Taulant Balla lied about the first extradition from Dubai, the convict surrendered (Document)

2024-03-13 11:09:05Fokus SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Taulant Balla lied about the first extradition from Dubai, the convict
PHOTO: Minister of the Interior, Taulant Balla and extradited with a surrender request, Bruno Çobo

The much-wanted Bruno Çobo was "arrested" in Dubai and was extradited to face justice, where he is accused by SPAK of fraud.

According to the accusations from SPAK, Bruno Çobo , in cooperation with 16 other people, managed to deceive thousands of Italian citizens, benefiting from millions of euros.

According to some media , the news of the arrest came because of the agreements of the Minister of the Interior, Taulant Balla , with his counterparts in Dubai.

Taulant Balla lied about the first extradition from Dubai, the convict
The much sought after Bruno Çobo

But the truth is different, according to documents provided by VoxNews , Bruno Çobo was not arrested but surrendered of his own free will.

In the request made by Bruno Çobo to Interpol Tirana , through his lawyer, he requested that the international search be lifted and that he be allowed to come to Albania a month earlier on February 11 and 15, 2024 .

Taulant Balla lied about the first extradition from Dubai, the convict

Çobo has asked to surrender to the Albanian authorities and face the Prosecutor's Office and the Special Court .

Taulant Balla lied about the first extradition from Dubai, the convict

He has informed the Albanian Amasada in the United Arab Emirates about his surrender . 

We remind you that Bruno Çobo is wanted by SPAK after it is accused that in cooperation with 16 other people they have managed to deceive thousands of Italian citizens by profiting millions of euros through call centers.

In January, the Special Task Force against Corruption and Organized Crime in Tirana completed preliminary investigations into a criminal group, who cheated by stealing bank data, through which they "extorted" 4.7 million euros.

SPAK investigations

The investigation began after the report of the Italian citizen AB on 28.09.2020 (criminal proceedings no. 2041/2020 mod.44), who reported that he had invested a large amount of money (a total of 700,000 euros), because he had withdrawn from an advertisement found on the Internet which had invited him to invest in Amazon stock and which would have provided a huge profit deal.

After an interest on his part, the same person has reported that he was contacted by several self-styled "financial intermediaries" who, as part of the same investment proposal, aimed to benefit large sums from multiple financial transfers.

In the denunciation filed by AB, all the methods of fraud suffered are specified in detail, evidencing that he received phone and e-mail contacts with the undersigned "financial operators" with whom he had exchanged various documents.

As a result of the joint investigative activity, it became possible to initially identify the call center and some of the people involved in this illegal activity, according to which it turned out that it had brought this criminal group a total sum of 1,300,000 euros, which it is thought to be only a small fraction of the amount profited by the group as a result of criminal activity.

The activity of Bruno Çobo and his group

This criminal group was suspected to have exercised its activity until the months of April or May of 2022, where it also closed the activity of the Call Center, with the address "Don Bosco" street....

After the evidence collected at the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office by the Special Court of First Instance against Corruption and Organized Crime, with decision no. 75 dated 21.10.2022, the coercive security measure of "prison arrest" was initially set ", for the citizen Gilbert Pushani and house arrest for the citizens VA and E. Ç, as suspects of committing the criminal offense of "Computer fraud", in cooperation, in the form of a structured criminal group, Participation in a structured criminal group" , provided by articles 143/b/1, 28/4, 333/a and 334 of the Criminal Code.

This decision was executed by the judicial police on 25.10.2022. Simultaneously with the arrests of the above citizens, on October 25, 2022, the court authorized the control and seizure of the Call Center used by the criminal group located in Tirana - "Dritan Hoxha" Street - "Karavan U2" Complex - floor no. 2.

At the end of the check on the suspects and the check on the call center on "Dritan Hoxha" Street, which at the time of the execution was unoccupied, gave a positive result as it allowed the finding and seizure of 68 personal computers and other materials. considered of special investigative interest.

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