The Special Prosecution Office has arrested an ISHTI inspector and placed a former inspector under “house arrest” on suspicion of active and passive corruption in collaboration. The BKH investigations revealed that they had received 900 thousand lek and 10 thousand dollars from a private entity in Korça, to avoid imposing an administrative fine. The security measures were executed on September 27, 2025 with the assistance of the State Police.
NOTICE
The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, within the framework of the investigations of a criminal case registered for "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions" and "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions"*, conducted in cooperation, has requested and received the approval of the Special Court of First Instance for the imposition of personal security measures against two citizens. On 23.09.2025, with decision no. 95, the Special Court approved the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office for the imposition of the personal security measure:
"Arrest in prison", against citizen OJ, with the duty of inspector at the State Technical Industrial Inspectorate (ISHTI), based on Article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure;
"House arrest" against citizen LS, former inspector at the State Technical Industrial Inspectorate (ISHTI), based on Article 237 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
The security measures were executed on 27.9.2025, with the assistance of the General Directorate of the State Police.
Criminal proceedings
On 5.3.2025, the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime registered criminal proceedings no. 44 of 2025, based on criminal proceedings no. 385/1 of 2023 of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Korça for the criminal offenses "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions" and "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions", committed in collaboration, provided for by articles 244, paragraph 2 and 259, paragraph 2 and 25 of the Criminal Code, which was sent for competence to the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime.
Investigations and findings
From proactive investigations and special investigation methods, conducted by investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH), it has resulted that on 1.11.2021, the suspects OL and LS received the monetary amounts of 900,000 (nine hundred thousand) lek and 10,000 (ten thousand) dollars.
Investigations have proven that this amount was taken by two ISHTI inspectors, assigned to inspect the private entity JS located in Korça, in order to avoid punishing the private entity JS with an administrative measure, which was carrying out commercial activity without the necessary technical-legal documentation and the relevant license.
