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The prosecution has closed the investigations and sent 9 people for trial, who were smuggling illegal immigrants towards EU countries.
The Tirana Prosecutor's Office has sent to trial 8 border control employees who allowed deported or illegal persons to cross the border, as well as the owner of a travel agency. They are accused of the criminal offenses of "Active corruption", "Passive corruption" and "Abuse of office".
According to the prosecution, the corrupt scheme was discovered after the phone of Eneo Sulejmanaj, previously detained with narcotics, was dismantled. From the examination of this citizen's phone, conversations with police officers regarding verifications in the TIMS system in Rinas were found.
Citizen Eneo Sulejmanaj , owner of the "Bus Albania" Travel Agency, recruited and provided passengers to travel to EU countries for a fee, for people who, for various reasons, could not travel.
He established a relationship with the border control police officer, Briken Tereziu , from whom, in return for the promise of a monetary reward of 50-500 euros, he demanded their passage. Among the 55 citizens who crossed in violation of the law, there were also 10 minor citizens, without a power of attorney from their parents.
The other accused inspectors, Sokol Xhika , Ermal Mesi , Aris Drini , Ylli Prençi , Rei Shenjtolli , Enkis Aliaj and Argil Hasa , acted in the same way, who for the same period allowed the passage of various citizens whose days of stay in the Schengen area had expired or who had been deported from EU countries, as well as minors without parental authorization.
Police announcement:
For allowing deported or illegal border crossings, the Tirana Prosecution Office is sending 8 border control employees and the owner of the travel agency to court.
The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Tirana, at the conclusion of the investigations on criminal proceedings no. 1196 of 2024, sends nine people to trial, eight of whom are border control police officers in Rinas, for the criminal offenses of "Active corruption", "Passive corruption" and "Abuse of office".
The entire corrupt scheme was revealed after the phone of citizen ES, previously detained with narcotics, was dismantled. From the examination of this citizen's phone, conversations with police officers regarding verifications in the TIMS system in Rinas were found.
Investigations by the Tirana Prosecutor's Office revealed that citizen ES owns a Travel Agency "Bus Albania" with the object of activity, among other things, "ticket sales agency". In order to increase the profits of his company, this citizen recruited and secured passengers to travel to EU countries, taking over, in exchange for monetary payments, the extra value of the travel ticket, the exit from the territory of the Republic of Albania of persons who, for various reasons, could not travel.
For this purpose, he established a relationship with the border control police officer, citizen BT, from whom, in return for the promise of a monetary reward, he requested their passage. This officer, after receiving various requests and orders, instructed citizen ES as to which cabin the passengers should appear at, the monetary value in exchange, as well as the method of their delivery, also taking on the task of placing fictitious stamps on their travel documents, in order to avoid rejections by the country of their destination.
In cases when he was not on duty, he would pass these passengers on to his colleagues, who were also border police officers, for processing. In cases that had other problems, monetary values were also determined in exchange for allowing passage, and the values ranged from 50-500 euros.
The investigation revealed that the police officer, citizen BT, for the period April 2023 – March 2024, allowed the exit from the territory of the Republic of Albania for 55 citizens in violation of the law with unused days of stay in the Schengen area and 10 minor citizens, without a power of attorney from their parents. The other accused inspectors, citizens S.Xh, EM, AD, YP, R.Sh., EA, and AH, acted in the same way, who for the same period allowed the passage of various citizens with unused days of stay in the Schengen area or who had been deported from EU countries, as well as minors without a power of attorney from their parents.
At the end of the investigations, the entire mechanism of this illegal activity was proven and the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction, Tirana, sent the defendants to trial:
ES for the criminal offense "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions" provided for by Article 244/1 of the Criminal Code;
BT with the position of Assistant Specialist, Controller at the Rinas Airport Border Police Station, for the criminal offense of "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions", "Abuse of office" provided for by articles 259/1 and 248 of the Criminal Code;
S.Xh. with the position of Assistant Specialist, Controller for the criminal offense of "Abuse of Office", provided for by Article 248 of the Criminal Code;
EM with the duty of Assistant Specialist, Controller for the criminal offense of "Abuse of Office", provided for by Article 248 of the Criminal Code;
AD with the position of Assistant Specialist, Controller for the criminal offense of "Abuse of Office", provided for by Article 248 of the Criminal Code;
YP with the position of Assistant Specialist, Controller for the criminal offense of "Abuse of Office", provided for by Article 248 of the Criminal Code;
R.Sh. with the position of Assistant Specialist, Controller for the criminal offense "Abuse of office", provided for by Article 248 of the Criminal Code;
EA with the position of Assistant Specialist, Controller for the criminal offense "Abuse of office", provided for by Article 248 of the Criminal Code; and
AH with the position of Assistant Specialist, Controller for the criminal offense of "Abuse of Office", provided for by Article 248 of the Criminal Code;
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