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Journalist Anila Hoxha has revealed details from the next hearing of the "Sterilization" case.
The Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SCOC) has decided to accept the request for a summary trial for all defendants in the “Sterilization” case, with the exception of Ilir Beqaj. Neither Beqaj nor his lawyer had requested a summary trial.
This means that Klodian Rrjepaj, Ilir Rrapaj, Matilda Serjani, Samir Kadiu, Petraq Mersini, Arben Gjata, Genci Byrazeri and Naile Ajazi will benefit from a 1/3 reduction in their sentences if they are found guilty, based on the accelerated procedure. But there has been a lot of debate in the sense.
Ilir Beqaj: I have asked SPAK for a decision several times, but it did not give it to us. We later secured it from the Parliament, which gave it to us, after it had gone through the materials of the investigative committee. It concerns the decision to discontinue a criminal proceeding of the Tirana prosecutor, Endrit Bimi, which for me is a decision of acquittal. I remind the court that one of the government recommendations presented by the Minister of Justice to the General Prosecutor's Office was: The rule of law requires strict respect for the procedural rights of the defendants.
Ilir Beqaj: My defense has received a response from Mr. Kondili as the prosecutor of the case for a request we made to SPAK. I have requested from SPAK to obtain a 2017 decision from the Serious Crimes Prosecution Office, and now SPAK. I have made this request several times. SPAK did not make it available to me, I found it in the Assembly, I am requesting a decision that went to the Assembly for the investigative commission. The decision has to do with a decision by the Tirana Prosecutor's Office to dismiss the case for the sterilization file. In my opinion, the proceeding body does not review evidence of innocence, it has a legal obligation to request both evidence for the sentence and for the innocence of a defendant. I want this decision to be made by the court and reviewed as evidence.
Lawyer Ermal Yzeiraj: I am unclear about the charges, as the prosecution has not specified the charges because verbally they say theft by abuse of office and criminal group, while in writing it is abuse of office. I am unclear about what I will defend myself against.
Beqaj: I am prepared for the criminal offense of abuse of office. As I have been accused of abuse of office and I must justify why it is theft. You have never said this accusation, you have only said the word "we accept".
Beqaj: Without a precise formulation of the accusation, I cannot answer. They have charged us with different articles of the criminal code on 3 different counts. We have become like a driving school. I cannot make an effective defense without a written accusation.
SPAK: In the decision of the judge of the preliminary hearing, all the arguments for the changes of the charges were made. The judge of the preliminary hearing invited the prosecutor to change the charges, the prosecutor expressed his conviction regarding this situation. We agreed to change the charges so as not to create a procedural deadlock. The defendant was acquainted with the disposition and the reasoned decision and finally the defendant Ilir Beqaj is being tried for Theft by Abuse of Office and Structured Criminal Group.
After withdrawing to the deliberation room, the GJKKO accepts the request of all defendants for a summary trial. Only Beqaj did not request this type of trial.
The GJKKO decided to reject the request for a declaration of incompetence and send the case for trial to another court because the charge against Klodian Rrjepa and Ilir Rrapaj is within the competence of SPAK and this case will be tried together for the 8 defendants. While Beqaj alone. Ilir Beqaj leaves the courtroom before the session is over. Prosecutors ask for time to report the final conclusions for those who were separated.
The next session will be held on June 11 at 10:00 AM for the 8 defendants, with the exception of Beqaj, who is on a regular trial. /TCH
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