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Accused of corruption and abuse of office, the former head of the Order of Dentists ends up in prison

Politiko 2025-06-14 12:24:14

Accused of corruption and abuse of office, the former head of the Order of

The Tirana Prosecution Office has set the security measure of "prison arrest" for the former President of the Order of Dentists, Nikoll Deda, who is accused of a series of criminal offenses related to financial abuse, clientelistic employment, and abuse of office.

The investigations against him were initiated after a complaint by citizen AG to the Economic and Financial Crime Investigation Section, where it was reported that Deda had misused public funds and acted contrary to the law, unjustifiably increasing the budget of the Order of Dentists from year to year.

According to the Prosecutor's Office, in 2020 the institution's budget was 38.5 million lek, while in 2021 it increased by 13.5 million lek. The peak of the increase occurred in 2022, when the budget reached 125.8 million lek, including the purchase of a building for the institution and other internal investments. Preliminary investigations show that there are reasonable suspicions that this budget increase was made for personal gain and misuse of funds.

In addition, Nikoll Deda is accused of illegally employing people close to him, including his sons' fiancées, directly influencing the decision-making of the National Council of the Order of Dentists. He has maintained the position of President of the institution even after the end of his mandate and has taken unilateral actions to concentrate powers in his own hands. 

Announcement from the Tirana Prosecutor's Office:

At the request of the Tirana Prosecution Office, the security measure 'Arrest in prison' is assigned to the former President of the Order of Dentists, ND for 3 criminal offenses.

At the request of the Prosecution Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Tirana, the measure "Arrest in prison" was executed for citizen ND for committing the criminal offenses "Theft committed by abusing office", "Abuse of office" and "Actions in contradiction with the court decision" provided for by articles 135, 248 and 321 of the Criminal Code.

This citizen was reported by citizen AG to the Economic and Financial Crime Investigation Section for misappropriation of funds and for acting contrary to the law by increasing the budget of the 'Order of Dentists' from year to year.

In 2020, where the budget was 38,500,000 Lek, in 2021 he increased it by 13,500,000 Lek more.

In 2022, the budget increased to 125,837,000 Lek due to the fact that the institution also purchased a building, including the investment it made within the building.

The investigative actions resulted in reasonable suspicions that the entire budget increase was intended to misuse funds and personal benefits for itself or third parties.

The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Tirana, considers that there is reasonable suspicion based on evidence that the suspect ND has consumed the elements of the criminal offenses "Theft committed by abusing his office", "Abuse of office" and "Actions in violation of the court's decision" provided for in Articles 135, 248 and 321 of the Criminal Code.

According to the Information report, citizen ND has fled and evaded investigative actions carried out by the judicial police, making the risk of fleeing and evading criminal responsibility evident and concrete.

The citizen in question, in his capacity as President of the Order of Dentists, allowed the employment of people without criteria, his family members, with the aim of manipulating the decision-making of the National Council since 2016.

Despite being a defendant and currently in court charged under Article 320 of the Criminal Code in another proceeding, he has taken active actions in abuse of office to further concentrate powers in his hands by exploiting the structures of the USSH.

The Prosecution Body assesses that it is necessary to take a personal security measure against citizen Nikoll Deda, as there are important reasons that put the obtaining or authenticity of evidence at risk and there is a risk that he will flee.

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