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The Special Court has rejected the request of the former head of the Albanian Anti-Corruption Agency, Evis Berberi, to change the security measure. The decision was made by Judge Marinela Osmani, who did not accept the arguments presented by Berberi's defense.
The former director of the ARA has been in detention since March 2024, as he is suspected by the Special Prosecution Office of passive corruption, money laundering and violation of equality in tenders.
According to SPAK's investigations, Berberi, while heading the Energy Efficiency Agency and then the Regional Energy Regulatory Authority, awarded six tenders to his partner's company, Valter Begaj. The profits were then transferred to the company "DAAM", which Berberi indirectly owned, according to the prosecution.
After winning these tenders, the company “NET-GROUP” sh.pk is suspected of having passed through financial transactions to the company “DAAM”. The value gained from these transactions is estimated at around 223 million lek, or approximately 2.2 million euros.
For the same issue, two years ago, two subordinates of Berber were arrested, while one of them, Valter Begaj, continues to be held in "prison arrest" security measure.
The Special Prosecution has requested a 10-year prison sentence for Evis Berber. Due to the summary trial, he benefits from a one-third reduction in sentence, risking a 6-year prison sentence for the criminal offenses of "abuse of office", "passive corruption", "violation of equality in tenders" and "laundering of proceeds of crime".
The barber is being tried in a summary procedure, while the process against him is still in the defense phase. He has also offered financial guarantees for the mitigation of the security measure, but the request has not been accepted.
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