Judge Gjin Gjoni lied about wealth

The wealth of the Court of Appeal judge, Gjin Gjoni, mounts up to 1.8 million EUR, 53 million ALL and 180,000 USD.Gjin Gjoni is also a member of the High Council of Justice.

The figures were published by the High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets, listing Judge Gjoni among the officials with the biggest undeclared wealth.

After the inspection of the High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets, Judge Gjin Gjoni and his wife, Elona Caushi, were reported by this institution for hiding assets and false declaration of wealth in cooperation; forging documents in cooperation; cleaning criminal products in cooperation and corruption; all laws foreseen by the Criminal Code.

The High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets comes with this accusation after listing 18 violations of judge Gjoni and his wife. The violations start with the falsification of the sale agreement of a company owned by him. From 300,000 EURO that is the real value, he has declared only 70,000 ALL. The report continues for false declaration for the source of 300,000 EUR, and for forging, giving a false declaration and having an illegal source of money mounting up to 299,000 ALL and that were given by Gjoni as loan.

The High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets has noted the same violation for two other loan agreements. The inspectorate attaches to these violations that of false declaration of the purchase agreement for a residential vila in Farka, with around 700,000 EUR; for hiding the purchase of a bar by his wife in 2010; for hiding a business of cosmetics in 2012, in which his wife appears 100% owners; hiding another company, with Elona Caushi resulting as owner of 50% of the shares.

The High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets has also noted violations for falsification of documents and false declaration of buying a Mercedes Benz for 62,000 EUR in 2010, two apartments in Tirana respectively 176,000 EUR and 53 million ALL, and 250,000 EUR spent for 236 travels outside the country.

For these violations, the HIDAA has sued Gjoni and his wife, together with two notaires, Margena Cela and Gentiana Shkdodra. The High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets says that in parallel with the criminal report, they will make an administrative investigation to find out why a case with so clear evidence have not been reported but has been considered regular.

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