SPAK leader Altin Dumani is continuing his report before the Laws Committee, where he faced numerous questions from opposition MPs. The newly elected Democratic MP, Gjin Gjoni, asked Dumani for information on the investigations into the incinerator issue, the tenders that, according to him, "are won by 5-6 oligarchs who own ports and airports in the country," as well as possible cases of money laundering in construction.
Referring to the DASH report, Gjoni stressed that money laundering is one of the factors that has deformed the Albanian economy, citing as indicators the euro exchange rate and massive construction in Tirana. “These skyscrapers that are being built, in 60% of cases are money laundering. They are being built without permits, millions of euros are being spent and then they are being demolished. Are we dealing with a criminal organization?” – said Gjoni, also mentioning the cases of demolitions in Theth.
In response, Dumani explained that any money circulating in SPAK investigations goes to the accounts of the seized companies, which are administered by the Seized Assets Administration Agency.
"There is no end to the money. The companies are sequestered and administered by the relevant institution," he said.
Dumani emphasized that a distinction must be made between "criminal organization" and "structured criminal group", explaining that in Albania so far only two criminal organizations have been identified, while the rest are structured groups.
"Criminal organization is the highest level of criminal cooperation according to the Palermo Convention and the Criminal Code. We only have two such cases. The rest are collaborations that exceed the simple level and for this reason they are treated as structured criminal groups," he said.
