Chronicle journalist Klodiana Lala stated on the show "This Week" on News24 that SPAK's investigations into the National Agency for the Information Society (AKSHI) are revealing serious problems within the institution, describing it as one of the largest and most complicated files of the Special Prosecution Office.
Lala confirmed that former director Mirlinda Karçanaj was questioned in her capacity as a person with knowledge of the matter, while the AKSHI itself, according to her, turns out to be an institution involved in corruption, with predetermined tenders and strong influence of criminal groups.
"The ANA file is one of the most voluminous in the Special Prosecution Office. Within the institution there is a very high perception of corruption. It is an institution divided into gangs and run by criminal gangs," said Lala.
According to the journalist, the AKSHI has historically been coveted by highly influential individuals, including exponents of organized crime, due to the control it has over the servers and systems of state institutions. She added that the investigation is being carried out with the assistance of foreign partners and that the Prosecution has carried out numerous seizures of mobile phones, examination of documents and taking of evidence over the past year.
"Once upon a time there were some favorite businessmen, today there are others. But it has always been an institution coveted by very important people, perhaps by organized crime. Because having in the hands of all the servers or systems of important institutions is what every exponent of what is called the underworld would covet. And in this regard, the Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal investigation. An investigation that is being carried out with the help of foreign partners. Because according to superficial procedures and documents, the issue is being looked at much deeper and there have been endless seizures of mobile phones over the last year," said Lala.
At the center of concern remains the disappearance for several hours of former AKSHI official, Daniel Shima, an event that, although formally closed by justice, according to Lala constitutes the "Achilles heel" of this file.
"I do not think that Daniel Shima left of his own free will. I believe that he was kept under pressure by people who had direct interests in the ANA," she said, emphasizing that the case continues to raise serious questions about what is happening within the institution.
