SPAK sets security measure against lawyer/Special Court approves it

2025-09-10 17:07:00, Aktualitet CNA

The GJKKO leaves in force the measure "house arrest" for lawyer Besart Logu, who is accused of "Exercising illegal influence over persons exercising public functions".

The lawyer received 8 thousand euros to influence the prosecutor, judge and experts who were in charge of the criminal case against citizen SC, a client of Logu, accused of "creating fraudulent schemes regarding value added tax", committed in collaboration, "Hiding income" and "Forgery of seals, stamps or forms", committed in collaboration.

SPAK announcement:

"At the request of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, the Special Court of First Instance approved on 9.9.2025, through decision no. 91, the imposition of the measure "House arrest" against citizen BL, a lawyer by profession, provided for by article 237 of the Criminal Procedure Code. This measure was requested because there are reasonable suspicions, which are supported by evidence, that the person under investigation has committed the criminal offense, "Exercising illegal influence over persons exercising public functions", provided for by article 245/1/4 of the Criminal Code.

The measure was executed on 10.9.2025 with the assistance of the General Directorate of the State Police.

Criminal proceedings

On 27.11.2024, the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime registered criminal proceedings no. 242, on the report of the citizen with the initials SC, for the following criminal offenses:

“Passive corruption of judges, prosecutors and other officials of the justice system”, (Article 319/ç of the Criminal Code);

"Exercising unlawful influence over persons exercising public functions", (Article 245/1 of the Criminal Code).

Investigations and findings

From the proactive investigations, which were carried out by investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH) and the General Directorate of the State Police, it resulted that on 13.12.2024, the suspect received the amount of 8,000 (eight thousand) euros, (a fact documented through special investigation methods). This amount was taken with the aim of influencing the prosecutor, judge and experts who were in charge of the criminal case against him at the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Tirana. The case concerned the criminal offenses, "Creating fraudulent schemes related to value added tax", committed in collaboration, "Hiding income" and "Forgery of seals, stamps or forms", committed in collaboration, provided for by articles 144/ae 25, 180/3 and 190/2 of the Criminal Code.

Investigations have proven that this amount was not a payment for legal services, but an amount given against the promise that it would be handed over to the prosecutor, judge and experts for the release of his client, SC, from prison. This promise has not been fulfilled"/ CNA