Press Release

Citizens A.S. and S.T. were arrested on charges of “Theft with serious consequences committed in complicity” and “Inducing minors to commit a criminal offense,” as stipulated in  Articles 134(3), 129, and 25 of the Criminal Code, following a request by the Korça Prosecution Office. Meanwhile, the minor M.S. was subjected to the security measure of “Duty to appear before the judicial police” for the same offenses.

The investigation, registered under criminal proceedings no. 1319 dated 27.12.2023, was initiated after citizen A.S. reported the disappearance of 6.6 million ALL from the safe in his residence. The inquiry revealed reasonable suspicion, supported by evidence, that the missing funds were taken by exploiting A.S.’s minor child, who was exploited by the arrested individuals to carry out the theft.

An 18-month investigation conducted by the Korça Prosecution Office established that the minor was used by the accused to unlawfully appropriate the family’s savings and hand over the money to them over five months, from July to November 2023.

According to the prosecution, there is reasonable suspicion based on evidence that the citizens under investigation S.T. and A.S., the latter a repeat offender, together with the minor M.S., have committed the crimes of “Theft” with serious consequences in complicity as stipulated in Article 134/3 of the Criminal Code and “Inducing minors to criminality” in complicity as stipulated in Articles 129 and 25 of the Criminal Code.

The suspects A.S. and S.T. unlawfully appropriated the complainant’s movable property, a fact corroborated by the investigation and admitted by the accused, who employed the 12-year-old minor A.S. as the perpetrator of the theft.