The State Police reacts to the arrest of IMT employee Geraldo Fucia and the announcement of a search for his colleague Klajdi Zhilla, who is suspected of receiving money for not removing a tent.
Another IMT inspector is under investigation, as well as the manager of the bar owned by the family of former MP Mark Frroku, where they attempted to hide the bribe money.
State Police
The police operation codenamed "Public Space" is finalized, as a result of investigations conducted using proactive methods by State Police structures, under the direction of SPAK.
The Corruption Investigation Sector in the Directorate for the Investigation of Economic and Financial Crimes, in cooperation with the Directorate of the Special Operational Force, in the Department for Criminal Police, in the State Police, as a result of investigations conducted with proactive methods, under the direction of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, within the framework of a registered proceeding for the criminal offenses "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions" and "Abuse of office", carried out in cooperation, finalized the operation coded "Public Space".
As part of this operation:
-citizen GF, 33 years old, employee of IMT, Tirana Municipality, was arrested in flagrante delicto;
- criminal proceedings were initiated against citizens E. Ç., 48 years old, resident of Tirana, employee of IMT, Tirana Municipality; AE, 26 years old, resident of Tirana, manager of a bar in Tirana;
- citizen K. Zh., 35 years old, resident of Tirana, inspector of IMT, Tirana municipality, was declared wanted.
From the investigations conducted, it is suspected that these citizens, during inspections in (local) entities, to identify and vacate public spaces occupied in violation of the law, have asked the owners of the entities not to remove the tents/canopies that occupied the public spaces around the entities.
During the operation, 3,000 euros and 27,000 lek, which are suspected of having benefited from active corruption by IMT employees, an "Audi A6" vehicle, and 4 cell phones were seized as material evidence.
Work is underway to capture citizen K. Zh. and to fully document this illegal activity.
The procedural materials were referred to the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime for further action.
