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The Special Prosecutor's Office has filed 3 serious charges against former president Ilir Meta. He was arrested today, as he is suspected of being involved in corruption, money laundering and concealment of wealth.
But if until the end, these accusations are made concrete by the court, Meta risks being locked up in a cell for a long time.
Money laundering is punishable by five to ten years in prison. Corruption 4 to 12 years in prison and concealment of wealth is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to three years. The same charges have been brought against Monika Kryemadhi.
Provisions in the Criminal Code
Article 287- Cleaning the products of the criminal offense or criminal activity
Cleaning the products of the criminal offense or criminal activity, through:
a) exchanging or transferring property, with the aim of hiding or covering up its illegal origin, knowing that this property is the product of a criminal offense or criminal activity;
b) concealing or covering up the true nature, source, location, disposition, displacement, ownership or rights in relation to property, knowing that this property is the product of a criminal offense or criminal activity;
c) gaining ownership, possession or use of property, knowing at the moment of taking it over, that this property is the product of a criminal offense or criminal activity;
ç) performing financial actions or fragmented transactions to avoid reporting, according to the legislation for the prevention of money laundering;
d) investment in economic or financial activity of money or items, knowing that they are products of criminal offense or criminal activity;
dh) advising, helping, inciting or publicly calling for the performance of each of the acts defined above;
- shall be punished with imprisonment from five to ten years.
When this offense is committed during the exercise of a professional activity, in collaboration or more than once, it is punishable by imprisonment from seven to fifteen years.
The same offense, when it has brought serious consequences, is punishable by no less than fifteen years in prison.
Article 260- Passive corruption of high state officials or local elected officials
Seeking or receiving, directly or indirectly, any improper benefit or promise of any kind, for oneself or other persons, or accepting an offer or promise of improper benefit, from a senior government official or the local elected official, for performing or not performing an action related to his duty or function, is punished with imprisonment from four to twelve years.
Article 257/a- Refusal to declare, non-declaration, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or any other person who has the legal obligation to declare
Refusal to declare or non-declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons or public servants or any other person who has the legal obligation to declare according to the law, when administrative measures have been taken before, constitutes a criminal offense and is punishable by a fine or imprisonment up to in 6 months.
Concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has the legal obligation to declare, shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment of up to three years.
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