Super-theft at the Bank of Albania

29/07/2014 00:00

All the relatives of the Bank of Albania economist, Ardian Bitraj, and
of his wife, are having their assets investigated by the Prosecution due
to strong suspicions that the suspect might have given them large
amounts of money.

Same verifications are being done to the relatives of his colleague, the 42-year-old Mimoza Bruzia. Unofficial sources say that 20 people have been placed under investigation so far for proving the suspicious bank transfers.

Sources said for Top Channel that Bitraj is paying a mortgage for an apartment at the Fortuzi street, but no property has appeared registered under his name or under his wife’s name.

Bank of Albania is expected to obey to an order of the Proscution for the list of employees in the Linza center of currency emission. Police will interrogate employees of every level in this building.

Two commissions established by the bank are verifying the declarations of the former responsible of the “stock case”, who declared that he had taken 600-700 million ALL.

The audit is inspecting the money that was about to be launched in the market and the others that would be eliminated. Bitraj and Bruzaj might also be suspected for robbing a bank with serious consequences.

Bitraj’s lawyer addressed a memo to the Chief Prosecutor of Tirana, Petrit Fusha, asking him to intervene since he has not been allowed to defend the 45-year-old.

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