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SPAK demands the confiscation of the companies of Anton Gjinaj and others

Politiko 2023-07-24 17:57:13

The Alessio 2014 company, one of the construction companies that has been contracted by various state authorities or has worked as a subcontractor in road construction, is one of the companies that SPAK believes were created from the proceeds of the criminal activities of the owner, Anton Gjinaj, who has been convicted for drugs in Spain, and that, therefore, should be confiscated at the expense of the state.

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, SPAK announced on Monday that it has sent several confiscation requests to the court for companies, immovable properties or bank accounts, based on the law on preventing and combating organized crime..., otherwise known as the "Antimafia" law.

The confiscation of property is the final act that is carried out after the temporary seizure, which was imposed on these properties before. According to the anti-mafia law, the prosecution seizes and then requests their confiscation if there is reason to believe that these properties are the product of illegal activities and are not justified by legal sources.

In the past, the Albanian authorities have been criticized for limited use of the anti-mafia law, an instrument designed to remove from the hands of criminal organizations the economic means that can bring influence.

The prosecution seeks to seize from Anton (Pashik) Gjinaj (Gjini) and his family four companies under his 100% ownership as well as the Foralb Alabaster company, in which, in addition to Gjinaj, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy is also a shareholder. The companies XYZ 08 Sh.pk and Garden Residence Turdiu were requested to be confiscated as they are indirectly owned by Gjinaj through Alessio 2014.

SPAK notes that Pashuk Gjini was convicted in Spain in 2010 as a member of a criminal group from which more than 50 kilograms of heroin were seized, which appeared to be destined for the market of maritime tourism areas in Alicante, Spain. He escaped from Spanish justice and came to Albania, where he started business and where in 2011 he changed his name to Anton Gjinaj.

According to the prosecution, it turns out that he and his family "have an unjustified economic level and it is suspected that these immovable or movable assets have been acquired as a result of his criminal activity that he has developed in Albania and Spain."

In addition to the companies, land and buildings in Laprakë, Marikaj and Lundër as well as four vehicles have been seized and requested for confiscation.

SPAK also requested the seizure of the properties of Bardhok and Kastriot Shota, convicted in Belgium, as well as the assets of Veip Ormënaj, also convicted in Belgium. Eight apartments with an area of 776 square meters in Orikum were seized from Ormënaj, as well as two bank accounts with a balance of nearly 260,000 euros. Bardhok Shota and Kastriot Shota were identified with three apartments in Golem and a building in Derven, Krujë. Reporter.al