FLASH
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A hearing is being held at the Special Court for the Partizani affair, with the defendants being former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, his son-in-law, Jamarbër Malltezi, and 3 others, Fatmir Bektashi, Xhimi Begeja, and Andia Pustina.
The hearing began at 10:45, with only Malltezi present, while the other defendants are represented by lawyers.
The lawyer of Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha, Genc Gjokutaj, has made an untimely request for the next hearing of the "Partizani" file.
Gjokutaj seeks a declaration of absolute invalidity of the decision to arrest the defendant, the communication of the indictment and any act deriving from it.
"We request a declaration of the absolute invalidity of the decision to arrest the defendant, the communication of the indictment and any act deriving from it," he said.
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.
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 the 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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