Çela and Dumani meet with the Belgian Chief Prosecutor in Brussels, focus on anti-mafia and asset seizure

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Çela and Dumani meet with the Belgian Chief Prosecutor in Brussels, focus
Çela and Dumani meet with the Belgian Chief Prosecutor in Brussels

The Prosecutor General, Olsian Çela and the Head of the Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) Altin Dumani and other representatives of these prosecution offices conducted an official visit to Belgium on November 18–19, where they met with the Federal Prosecutor General of Belgium, Ann Fransen.

Other representatives of both institutions also participated in the delegation.

The meeting was organized within the framework of the cooperation agreements signed between the parties and as a follow-up to the meetings held a year ago in Tirana.

According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the discussions focused on cooperation in the fight against organized crime, financial investigations, laundering of proceeds of crime, the use of cryptocurrencies in criminal activities, the coordination of investigations and the creation of joint investigation teams. Issues related to international legal assistance, including the execution of criminal decisions and letters rogatory, were also addressed.

Çela and Dumani meet with the Belgian Chief Prosecutor in Brussels, focus

All participants in this meeting very positively assessed the cooperation to date and underlined the importance of further expanding it through a broader exchange of information, with the aim of fully investigating criminal activities affecting both countries.

During the talks, the need to improve the legal framework and increase efficiency in the implementation of anti-mafia legislation was also discussed, aiming to increase capacities for the seizure and confiscation of criminal assets of subjects investigated or convicted in Albania and Belgium.


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