Company, tens of millions of ALL and cars/ SPAK seizes the assets of Beqaj and 5 other people

2024-08-21 12:17:00, Aktualitet CNA

Company, tens of millions of ALL and cars/ SPAK seizes the assets of Beqaj and 5

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has seized the assets of the former Minister of Health, Ilir Beqaj, his driver, Ermal Kurtulaj, and 4 other people.

At the request of SPAK, GJKKO decided to seize:

1. 14 323 125 (fourteen million three hundred twenty three thousand one hundred twenty five) ALL;

2. 15,542 (fifteen thousand five hundred and forty-two) euros;

3. 42 318 (forty two thousand three hundred and eighteen) USD;

These sums of money have been seized in current accounts, term deposits, cash and belong to the persons under investigation GH, EM; IB, EK, BZ, BL; and commercial companies of the persons under investigation;

4. Preventive seizure of over 19.4% of the shares of the commercial company "Albanian Food and Hospitality Services" sh.pk

5. Preventive seizure of three registered vehicles owned by persons under investigation EK and EM

The investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation, together with the officers of the General Directorate of the State Police and the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets are carrying out the necessary actions for the execution of these decisions.

Preliminary investigations related to this criminal proceeding have not yet been completed, they continue for other persons involved or for other criminal facts.

The seizure comes as a result of SPAK's investigations into the abuse of SASPAC, an institution that was run by Beqaj.

Investigations are being carried out against the persons who belong to these assets for the criminal offenses "Passive corruption of high state officials", carried out in cooperation, provided for by article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code, "Active corruption of high state officials", "Refusal to declaration, non-declaration, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or any other person who has the legal obligation to declare", provided by article 257/a/2 of the Criminal Code, "Fraud", carried out in collaboration, with serious consequences, provided by articles 143//2/3 of the Criminal Code, as well as "Violation of the equality of participants in public tenders or auctions", carried out in collaboration, provided by articles 258/2 and 25 of Criminal Code./ CNA