Former Environment Minister Lefter Koka was arrested on Tuesday as a result of the Special Prosecution Office’s investigation into Corruption and Organized Crime for breaches of incinerator construction contracts.
The affair in question was previously legally reported by the opposition Democratic Party and the Socialist Movement for Integration.
The official announcement read, among other things:
The Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime Tirana, on the basis of the criminal report filed by the political entity Democratic Party of Albania and the criminal report of the political entity Socialist Movement for Integration, has conducted investigations for criminal proceedings no. 277 year 2020, which deals for criminal offenses “Abuse of duty”, “Active corruption of senior state officials or local elected officials”, “Passive corruption of senior state officials or local elected officials” and “Laundering of proceeds of crime or criminal activity” ”, Provided by Articles 248, 245, 260 and Article 287, letters (a) and (b) of the Criminal Code, committed in the qualifying circumstance“ in cooperation ”according to Article 287, paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code.
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