Received over 3 million ALL in bribes to favor a company in the tender, SPAK gives details on the arrest of the secretary of Manastirli

2023-06-03 12:08:14Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Received over 3 million ALL in bribes to favor a company in the tender, SPAK
SPAK

The Special Procuracy, SPAK, has issued an official communiqué on the arrest of the General Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Joana Duro, and the official Laura Sheto, with the position of High Level Specialist in the Agency for the Provision of Integrated Public Services.

They are accused of corruption in relation to the tender with object "Lot 1 "Supervision for the reconstruction of some Health Centers in Tirana and Durrës counties".

According to SPAK, Joana Duro received 330,000 new lek bribes from an economic operator to declare her the winner of the tender. The announcement states that the lek was given by citizen Laura Sheto.

They are accused of the criminal offenses "Passive corruption of high state officials or local elected officials" and "Active corruption of high state officials or local elected officials".

SPAK says that in the office of the General Secretary it has seized as material evidence the sum of 330,000 ALL (a sum which constitutes the irregular benefit given by Laureta Sheto).

NOTICE:

The Special Prosecutor's Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime, on the basis of the information provided by the investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation, has registered the criminal proceedings 10/1 of 2023, for the criminal offenses "Passive corruption of high state officials or elected officials local authorities" and "Active corruption of high state officials or local elected officials", provided by articles 260 and 245 of the Criminal Code.

From the follow-up with special investigation methods, evidence has been collected which has evidenced that an economic operator would give an irregular benefit (in the form of monetary amounts) in order to be declared the winner in a procurement procedure developed by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection (in the capacity of the Contracting Authority), the Procurement in question was with the object "Lot 1 "Supervision for the reconstruction of some Health Centers in the districts of Tirana and Durrës".

Pas kryerjes së disa veprimeve hetimore, u krijuan dyshime se shtetësja J. D., me detyrë Sekretare e Përgjithshme e Ministrisë së Shëndetësisë e Mbrojtjes Sociale ka marrë një përfitim të parregullt në shumën prej 330.000 (treqind e tridhjetë mijë) lekë, për të favorizuar një Operator Ekonomik. Këto vlera monetare u dhanë nga shtetësja L. Sh., me detyrë Specialiste e Nivelit të Lartë në Agjensinë e Ofrimit të Shërbimeve Publike të Integruara.

The investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation in cooperation with the Special Operational Force in the General Directorate of the State Police, under the direction and control of the Special Prosecutor's Office, arrested in flagrante delicto on 02.06.2023 the citizens JD and L. Sh., for criminal offenses "Passive corruption of high state officials or local elected officials" and "Active corruption of high state officials or local elected officials", provided by articles 260 and 245 of the Criminal Code.

Also, in the office of the General Secretary, it was possible to seize as material evidence the sum of 330,000 (three hundred and thirty thousand) ALL (a sum which constitutes the irregular benefit given by the citizen L. Sh.).

Clarification: Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final decision.


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