Today, at 10:30, the next hearing for the Partizani affair will be held, with defendants Sali Berisha, his son-in-law, Jamarbër Malltezi, and the three others, Fatmir Bektashi, Xhimi Begeja, and Andia Pustina.
In the previous session, held on July 21, Berisha and Malltez's lawyers requested the exclusion of the trial panel with the argument that they want to be tried by an impartial court, since according to them, the GJKKO is under the control of SPAK. According to them, all the GJKKO judges are blackmailable.
But this request was rejected a few days later, on July 28, by the GJKKO. Earlier, the rapporteur of the trial panel, Elsa Ulliri, was also denied a request to resign from the case by the deputy president of the court. The judge requested resignation on the grounds that she is a cousin of Democrat Andia Ulliri.
The Partizani affair case went to trial on May 19, a few days after the May 11 elections, and after being delayed for 7 months in a preliminary hearing. Berisha will be tried on charges of passive corruption of high-ranking officials, as he is accused of having, in his capacity as prime minister, taken concrete actions in approving laws and by-laws, where his son-in-law, Jamarbër Malltezi, was also a beneficiary.
Malltezi is also accused of corruption and money laundering. According to SPAK, he has illegally benefited from a construction business worth 5.4 million euros thanks to government decisions taken by his father-in-law.
Fatmir Bektashi is accused of corruption and money laundering, Malltez's partner and land heir Xhimi Begeja, and financier Andia Pustina, who handled the financial and legal affairs of the "Homeplan" company, are accused of money laundering.
Also, three companies, "Kontakt", "Homeplan" and "Studio Pustina", have been sent to trial for money laundering.
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