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SPAK accused him of concealing assets, the famous former judge is declared innocent!

2025-07-07 17:01:27Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

SPAK accused him of concealing assets, the famous former judge is declared

The Supreme Court has acquitted former Supreme Court member Shkëlzen Selimi.

Shkëlzen Selimi was accused of "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."

In today's session, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of Judge Rudina Palloj, decided to acquit the defendant Shkëlzen K. Selimi.

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has submitted to the Court the request with the subject matter: "Trial of the criminal case against the defendant Shkëlzen Selimi, accused of committing the criminal offense "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 the legal obligation to declare", provided for by Article 257/a/2 of the Criminal Code.".

2. The trial of this case was conducted under the rules of ordinary trial. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of Judge Rudina Palloj, by decision No. 48, dated 07.07.2025, decided:

1. The acquittal of the defendant Shkëlzen K. Selimi, accused of committing the criminal offense of "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, in reference to Article 388, point 1, letter a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, since the criminal fact subject to the accusation is not proven to exist as such.

2. Procedural expenses incurred during preliminary investigations, according to the minutes for recording investigation expenses, and judicial expenses, according to the relevant minutes for recording judicial expenses, in reference to Article 393 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, remain as incurred.

3. An appeal may be filed against this decision at the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, within 15 (fifteen) days, starting
from the day after the notification of the reasoned decision.

We recall that Shkëlzen Selimi worked for two decades in the justice system, before being dismissed in 2018 by vetting for concealing contacts with persons involved in organized crime.

His wife, former Administrative Appeals Judge Rilinda Selimi, was also dismissed from the College due to inappropriate contacts, while the majority of the panel found no dismissal issues regarding the property.

Criminal proceedings against Selimi and several other judges were registered by SPAK in 2020 for the criminal offense of "false declaration of assets".

In April 2021, the Special Court imposed preventive seizure on assets owned by Selim and his family; a gas station on the Vlora waterfront and a 2400 m2 plot of land in Jonufër, Vlora.


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