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Six police officers are sent to court, they did not impose fines even though they saw violations

Politiko 2025-06-02 15:26:43

Six police officers are sent to court, they did not impose fines even though

The Elbasan Prosecutor's Office has taken six police officers to court, as they did not impose fines on drivers who violate road traffic rules.

According to the investigations, some of them are accused of passive corruption, meaning they are suspected of taking bribes to avoid imposing fines, while others are accused of abuse of office, meaning they did not do their job properly.

Six police officers sent to trial: Xh.S., EH, AT, N.Xh., EK, and BT

Announcement from the Elbasan Prosecutor's Office:

They did not impose fines even though they found violations by drivers, the Elbasan Prosecution sends six police officers to court for 'Passive Corruption' and 'Abuse of Duty'

The Prosecution Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Elbasan completed the investigations and sent to trial six police officers, citizens Xh.S., EH, AT, N.Xh., EK, and BT, on charges of the criminal offenses 'Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions' and 'Abuse of office' provided for by articles 259/1, 248 and 25 of the Criminal Code.

At the end of a full, comprehensive investigation using proactive investigation methods in cooperation with the AMP, Elbasan-Korçë Branch, on criminal proceeding no. 377 of 2024, several cases of corruption of police officers against drivers with the aim of not punishing them administratively were identified.

Citizens XH.S, EH, AT, N.XH, police officers at the Road Traffic Section of the Elbasan Local Police Directorate, have been charged respectively with committing the criminal offense of "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions" and "Abuse of office", more than once, as provided for in article 259/1, 248, of the Criminal Code. While citizens EK, BT, for committing the criminal offense of "Abuse of office" in collaboration, as provided for in article 248 and 25 of the Criminal Code.

During their activities, these police officers, in cooperation with each other, even though they ascertained cases of administrative offenses by drivers, they intentionally did not proceed with the imposition of administrative measures, harming the financial interests of the state and the public interest.

The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Elbasan calls on citizens to denounce any type of corrupt act or abuse of office by any public official with the aim of holding them criminally liable.