SPAK waves of arrests also in state police structures

Police arrested by order of SPAK:

1)-Shkelzen Ruska with the duty of chief of crime in Himara,

Charges: Cannabis cultivation, structured criminal group, abuse of office and committing criminal offenses by criminal organizations.

2)-Ervis Alisinanaj, chief of crime in Lushnje,

Charges: Cannabis cultivation, structured criminal group, abuse of office and committing criminal offenses by criminal organizations. and exercising illegal influence on persons exercising public functions.

3-Erdit Hazizaj declared wanted. Hazizaj left police in 2022.

In search of security measure « Arrest in prison »:

1-Elvis Dervishi of the Border Police Commissariat in Saranda.

Official announcement of SPAK:

Charges: Narcotics trafficking, structured criminal group, committing criminal offenses by criminal organizations and structured criminal group and abuse of office.

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, on the basis of acts sent by the Judicial Police, has registered criminal proceedings no.

Following the investigation into this criminal proceeding, the application of special methods of investigation has documented the commission of the offense of « Exercising unlawful influence on persons exercising public functions », provided by Article 245/1 paragraph 4 of the Criminal Code, committed by PM and BK Citizens

At the time of the commission of the criminal offense, the PM was being tried in the Tirana General Jurisdiction Court, charged with the offense of « Falsification of Health Documents », provided by Article 188/1 of the Criminal Code.

Citizen BK by profession (who at the time of the commission of the offenses was employed by audit duty in the Supreme State Audit) has requested from the citizen PM the amount of 4000 (four thousand) euros and received from it in the form of an irregular benefit of 1000 (one thousand) euros, in order to exercise the influence of the judge.

Following the request submitted by the Special Prosecution, the Special Court of First Instance, through decision no.10, dated 27.02.2025, has decided:

Determination of the personal security measure « home arrest », provided by Article 237 of the Criminal Procedure Code against the person under investigation BK, suspected of committing the offense of « Exercising illegal influence on persons exercising public functions », provided by Article 245/1 of the Criminal Code.

Determination of the personal security measure « Obligation to appear to the Judicial Police » against the person under investigation PM, suspected of committing the offense of « Exercising Illegal Influence on Persons Exercising Public Functions », provided by Article 245/1, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code.

Also in the course of the investigation of this criminal proceeding, in order to seek evidence, searches were exercised on the apartments of the four citizens, including that of a criminal expert and a judicial police officer at the Prosecutor's Office at the Tirana General Jurisdiction Court, Tirana.

The Special Prosecution thanks the Directorate General of the State Police for effective cooperation in the investigation and phase of execution of security measures for this criminal proceeding.