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The Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) has sent 5 citizens for trial who are accused of buying votes in the 2023 elections, in Rrogozija.
The accused are Limon Shala, Fatmir Thaçi, Florant Saraçi, Engjell Cara and Shkëlqim Hoxha, the latter the Democratic Party candidate in Rrogozhina.
Engjell Cara, Limon Shala, Fatmir Thaçi and Florant Saraçi have been charged with committing the criminal offense of "Active corruption in elections".
The investigations revealed that these citizens, in collaboration with each other, offered prepaid travel tickets to various persons (documented in 64 cases), in order to vote in favor of the candidate, Shkëlqim Hoxha, in the 2023 local elections in the Municipality of Rrogozhina.
Hoxha, who was the DP candidate in 2023, was aware of the illegal activity but did not report it to the competent authorities.
SPAK statement:
SPAK takes five citizens to trial for vote buying, in the 2023 elections, in Rrogozhina. The Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) submitted to the Special Court of First Instance the request for trial of criminal case no. 161 of 2023, indicting the following citizens:
Limon Shala
Fatmir Thaçi
Florant Saraçi
Engjell Cara
Shkelqim Hoxha
At the conclusion of the investigations conducted, based on evidence and legal analysis, it has resulted that: Citizens Engjell Cara, Limon Shala, Fatmir Thaçi and Florant Saraçi have been charged with committing the criminal offense, "Active corruption in elections", committed in collaboration and more than once, provided for by articles 328, 25 and 50, letter "h" of the Criminal Code.
Citizen Shkëlqim Hoxha is accused of the criminal offense of “Failure to report a crime”, provided for by Article 300 of the Criminal Code.
Investigations showed that these citizens, in collaboration with each other, have secured and offered prepaid travel tickets to various persons (documented in 64 cases), in order to vote in favor of the candidate, Shkëlqim Hoxha, in the 2023 local elections in the Municipality of Rrogozhina.
It also emerged that citizen Shkëlqim Hoxha was aware of this illegal activity, more specifically that citizens Fatmir Thaçi and Limon Shala were engaged in securing and providing travel tickets for various persons, with the aim of participating in the elections and casting a vote in his favor, due to his quality as a candidate of the Democratic Party for the Municipality of Rrogozhina. He did not report it to the competent authorities, in violation of the legal provisions in force, specifically Article 300 of the Criminal Code.
Criminal proceeding no. 161/2023 has been joined with criminal proceeding no. 162/2023, being investigated as a single case, due to the coincidence of the facts and subjects under investigation. The registration of the proceedings was made on the basis of referrals forwarded by the investigative structures at the Durrës Local Police Directorate.
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