
Today, the Special Prosecutor's Office started the arrests for concessions in health, while the fact that the security measures were given 2 months ago was surprising. The security measures were approved by the Special Court on June 23, but SPAK did not clarify in the announcement their execution until now.
Asked by BIRN, the prosecutor of the case, Edvin Kondili, linked the delay in the execution of security measures to the fact that the businessman under charge, Ilir Rrapaj, was not in Albania.
"It was a tactic of ours, because we knew that the other person would also come under investigation," he said, implying that the arrest of former deputy minister Rjepaj could lead to the departure of businessman Ilir Rrapaj.
SPAK's request for security measures against eight accused persons, not including the former Minister of Health, Ilir Beqja and Minister of Finance, Shkëlqim Cani, was evaluated as minimal by the court.
"I saw that there were other criminal acts and persons, including the two former ministers, and I directed the prosecution to investigate in this direction," said Judge Erion Bani, who reviewed the security measures, in a telephone conversation.
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