They took money to hire people in the Directorate of Prisons, two officials were arrested

Two officials have been put in handcuffs after taking bribes to hire people in the Directorate of Prisons.

According to SPAK, citizens K.Gj and AB, in cooperation with each other, sought and received unjust material benefits, in the form of monetary sums, in order to exert illegal influence on the General Directorate of Prisons.

"The sums of money were requested and received with the aim of making possible the employment of a citizen in the structures under the General Directorate of Prisons", says the announcement of SPAK.

Full Notice:

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has conducted investigations in relation to criminal proceedings no. 18 of 2021, which refers to the criminal offense "Exercising illegal influence on persons exercising public functions", carried out in cooperation, provided by articles 245/1 and 25 of the Criminal Code.

From the investigative actions carried out in connection with this criminal proceeding, in cooperation with the judicial police in the Internal Control Service in the Prison System, suspicions have been created that the citizens K.Gj and AB, in cooperation with each other, have requested and received unjust material benefits, in the form of monetary sums, in order to exert illegal influence on the General Directorate of Prisons. The monetary sums were requested and received with the aim of making possible the employment of a citizen in the structures under the General Directorate of Prisons.

In the framework of the preliminary investigations of this criminal proceeding, at the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime in Tirana, with decision no. 55, dated 06.06.2023 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime in Tirana, is located:

- Determination of the security measure "arrest in prison" provided by Article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the person under investigation K.Gj, suspected of the criminal offense "Exercising illegal influence on persons exercising public functions", committed in collaboration, provided by articles 245/1 and 25 of the Criminal Code.

- The determination of the security measure "arrest in prison" provided by Article 238 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for the person under investigation AB, suspected of the criminal offense "Exercising illegal influence on persons exercising public functions", committed in cooperation , provided by articles 245/1 and 25 of the Criminal Code.

The judicial police services of the Durrës Police Directorate executed on 06.06.2023 the personal security measures imposed on the persons under investigation above.

The preliminary investigations for this criminal proceeding are ongoing and have not yet been completed.