
SPAK has completed the investigations for Muhamet Manollari, accused of financing terrorism, and submitted on March 21 the request to the GJKKO for trial, this request was accepted by the Court today (May 28).
Muhamet Manollari is accused of having sent an amount of 864 euros to his father, Mehdi Manollari in Syria through an institution that provides financial services "money transfers" on November 19, 2018.
According to SPAK, he did not send the money directly to the father as he was listed as a person to whom transfers could not be made, but sent it to another person referred by him, the Syrian citizen with the initials AAS
Muhamet Manollari used an identity card in the name of the citizen with the initials AN, who had reported her missing some time before the event.
Mehdi Manollari left Albania for Syria on May 5, 2013, becoming part of the "ISIS" organization, listed as a terrorist organization by the United Nations Security Council.
On November 2, 2016, he was placed on the national list of designated persons for terrorist financing. While it is believed that he passed away in 2019.
Full Notice:
1. The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime on 21.03.2024 submitted to the Court the request with the object: Sending for trial the criminal case investigated in the framework of criminal proceedings no. 255 of 2021 of the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime in charge of the defendant Muhamet Manollari, accused of committing the criminal offense "Financing of terrorism" provided by article 230/ai Penal Code.
2. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime with a panel composed of judge Erjon Çela, based on articles 332/dh/1 letter "a", 332/e, 332/f and 332/gj of the Penal Code, with decision No. 66, dated 28.05.2025, decided:
1. Accepting the request of the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime.
2. Sending for trial the criminal case investigated within the framework of criminal proceedings no. 255 of 2021 of the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime in charge of the defendant Muhamet Manollari, of dtl. 26.05.1984, born in Radomirë, Peshkopi and resident in Tirana, RR. Petraq Leka, with Albanian citizenship and nationality, civil status "married" and judicial status "not convicted", accused of committing the criminal offense "Financing of terrorism" provided by article 230/ai of the Criminal Code. Defended in the trial by av. Roland Islami, member of the Tirana Chamber of Advocacy, defense counsel chosen by the defendant with a statement at the court session.
3. It is ordered that the trial fascicle be formed, including the acts of the preliminary investigations and the acts of the preliminary session.
4. It is ordered to deposit the court decision to send the case to trial, together with the judgment fascicle, in the secretariat of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, as the competent court for the trial of the case of substance, within ten days from his announcement.
5. The right of appeal is not allowed against this decision.
Tirana, on 28.05.2024
Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime
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