"We must meet, I need 200 thousand..."/ The messages that "sink" Meta are whitened

2024-10-22 13:45:00, Aktualitet CNA

"We must meet, I need 200 thousand..."/ The messages that

Details have been revealed from the disclosure of the investigation file carried out by SPAK on former President Ilir Meta for the CEZ-DIA affair.

Meta's conversations with Kastriot Ismailjan appear in the investigation file.

From the phone records, it appears that Meta sent a message to Kastriot Islamaj asking him to definitely meet as he needs money (he mentions the figure of 200,000).

"These administered data lead to the conclusion that between the citizen Kastriot Ismailaj and the citizen Ilir Meta (Metaj) there was a close relationship, and this is explained by the considerable number of communications between them, and moreover in the two mobile numbers in use of the defendant Kastriot Ismailaj. It turns out that the person under investigation Ilir Metaj and the citizen Kastriot Ismailaj during the period April 2010-September 17, 2010, have communicated with each other on at least 115 occasions (with both mobile numbers used by Kastriot Ismailaj). The period in question corresponds to the time when the discussion began and then the company "DIA" was created to end on September 17, 2010, when Meta had already become the Minister of Energy.

In the framework of the investigation, the documents from the criminal proceedings fascicle No. 978 of 2008 of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of the Judicial District of Tirana, administered within the framework of criminal proceedings No. 6381 of 2014 of this Prosecutor's Office. Among other things, a copy of the record of the transcription of the telephone conversations dated June 28, 2009 was administered, where, among other things, it results that on June 22, 2009 at 17:27:21, from the telephone number 0682*31701 in use at that time by the person under investigation Ilir Metaj, an SMS was sent to the number 068 2* 09 693 at that time in use by Kastriot Ismailaj with the content "Tomorrow at dinner we must meet. I need 200 thousand for sure. Don't forget" , the file says investigation.

It is further emphasized that data and evidence have been gathered that create reasonable suspicion that the citizen Ilir Meta (Metaj) sought and received an irregular benefit from the citizen (the defendant) Kastriot Ismailaj in exchange for the assistance provided for the benefit of the contract that the company of the defendant Ismailaj "DIA" to connect the company "CEZ".

"Information regarding irregular profit. From the investigation so far, data and evidence have been collected that create reasonable suspicion that the citizen Ilir Meta (Metaj) has requested and received an irregular benefit from the citizen (the defendant) Kastriot Ismailaj in exchange for the assistance given for the benefit of the contract that the company of the convicted Ismailaj "DIA" to connect the company "CEZ", the file states./ CNA