Convicted in the US for terrorist acts/ The prosecution requests the confiscation of family assets

2026-01-31 10:06:00, Aktualitet CNA

Convicted in the US for terrorist acts/ The prosecution requests the

The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Tirana, requested the confiscation of the assets of the family members of citizen SA, sentenced in the United States of America to 22 years in prison, for criminal offenses in the field of terrorist acts, on the charge of having provided or attempted to provide material support for individuals or groups involved in terrorist activity and having made a false declaration in order to obtain a passport.

Currently, this citizen, also known as AQ, is being investigated in Albania for the criminal offense of 'Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity' provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code, while the investigations into property proceeding no. 8 of 2025 were initiated based on information from the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crime.

This citizen is the son of citizens ZA and VA. From the verification carried out regarding him and his family, it resulted that there are financial transactions in second-tier Albanian banks, or other economic actions in high economic values ??which cannot be justified with the income generated over the years. These citizens declared that they have generated income from rents and savings, but they do not have documents to prove these declarations and the monetary values ??subject to the request for confiscation do not have a legal origin as well as the fact that these assets are not justified with legal income and documentation.

Finally, based on the investigation conducted, the above monetary values ??are not justified by the subject SA and the other members of his family.

For this reason, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Tirana, requests the confiscation and transfer to the state ownership of the following accounts:

Accounts of citizen ZA with a balance of Lek 39.49, USD 4.74, as well as deposits in the amount of USD 50,109.56 and Lek 3,862,244.93;

VA Citizenship Accounts with a balance of Eur 15,001.09; and

Accounts of citizens ZA and VA with a balance of Lek 11,734,250.00./ CNA