Former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku faces a series of criminal charges related to suspicions of violating equality in public tenders, corruption, concealment of assets and money laundering.
According to the charges brought against her, Balluku is suspected of having committed the criminal offense of "Violation of equality of participants in public tenders or auctions", in collaboration, in nine different cases.
The former Minister of Infrastructure is also accused of "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions", as well as "Passive corruption of senior state officials or local elected officials".
Another charge relates to asset declaration. Balluku is suspected of having committed the criminal offense of "Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of private assets and interests" on two occasions.
The file also includes the charge of "Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", under aggravating circumstances, as it is suspected that this offense was committed in collaboration and more than once.
The charges include several criminal offenses related to the exercise of public functions and the administration of property, while the criminal liability of the former Deputy Prime Minister remains to be determined by justice.
