Klodjan Braho was selected this month as the new head of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, an institution tasked with the difficult task of investigating high-level corruption, at a time when this institution is at the center of intense public attention and political pressure.
The Special Prosecution Office, known to Albanians as SPAK, was created to fight corruption and organized crime as part of a major judicial reform process. Supported by the US and the EU, SPAK has gained a strong reputation for investigating high-ranking officials and politicians, as well as broad public support in Albania.
Asked by BIRN what his main priorities will be during his term as head of SPAK, 43-year-old Braho said he plans to “guarantee that no one is above the law and that everyone is equal before it.”
" We will focus on current issues and continue in-depth investigations, including the analysis of illegally obtained assets and their confiscation. An important condition for the proper functioning of SPAK is the strengthening of the independence and professionalism of prosecutors and investigators ," the prosecutor said.
Braho, who took office on December 19, added that " we will also work on the institutional strengthening of SPAK and increasing capacities for information collection and analysis ."
" Our goal is to increase public trust in justice and we can only achieve this by setting high standards in the fight against corruption and organized crime ," he said.
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