A hearing is being held at the Elbasan Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction to assess the detention and arrest measure against citizens Denis Hasalla and Bledar Çullhaj , both under investigation for various criminal offenses.
Denis Hasalla , 35, Cabinet Director and supervisor of urban waste management in the Municipality of Peqin, as well as the brother of SP MP Saimir Hasalla, was arrested earlier this week during a large-scale police operation in the Elbasan region.
During the search of his apartment, a quantity of combat ammunition was found and seized.
In the same operation, Bledar Çullhaj, 36, was also detained after a cold weapon was found in his apartment.
The operation was carried out by the Crime Investigation Structures of the Elbasan Local Police Directorate, in implementation of a Court decision allowing checks within the framework of a criminal proceeding initiated since 2024.
This proceeding is also related to investigations into financial abuses committed by the company "Eco Elb".
As part of the same operation, citizen Bledar Çullhaj, 36, was also arrested after a cold weapon was found during a search of his apartment.
Today's court hearing is expected to determine further measures against the two suspects, while investigations into this matter continue.
The prosecution has requested the imposition of mandatory appearance measures for Hasalla and Çullhaj.
The focus of this investigation is also several deputy mayors of the Elbasan district, as well as legal and finance directors, who are suspected of having had an active role in institutional and financial relations with the company that manages urban waste.
The prosecution has completed the interrogation phase of 43 people, who were summoned to provide explanations regarding the functioning and financial management of the incinerator.
The investigation has been registered for the criminal offenses of "Abuse of office" and "Waste mismanagement", while sources close to the Elbasan Police indicate that the investigation has advanced significantly.
It is expected that in the coming days there will also be security measures against several local officials, due to suspicions of abuse of public funds in collaboration with the company "ECO-ELB".
The investigation is considered voluminous and complex and was opened in 2024 and has currently entered the phase of analyzing the institutional and financial relations between the company "ECO-ELB" and the eight municipalities of the Elbasan district.
These are payments made for four types of services, including the waste incineration process, which according to investigations was carried out partially, for limited periods, or not carried out at all, although payments were made regularly.