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In the closed-door process, the Prosecution requests that the case be transferred to trial on the merits for charges of corruption and money laundering.
The Special Prosecution Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) has completed its submissions in the preliminary trial against former President Ilir Meta and four other defendants, in a process that is taking place behind closed doors and lasted for several hours.
The prosecutor in the case, Sotir Kllapi, asked the preliminary court to proceed with the criminal case for trial on the merits, assessing that the legal conditions have been met for the continuation of the process against the five defendants, who face serious charges of corruption and money laundering.
According to SPAK, the investigation is based on a considerable volume of documentary evidence, including letters of inquiry from the United States of America, related to the issue of lobbying, as well as detailed analyses of financial transactions and economic balance sheets of the persons under investigation.
The prosecution has presented to the court data on suspected financial movements, sources of income and assets that, according to it, do not match official declarations, raising suspicions of money laundering and concealment of assets.
The investigations against Ilir Meta were closed by SPAK in August and the file was sent to court on charges of corruption, money laundering and concealment of assets. These charges relate to various issues, including the CEZ-DIA affair and lobbying in the United States of America.
Meta's ex-wife, Monika Kryemadhi, her mother Fatime Kryemadhi, as well as Pirro Xhixho and Ema Çoku, have also been named defendants in this criminal proceeding. The investigation began in 2019 and expanded in subsequent years based on several criminal reports, which were merged into a single proceeding in 2024.
According to the indictment, Ilir Meta is suspected of passive corruption of high-ranking state officials in three different episodes, two of them in collaboration, as well as money laundering and undeclared assets. Monika Kryemadhi is accused of passive corruption in two cases, money laundering and concealment of assets.
Pirro Xhixho faces charges of passive corruption committed in collaboration, while Fatime Kryemadhi and Ema Çoku are accused of money laundering.
SPAK claims that the investigations have uncovered a financial benefit scheme, where Meta and Kryemadhi, using their political power and influence, have favored certain businesses in exchange for monetary benefits. According to the Prosecution, the documented episodes show ongoing collaboration between the five defendants in corruption and money laundering cases.
To build the file, SPAK has collaborated with law enforcement and financial authorities in several countries, including the United States of America, Austria, Italy, San Marino and Cyprus.
The preliminary court's decision on whether or not to proceed with the case on the merits is expected in the coming days, while the process is considered at a crucial stage for the progress of the criminal investigation.
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