
The lawyers requested that the session be postponed until tomorrow, but the judge refused and the session started at 18:00.
Jamarbër Mlltezi and Fatmir Bektashi appeared before the court to familiarize themselves with the security measures related to the affair of the "Partizani" complex.
The son-in-law of the former prime minister Berish is under the security measure "prison arrest", as he is accused of corruption and money laundering, while the builder Fatmir Bektashi is being investigated under the security measure "compulsion to appear".
The hearing for them was announced at 1:30 p.m., but the lawyers asked for time to familiarize themselves with the file and the hearing was postponed for 2 hours. Then time was requested again and judge Irena Gjoka decided to hold the session at 18.00.
According to the sources, the lawyers of the two accused have again asked for time, claiming that the file is too voluminous and they could not prepare the defense. They requested that the hearing be adjourned until tomorrow. But the judge rejected it and at 18.00 the hearing started.
According to sources, the lawyers are opposing the investigations of prosecutors Arben Kraja and Enkeleda Millonai and demanding freedom for their clients. The session is continuing and in the end we will see if Irena Gjoka will stick to the decision she gave when SPAK sent the requests for the arrest of Malltez and the imposition of the "obligation to appear" for Bektash. Sali Berisha, who is accused of corruption, will appear before the same judge tomorrow.
According to SPAK, Malltezi is suspected of having committed the criminal offense of "Passive corruption of high state officials or local elected officials", committed in cooperation with Berisha, since in agreement with the latter, using the power of the former Prime Minister, he managed to obtain irregular benefits as follows: Privatization of grounds and sports facilities, with the sole purpose of being shot in the hand, changed destination and used for material benefits by Malltezi.
The changes made regarding the destination of the areas from sports to residential, which has led to the construction, from which Malltezi has directly benefited.
" All the monetary benefits that the citizen JM received as an investor from the company "Homeplan" sh.pk, without investing in the latter, benefits received before he was declared as a spouse in this company, the profits accumulated over the years to this company as well as those distributed in the following, after the year 2018, calculated in total in the amount of 672 976 832 lek or 5 420 345 euros.
The citizen JM is suspected of having, in cooperation with the citizen FB, committed the criminal offense of "Cleaning the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", provided for by Article 287, second paragraph of the Criminal Code, presenting himself as an investor in the works for the construction of the block of apartments, while it does not turn out to have invested, by carrying out financial actions, fragmented transactions, or in cash, to hide the origin and receive the monetary benefit in the amount of 672 976 832 lek or 5 420 345 euros, (illegal benefit) by presented as legal income secured from investment in economic activity ", says SPAK.
While Fatmir Bektashi is suspected of having committed the criminal offense of "Active corruption of high state officials", provided by article 245 of the Criminal Code, as he is the one who collaborated with Malltez to achieve the goal, which was the use of sports territories for carrying out constructions. Through the company "Homeplan" sh.pk, the citizen Jamarbër Malltezi was provided with illegal benefits in the total amount of 672 976 832 lek or 5 420 345 euros.
" In addition, the citizen FB is suspected of having committed the criminal offense of "Cleaning the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code in cooperation with the citizen JM, as he enabled through the company "Homeplan" sh.pk the realization of concealing the true origin of the irregular monetary benefits of the citizen JM, presenting them as legal income from business ", says SPAK.
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