Socialist mayor to prison? SPAK raises accusations of election corruption and sends it for trial

2023-11-02 15:53:10Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Socialist mayor to prison? SPAK raises accusations of election corruption and
Edison Memolla

SPAK has officially filed corruption charges against the mayor of Rrogozhina, Edison Memolla, and three other persons for active corruption in the local elections of May 14, 2023.

Memolla, along with the electrician and two other people, were accused by a resident of Rrogozhina after the publication of a phone call, where he promised not to cut off electricity in exchange for a vote.

"This criminal proceeding was registered after the broadcast on television networks of an audio recording, where citizen Edison Memolla - candidate for Mayor of Rrogozhinë, influences citizen Blerim Xhamani - electrician near FSHU (Universal Service Provider) Durrës, Rrogozhinë branch, to do not interrupt the electricity of a debtor subscriber, with the aim of voting in his favor in the partial local elections of 03.06.2022", informs SPAK.

SPAK's full announcement:

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has completed the investigations and requested the sending for trial of criminal proceedings no. 57 of 2022, in charge of the defendants:

Edison Memolla, acting Mayor of Rrogozhinë Municipality, accused of committing the criminal offense "Active corruption in elections" carried out in cooperation, provided by article 328-25 of the Criminal Code;

Ndriçim Tafxhafa, accused of committing the criminal offense "Active corruption in elections" provided for by Article 328 of the Criminal Code;

Blerim Xhamani, accused of committing the criminal offenses "Active corruption in elections" committed in collaboration and "Forgery of documents" committed in collaboration, provided by articles 328-25 and 186 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code;

Isuf Tosku, accused of committing the criminal offense "Forgery of documents" carried out in cooperation, provided by article 186 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code.

This criminal proceeding was recorded after the broadcast on television networks of an audio recording, where citizen Edison Memolla - candidate for Mayor of Rrogozhinë, influences citizen Blerim Xhamani - electrician at FSHU (Universal Service Provider) Durrës, Rrogozhinë branch, not to cut off electricity to a debtor subscriber, in order to vote in his favor in the partial local elections on 06.03.2022.

From the entirety of the investigative actions, it has been found and proven that the defendant Edison Memolla, candidate for Mayor of Rrogozhinë, in the partial local elections of 06.03.2022, influences the defendant Blerim Xhamani, who is an electrician at FSHU Durrës, Rrogozhinë branch, not to cut off electricity to a debtor subscriber, in order to vote in his favor in the partial local elections on 06.03.2022, as well as communicating with the defendant Blerim Xhamani, for employment in the Rrogozhin Municipality, in exchange for a vote .

The defendant, Ndriçim Tafxhafa, has promised a citizen to pay off obligations to OSHEE and for housing, asking her to vote in favor of a certain candidate in the partial local elections to be held in Rrogozhinë on 06.03.2022.

Also, the defendants Blerim Xhamani and Isuf Tosku have falsified the data in the minutes of the interruption of electricity, presenting false data, since they have not actually interrupted the electricity of the debtor subscriber.


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