Albania fought terrorism
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The US State department published the 2010 report on terrorism, where Albania is mentioned for the frozen assets of two individuals, 13
foundations and companies included in the list of those who have financed terrorism, as listed by the Security Council, and setting a law for seizing the assets
benefited by criminal activities.
The document specifies the role of the border police, which has improved security control in border checkpoints.
The State Department report mentions the case of Imam Artan Kristo, who cooperated with “Haramain Foundation” in 2001, which had connections with Al Qaeda. In December 2010 he was found guilty by the court of Durres and was sentenced with five years to prison for public propaganda of terrorist acts in the web page ALB SELAFI.NET. He appealed the decision but is still staying in prison. The second case refers to another name, that of Hamzeh Abu Rajan, found guilty by the Court of First Degree for Serious Crimes, with the accusation of hiding funds that would be used for financing terrorism. The decision was appealed on March 2010. The execution of the sentence remained suspended, waiting another trial.
There are no other cases of seized assets for 2010, the report says. By the end of the fiscal year 2010, the government administered the assets that were seized in a value of 7 million USD, and confiscated others with a value of 851.000 USD.
The document speaks about the law that was presented to the Parliament, still unapproved, which refers to the civil confiscation of assets achieved through criminal activities. The draft-law contains: articles that refer to terrorist acts, its financing and money laundering. While the Albanian government is continuing to improve the regime against money laundering and anti-terrorism financing. On April 2011, as the report says, Albania marked visible progress in this direction, but more progress is needed in order to have the country’s laws fulfill international standards.
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