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Belgium seeks life sentence for Franc Çopje

2026-02-16 21:13:00, Aktualitet CNA

Belgium seeks life sentence for Franc Çopje

Federal prosecutors have requested life imprisonment for Franc Gergely alias Franc Çopja, convicted on Friday by the Brussels Serious Crimes Court, for ordering the murder of Ardit Spahiu, as well as for leading a criminal organization.

They also requested that the court make him available to the Sentencing Tribunal for at least five years. Prosecutors argued that no mitigating circumstances could be "legitimately recognized" for Franc Çopje.

During the final phase of the six-week trial held at the Justitia building, they described him as the “mastermind” behind the criminal enterprise that led to the November 27, 2020 murder in Molenbeek.

Citing characteristics such as "strategic intelligence, manipulative and dangerous nature, complete lack of empathy, extreme menace, and an invasive and criminal mindset," prosecutor Nathalie Franco painted a damning picture of Çopje.

Çopja is wanted in Albania for several serious criminal offenses, according to Franco, although he has no previous convictions in Belgium.

The 33-year-old has been in preventive detention in Belgium since December 29, 2023, following his extradition from the United Arab Emirates.

Çopja left his birthplace at the age of 16 to work in Italy before moving to Dubai in 2019. He became involved in drug trafficking and was linked to a "clan war" between Albanian families./CNA





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