Gëzim Taullaj, an imaging doctor at the Fier regional hospital, was arrested by police, suspected of taking money from patients to perform ultrasounds.
The 66-year-old faces charges of "Abuse of office" and "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions." Police said they caught him red-handed while taking money from a patient who was going to have an abdominal ultrasound.
According to the police, during official working hours, he visited patients at 2 private clinics in Fier and is therefore suspected of abusing his position.
After the arrest, the police searched the doctor's apartment, where significant amounts of money were found.
Police notification
"As a result of the immediate administration of information that the imaging doctor at the Fier hospital was taking money from patients to perform ultrasounds, specialists from the Economic and Financial Crimes Investigation Section of the Fier Local Police Directorate organized the work in cooperation with the Fier Prosecutor's Office.
In this case, the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier has registered criminal proceedings no. 929 dated 01.07.2025, for the suspected criminal offense of "Abuse of office" and "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions", an investigation which after 4 months was finalized with the arrest in flagrante delicto of citizen GT, 66 years old, resident of Fier, with the duty of an imaging doctor at the Fier regional hospital.
"Following the procedural actions in this case, the amount of lek that the 66-year-old took from the citizen, in violation of the law, was seized as material evidence, as well as the amount of 1,857,000 new lek, 39,155 euros, 2,370 pounds and 75 dollars that were found during the search of the apartment," the police statement said.
The procedural materials were transferred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Fier, for further action.
