Press Release

The Prosecution Office at the Court of First Instance in Tirana, on 27.12.2022, registered criminal proceedings no. 9220, year 2022 for the criminal offence of  "Theft" of property that has brought serious consequences provided by Article 134/3 of the Criminal Code and "Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offence or criminal activity" provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code, in charge of citizens of the R.D., and H.D. 

The following criminal proceedings were registered as on 15.12.2022, the Operative Room of the Tirana Police was notified that the apartment of the citizen A.K. was stolen on "Kosovarët" Street. Within the framework of the investigative actions carried out by the prosecution body in cooperation with State Police, the conviction based on evidence has been established that the suspected perpetrators of the criminal offence are the citizens of R.D. and H.D., against whom, at the request of the prosecution, the Court of the Judicial District of Tirana imposed the security measure "Arrest in prison".

In the wake of the investigations and investigative acts administered within the framework of this criminal proceeding, facts and circumstances have emerged that constitute elements of the criminal offence "Refusal to declare, non-declaration, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has the legal obligation to declare", "Laundering the proceeds of the criminal offence or criminal activity" and "False statements before the judicial police officer" provided by Articles 257/a, 287 and 305/b of the Criminal Code . As for above, on the basis of reasonable suspicions based on evidence, the citizen A.K. was detained and put under investigation for consuming the elements of these criminal offences.

Upon the order dated 02.03.2023, there was registered in the register of criminal offences the name of the citizen A.K., suspected of committing the criminal offence "Refusal to declare, 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", "Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offence or criminal activity" and "False statements before a judicial police officer" provided by Articles 257/a, 287 and 305/b of the Criminal Code. 

The investigations related to this case are complex and ongoing, guaranteeing that the Prosecution Office is maximally engaged and will carry out every investigative action with the aim of fully clarifying this criminal activity, and holding accountable all the persons involved in it.