Investigators “are looking for” the bank penitents

13/08/2014 00:00

Tirana Prosecution Office hopes to make two of the suspects in theft scandal of State Bank to collaborate, Petrit Ramohitaj, former chief of the Ark in Action and Bashkim Xhilaga, ex-chief of both cashiers.

An unofficial source told Top Channel that two former employees of the Department of Treasury was offered the opportunity of collaboration to better understand what happens within the walls of the Treasury, as it is believed that they have the necessary information to the investigative process, and there is evidence that they are not directly involved in the process of stealing 713 million ALL, but simply have abused the office with omissions.

In fact, Xhilaga and Ramohitaj were asked by the Prosecution in Tirana last week where they said they had not any fault, but all the responsibility, according to them, lies to the superiors. In their first story the two men said they had left the department managers without regulation and not understood what their task was.

It was this statement that brought 12 hours later the arrest of the former director Dorian Çollaku, also alleged as Mimoza Bitraj close associates.

From TIMS system survey also results that the movements of the former director Çollaku abroad are frequent, only for six months, said a source from Prosecutor General, he has been abroad 30 times and mostly, the travel destination is Greece.

Besides questioning sessions immediately after the arrest, none of the 10 suspects in custody had been visited by the investigation group. In fact it seems that the investigation body is pursuing a new strategy, which apparently aims to nervous exhaustion of the suspects so they could speak in detail.

The prosecutor continues to seek pretrial 302 and 313 that nine of the men should not meet any relatives or lawyer. The only person who apparently is not a secret to the prosecution is Bitraj’s nephew, Klevis Bejtjaj, suspected of not reporting a crime, for which the prosecution says to administration of 302 that the 27-year-old can be visited by relatives and lawyers.

Klevis Bejtjaj is implied, by examination of security cameras, as he waits Bitraj when he comes out of the Treasury Department with currency hidden in the body.

Supervisory Council meets
One week after the last meeting, extraordinary session on Thursday

The Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania will meet Thursday at 13:00, in an extraordinary meeting to discuss the latest developments after the theft scandal of 7.1 million dollars.

Supervisory Board, under the regulation, meets once a month, so it will hold its meeting just a week after the last session of last Thursday, as shown by the increasing pressure of public opinion to find the people responsible in this unprecedented robbery happened for four consecutive years in the state treasury.

At the last meeting of the Council, its members, except Ermelinda Meksi, gave support to the governor Ardian Fullani.

Meanwhile, the process of petition signing is taking place, organized by civil society to urge the Parliament his discharge.

Held at the prison 302:
1.    Ardan Bitraj
2. Dhimitër Davidi
3. Lavdim Canaj
4. Klevis Bejtaj

Sent to prison 313
1. Dorian Çollaku
2. Mimoza Bruzja
3. Myzejen Belba
4. Bashkim Xhilaga
5. Petrit Ramohitaj
6. Liljana Tusha

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