Artur Gashi is found guilty of property corruption, sentenced to 4 months in prison

2024-11-05 15:47:20Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Artur Gashi is found guilty of property corruption, sentenced to 4 months in

Artur Gashi was found guilty of the criminal offense "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions".

The Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime sentenced Gashi to 4 months in prison. He was accused of having bribed a former employee of the Property Handling Agency, Ilir Kapetani.

MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

1. The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime submitted to the Court the request with the object: Sending to court the criminal proceedings with no. 249/2020, in charge of the defendant Artur Gashi, for the charge "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions", provided for by Article 244 of the Criminal Code

2. The trial of this case took place with the rules of summary trial. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime with a panel composed of judges Elsa Ulliri, Ardit Mustafaj and Bib Ndreca, with decision No. 66, dated 05.11.2024 decided:

1. The guilty plea of ​​the defendant Artur Gashi for committing the criminal offense "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions", provided by article 244 of the Criminal Code, before the changes made by law no. 43 of 2021 and his punishment with 6 months imprisonment.

2. Pursuant to Article 406/1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the defendant Artur Gashi is reduced by 1/3 (one third) of the sentence and ultimately sentenced to 4 months of imprisonment.

3. The serving of the sentence begins from the moment of execution of this decision, taking into consideration the time spent in the "House Arrest" security measure, and will be placed in a regular security prison.

4. Procedural costs in the stage of preliminary investigations as well as court costs are charged to the defendant.

5. An appeal against this decision is allowed in the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, within 15 days, starting from the day after the communication of the decision.


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