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Belgian Chief Prosecutor Ann Fransen has raised the alarm that Albanian crime is gaining more ground every day.
In an interview with " DeMorgen ", Fransen said that organized crime invests money in Morocco, Albania and the United Arab Emirates.
Fransen also mentioned the SKY ECC intercepts, which, according to her, show that Albanian criminal groups have strengthened and are extremely violent in their activity.
'DeMorgen' article:
For 17 years she handled the most serious terror cases. Since last year, Ann Fransen has been the first woman to head the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office.
Cooperation with foreign countries is one of its priorities. In March, the Emirates' highest court gave the green light for the extradition of Nordin El Hajjioui, 38, known as 'Fat Nordin van de Dam'. This month, Antwerp drug lord Othman El Ballouti was also arrested in Dubai, another high-value target.
"We have had an extradition treaty since 2021, but now we are focusing more on direct contacts with the Federal Public Prosecutor's office," says Fransen.
"This pays off. You can endure as much as you want, if you don't know the people it becomes more difficult," she adds.
She was taught to fight crime from a young age. Ann Fransen is the daughter of Herman Fransen, the last commander of the Gendarmerie and, after the police reform in the late 1990s, the first Commissioner General of the Belgian Federal Police.
His father, her grandfather, was a brigade commander in Wolvertem. “It was my dream to become the first female gendarmerie officer,” says Fransen. “When I was 18, I took the entrance exam to the military school, but I was rejected on medical grounds.”
She studied law and after a short period as a lawyer, Fransen began her career as a magistrate at the Brussels public prosecution office.
-The first media frenzy was the suspension of the investigation into the Nivelles Gang. However, this gang was a top priority in the 2023 annual report.
That case is a top priority, but when I became a federal prosecutor, it turned out that the investigating judge and the case director no longer saw any possible investigative action for us. The decision had already been made before I was appointed, but I felt it was my duty to send that message to the victims myself. I think everyone saw then how difficult it was for me to do this. We would have liked to have seen it differently.
-Then how can the Gang file be reactivated?
A golden tip, or someone who feels sorry on their deathbed and can say something. It doesn't matter if it's an eyewitness, an author or someone who was involved themselves. Important and relevant information is still welcome.
-A po shesin bosët e drogës Emiratet për Turqinë?
Ekziston dyshimi për një efekt ‘shtrati uji’: nëse trajtoni një fenomen kriminal, ai do të lëvizë. Ashtu si trafiku i drogës, i cili nuk do të ndalet nëse kemi kontrollin e porteve kryesore. Pastaj kalon në portet më të vogla.
Në luftën kundër mafies së kokainës, muajt e fundit jemi fokusuar fuqishëm në rikuperimin e aseteve kriminale. Fitimet nga trafiku i drogës shpesh zhduken jashtë vendit: Në Marok, Shqipëri, Emirate. Çdo vend ka ligje të ndryshme. Në Marok, konfiskimi ishte i mundur vetëm në rast të një dënimi për financim të terrorizmit ose pastrim parash. Mësuam se është më mirë të strukturojmë ndryshe hetimet tona për importin dhe eksportin e drogës, për shembull duke shtuar sistematikisht një komponent për pastrimin e parave.
Ne jemi një hap më tej me shqiptarët. Krimi i organizuar shqiptar vazhdon të fitojë terren. Kjo u duk nga thyerja e shërbimit të koduar të mesazheve Sky ECC. Hetuesit hasën në raporte tronditëse, të cilat tregonin se bandat nuk i shmangen dhunës ekstreme.
Tani po shkojmë pas parave. Së bashku me drejtësinë shqiptare, ne po hartojmë një kuadër për sekuestrimin e përfitimeve nga aktivitetet kriminale. Ne duam të arrijmë këtë edhe në Emirate. Ne duhet jo vetëm të sigurojmë që ata të dorëzojnë pasuritë me vlerë të lartë, por edhe që ne të mund të rikuperojmë asetet e tyre të paligjshme.
-Por kjo nuk ka ndodhur kurrë deri më tani.
“Jo në Emiratet, por në Marok, sapo është marrë një vendim me një urdhër konfiskimi. Ne kemi pasur suksese edhe në Shqipëri”.
Jo vetëm që ka dhurata të huaja, por në tavolinën e saj ka edhe një kavanoz qelqi me kokrra sheqeri. Fransen u bë gjyshja e nipit të saj të parë, Arthurit, në tetor. “Për fat të keq, nuk e shoh shumë atë,” thotë ajo. Herë pas here më shkon në mendje: nëse vazhdoj të bëj këtë punë, ai djalë së shpejti do të jetë 10 vjeç dhe do të më ketë marrë malli për të gjitha.
-Ju jeni gruaja e parë në krye të zyrës së prokurorit federal. A i kushtoni rëndësi kësaj?
Unë mendoj se ky është një sinjal. Gratë tashmë kanë ardhur tek unë, nga administrata te magjistraturat, për të thënë se sa të lumtura janë me emërimin tim. Një avokate më tha gjatë vlerësimit të saj se i dhashë kurajo. Ajo ishte aq shpesh në telashe me kujdesin e fëmijëve të saj, saqë kishte dyshime për performancën e saj. Por e pranoj: e mora vendimin tim në një moment kur fëmijët e mi ishin jashtë shtëpisë.
-Paraardhësi juaj, Frédéric Van Leeuë, nuk mund të shfaqej askund, madje as në opera, pa siguri. A është kështu edhe për ju?
During the period of the attacks, Frédéric was very exposed. He even appeared in IS propaganda videos. Today the situation is different. There is currently no concrete threat that would make me need security. Investigating judge Philippe Van Linthout recently sounded the alarm, and rightly so. Organized crime has evolved to the point that journalists, judges and others are increasingly becoming targets of threats. We still have a long way to go in that area. Psychosocial support for magistrates is also lacking.
-You handle the most serious murder cases, but you can't call a psychologist?
That domain is practically empty. Meanwhile, we're dealing with creepy files. I won't hide the fact that this work sometimes involves tears.
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