2026-09-25 11:02:46Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Elisabeta Mataj

The Durrës Court has changed the security measure for former director of the Durrës Post Office,  Elisabeta Mataj, from prison arrest to house arrest.

According to sources from the investigation group, this change in size was also influenced by new evidence during the investigation, including an expert report on forgery of signatures and evidence, which is taking the investigation in a different direction.

DECISION:

Criminal case No. 509/5 Act, with the subject “2-month information regarding the progress of the criminal proceedings, depending on the content of this information, we also request the replacement of the security measure”.

 The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Durrës (Appellant), represented by Prosecutor Gazmend Frëngu. This case was drawn electronically before Judge Xhevdet Lika. The court session took place on 25.09.2026, at 09:00.

 
At the conclusion of the judicial review, for the above-mentioned case, the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Durrës has issued Decision No. 509/5, dated 25.09.2026, where it has decided:

Decided

1. Acceptance of the request of the person under investigation Elisabeta Mataj. 

2. Replacement of the personal security measure "Arrest in prison", provided for by article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, imposed on the person under investigation EM by decision No. 509/2, dated 18.07.2026, of the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Durrës, with the personal security measure "House arrest", provided for by article 237 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 

3. The immediate release of the person under investigation EM from the detention cells is ordered if he is not being held in custody for any other criminal offense. 

4. The person under investigation EM is ordered to remain and not leave her apartment in Neighborhood no.xx, Durrës City. 

5. The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Durrës and the judicial police are charged with the execution of this decision. 

6. An appeal against this decision is allowed within 5 (five) days at the Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction of Tirana, starting from the day after the communication of the court's decision.


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