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The head of SPAK, Altin Dumani, has spoken for the first time regarding the arrest of Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku. He was invited to "Trialog" by Alba Alishani, where he was asked, among other things, why there was no full transparency on this file, but some information leaked to the media. Dumani emphasized that the institution operates with increased care to protect the integrity of the investigative process. According to him, another fundamental principle is respecting the procedural rights of the person under investigation. The official announcement, as he explained, was made on the day when the subject in question was officially notified of the charges by the Special Prosecutor's Office, thus respecting the legal steps that require the defendant to be the first to be familiar with the criminal facts attributed to him. The journalist pointed out a contrast in the criticisms made to SPAK: on the one hand, accusations of lack of transparency, as in the Balluku case, and on the other hand, concerns about information leaks in other files.
-The allegations of inequality in tenders against Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku. A file that has been controversial and an investigation that has been constantly accompanied by discussion in public opinion and is understandable due to the position it represents and the delicacy of the discussion. Despite the noise, SPAK preferred that it was discussed for many days in a row and anyway after her appearance and a statement by Ms. Balluku to the media, you made it transparent with a formal announcement as SPAK to the media. Why did you delay so long to make it transparent?
When it comes to informing the public about matters that are under investigation, we are very careful, as our main goal is to preserve the integrity of the investigation. Not to damage the investigation. And on the other hand, we must take into consideration and respect the rights of the subject and the accused in the process.
And as you mentioned a little, the announcement was made on the day the subject in question appeared at the Special Prosecution Office and was informed of the charges.
The previous announcements could not have been made from a procedural point of view, as the defendant must first be informed of the criminal facts attributed to him and then the Special Prosecution Office reacted with that, based on the great public interest, reacted with that official announcement published on our website and which I believe was a correct announcement from a procedural point of view, but it was also sufficient information for the public.
- In fact, you have had contrasts in those criticisms that have come to you. On the one hand, for the lack of transparency in certain cases and episodes, such as in the case of Mrs. Balluku, but not only, because it is not an isolated case, or for information leaks. It seems as if they have been classified unconsciously, perhaps, in two categories, in top secret files and some other files where information is surprisingly leaked, perhaps also for the sake of character or interests. At least these have been the criticisms addressed to you. Have you perceived it as such? Do you believe that this happened with the SPAK information, transparency or a complete lack of transparency?
Now, it is difficult to find the balance between transparency or informing public opinion and maintaining the secrecy of the investigation.
And we, as an institution, have tried to find this balance. And if you look at the announcements that SPAK makes, they are announcements that are made either at the stage when security measures are executed, at the stage when charges are filed, or at the stage when we send cases for trial.
Without excluding cases when we make announcements of seizures or confiscations. Because at these moments it is seen as necessary by one side and on the other that it does not harm our investigation of criminal proceedings.
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