SPAK issues notice on Veliaj: An anonymous person denounced the Mayor, we are investigating

2024-12-27 12:52:29Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
SPAK issues notice on Veliaj: An anonymous person denounced the Mayor, we are
Erion Veliaj

SPAK has responded to media interest regarding the investigations against Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj. 

SPAK explains that following information received from a person self-identified as NA, Criminal Proceeding No. 27/2024 was registered for the criminal offense: "Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials" provided for by Article 260 of the Criminal Code. 

SPAK announcement

In response to your interest, we inform you: Based on the information for the referral of the criminal offense dated 08.02.2024 - compiled by investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH), the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has registered Criminal Proceeding no. 27/2024, which initially concerns the criminal offense: "Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials" provided for by Article 260 of the Criminal Code.

The information for the referral of the criminal offense was triggered by a report made by a citizen who self-identified as NA. BKH investigators, after verifying the data and administering documentary evidence, referred the relevant information for the criminal offense, on the basis of which the above criminal proceedings were registered.

Up to this stage of the preliminary investigation, from the evidence collected, it has been concluded that there is concrete data, which is related not only to the criminal offense provided for by Article 260 of the Criminal Code, but also to the criminal offenses: “Active corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials” provided for by Article 245, “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity” provided for by Article 287/2 of the Criminal Code and “Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants, or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare” provided for by Article 257/a, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code.

These offenses are now reflected in the Registry of Criminal Offenses at the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime.


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