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After being charged with illegal construction and forgery, the criminally prosecuted builder is back with a sophisticated scheme: to take over the property through the councilors' vote. Whoever votes "Yes" risks up to 8 years in prison for embezzlement, forgery and corruption...
Mojsi Lazaj's scheme to profit from an occupied public property in Vlora has entered its most dangerous phase: legalization through a vote of municipal councilors.
After the media denunciation made by Pamfleti, the notorious builder Mojsi Lazaj was forced to change tactics. After the occupation of state property was documented and criminal proceedings for illegal construction for profit were initiated, Lazaj attempted to cover the footprint with soil, and then set up a temporary fence, but the concrete remained there, a fact that clearly proves the crime committed on the ground.
Now, having failed to take it by force or through completed construction, Lazaj is moving through a refined scheme of legal cleansing of the usurped property, where decision-making is left to the Vlora Municipal Council.
Plan: “Prison Billing” to Municipal Councilors
After the City Council twice previously refused to approve the property's forgiveness, because the councilors understood that it was a pure occupation and a court process, now Lazaj and his people are trying for a third time, in the hope that "political exhaustion" will bring back some votes in the council.
The new strategy is this: first, the property's status will be changed, passing it to the Municipality for administration, and then, through another decision, it will be transferred to the firm "Lazaj 2002", as planned from the beginning. So, a two-step procedure, where the Municipality plays the role of notary in clearing up construction crime.
But the problem is that now the Municipality and the City Council are officially aware that the property is in legal proceedings and the subject of a criminal complaint.
This is documented in documents no. 10062 and 10063, registered in the Municipality of Vlora, which clearly states that this property is the subject of investigation and attempted alienation in favor of Mojsi Lazaj.
Scandal: Unlicensed concrete, files with forged documents
IKMT has confirmed the illegal occupation and concreting of the area, while a criminal complaint has been filed with the prosecutor's office. It is also suspected that the construction permit submitted by Lazaj was based on documentation from another state-owned area, raising suspicions of intentional falsification for profit.
Meanwhile, the prosecution has launched an investigation into illegal construction, but efforts to advance decision-making in the City Council continue in silence, as a direct threat to public property and a flagrant violation of the law.
Criminal risk for councilors who vote "Yes"
According to official documents and the already known factual situation, municipal councilors who decide to vote in favor of transferring the property to Lazaj's firm face real criminal risk. Below are the potential charges that could be levied against them:
1. Abuse of office (Article 248)
Voting for a property that is in legal proceedings and for private interest constitutes abuse of public office.
Punishment: up to 7 years in prison.
2. Falsification of official documents or their use (Articles 186 and 189)
If based on documents with manipulated surfaces, they become co-responsible for the criminal offense.
Punishment: up to 5 years in prison.
3. Passive corruption of public officials (Article 259)
If it is proven that a financial benefit or influence was exerted on a councilor to vote in favor, this constitutes corruption.
Punishment: 2 to 8 years in prison + ban on holding public office.
4. Aiding illegal construction / legalization of seized property (Articles 199/a and 287)
Facilitating the acquisition of seized property constitutes aid in illegal construction and laundering of stolen property.
Punishment: up to 5 years in prison.
5. Obstruction of Justice (Article 301)
Transferring property that is the subject of a judicial process constitutes interference with the process of justice.
Punishment: 6 months to 5 years in prison.
The municipal councilors are facing a public and legal test. Every vote to transfer this property to the interests of a criminally prosecuted builder is not only a political vote, but an act that can turn into personal criminal liability. If the construction continues and is legalized based on this decision, no official will be able to say “I didn’t know”. Because now everyone knows. / Pamphlet
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