno and Artan Hoxha have been ordered to appear.
Qyno is suspected of being accused of passive private corruption, while Artan Hoxha is accused of participating in a criminal group.
SPAK notice:
As part of the investigation of a criminal organization with international scope, at the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime has assigned security measures to 21 people, including members of the criminal organization, a a senior police official, a judge on duty during the commission of the criminal activity, a lawyer and two journalists.
Certain security measures are as follows:
Imprisonment - 18 people (including the former judge and senior official of the state police);
House arrest - 1 lawyer;
Obligation to appear at the judicial police - 2 journalists.
The operation for the execution of security measures, which is being supported by Europol and other Albanian and European law enforcement agencies, is ongoing.
In order to preserve the integrity of this operation, the Special Prosecutor's Office will publish more data about this investigation tomorrow.