Carlo Bollino refutes Rilindja's fines for Gjergj Luca

2023-11-17 17:22:00, Aktualitet CNA

The prosecution of Saranda revealed the truth about the tourist boat 'Bavaria 50' that was taken from the border police pier in Limion of Saranda in June by four employees and the captain of the fishing boat of the Rozafa company owned by businessman Gjergj Luca.

In the decision of the Prosecutor's Office, which examined a report made against Luca, who was accused of stealing the boat, the opposite is proven.

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The prosecution of Saranda, as you can see in the documentation, has decided not to start the investigation for the sailboat found in the middle of the sea, since no fact or element of the criminal offense is evidenced. There were no illegal items in the boathouse.

"From the analysis of all the circumstances of the first fact presented in this criminal report, it turns out that there are reasons that do not allow the initiation of criminal proceedings and as such are: In the present case, no criminal fact is evidenced, as it turns out that a thing without illegal objects in it. The case in question does not meet the necessary elements of the objective side of any criminal offense provided for in the Criminal Code," the Prosecution's letter states.

Carlo Bollino refutes Rilindja's fines for Gjergj Luca

The decision of the Prosecutor's Office of Saranda for not starting the investigation on the found vessel

Also in the decision it is stated that "the items seized in the record for the seizure of items on 13.06.2023: a sailing vessel of white color with the inscription on both sides Bavarria Cruizen with length 15. Width 4.2 m" - to be returned to the legal owner if it is not necessary to keep them for further administrative procedures".

Initially, Luca received authorization to move the sailboat he found from the Port of Saranda to the Port of Durrës. The response from the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure to relocate the ship has been positive.

Carlo Bollino refutes Rilindja's fines for Gjergj Luca

Given that the vehicle was abandoned and the previous registration is not verified, the answer given by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure to Luca states that the boat is not blocked or seized, so the request for its registration will be handled specifically with aim to finalize it in a positive way.

"Referred to your letter with No. 28 Prot dated 11.10.2023 "Request for the initiation of the registration procedures of the vehicle Marka Bavaria, Model 50 Cruizer and the granting of authorization for a cruise from the port of Saranda to the port of Durrës", addressed in error - to the Port Authority Durres - we inform you as follows:

Since the vessel that you request to register (according to the 7 (seven) documents that you have attached in the Annex) is not blocked/seized, your request will be handled specifically with the aim of finalizing it in a positive way. In order to reach a successful conclusion, we ask for your understanding and cooperation to follow some steps and complete some documents that will be attached to the file for the registration procedure:

1- Upon arrival at the port of Durres, the vessel will be visited by a joint group of inspectors from the classification society "Albanian Sea Register Sha" and State Flag Control" in order to clarify the necessary and necessary data that will must be reflected in the relevant documentation that will be issued before and during the registration procedure

Due to the production of a document by the customs body (act of customs clearance). we recommend the financial evaluation of the vessel (instead of a purchase invoice) by an expert in the field appointed by you", says the ministry's response".

The response of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy to Gjergj Luca for the registration of the found boat

Thus, with the right given to him by the law, the businessman Luca has started the procedures for the registration of the yacht owned by him. But despite the fact that Luca had authorization to move it, after the boat was taken by Rozafa fishermen, the State Police arrested 5 of them. Accusations of theft of the boat after the arrest of the employees of the fishing vessel of the Rozafa company, Luca was the first to clarify that there is a misunderstanding, pointing out that according to international law, that boat is the property of the Rozafa company. Apparently, the authorities did not notify each other about the case.

The 15-meter long whale was found in neutral waters, about 51 miles off the island of Sicily in Italy, by the fishing vessel Rozafa, whose crew was fishing in that sea space. According to international law, in such cases, when a ship is found abandoned and is not registered, it becomes the property of the one who found it according to the procedures./ Shqiptarja.com