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The ship with waste in Durrës, Prosecutor's Office: It will remain at the dock until a suitable place is secured

Politiko 2024-11-01 16:51:58

The ship with waste in Durrës, Prosecutor's Office: It will remain at

The Prosecutor's Office of Durrës has reacted again regarding the ship "Molivia" with 102 suspected containers of hazardous waste on board, which has been waiting to be docked in the port of Durrës for several days.

The prosecution body of Durrës informs that until the finalization of the sequestration process, the ship will continue to stay in Rada under the monitoring of the State Police.

"The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of Durrës General Jurisdiction, taking into account the great public interest in relation to criminal proceedings no. 1596.2024 and the execution of the container seizure order, informs that the institutions charged with the execution of the order sequestros, date 27.10.2024 of the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of the Durrës General Jurisdiction, have organized the work and are in the phase of its execution.

They have officially notified the Prosecutor's Office about the measures they have taken, while the delays are related to the complexity of the case, such as the volume of items subject to seizure, the type of item and especially the need to guarantee their environmental and physical safety.

Until the finalization of the sequestration process, the ship will continue to stay in Rada under the monitoring of the State Police.

Also, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Durrës has addressed several Albanian public institutions, such as the Faculty of Geology and Mining, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the National Agency of Natural Resources, to make available laboratories and experts for conducting analyzes of the material located in the containers subject to seizure.

Due to the high public interest that this case carries, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of the Durrës General Jurisdiction will continue to keep the public informed about the next steps" , the Prosecutor's Office announces.

The journey of the 102 containers bound for Thailand has raised concerns since August, when the environmental organization "Basel Action Network", BAN, raised the alarm that tons of hazardous waste from electric metallurgical chimneys (EAFD) could be hidden inside them.

The Durrës Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against the exporting company "Sokolaj" sh.pk, which for its part has stated that it had bought the waste from the iron rod production company, "Kurum International". The "Kurum" company has denied having anything to do with the export of hazardous waste, while Gjovana Sokolaj, administrator of the "Sokolaj" company, has claimed at the Prosecutor's Office that the waste is not dangerous.

The director of BAN, Jim Puckett, present in the port of Durrës on the day of the arrival of the "Molivia" ship, called on the Albanian authorities to enable a public opening of the containers for a transparent investigative process, while demanding that the Albanian government share with the organization his a sample for independent analysis.