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SPAK seizes an apartment belonging to Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa in "Kodra e Diellit"

Politiko 2025-05-22 17:32:13

SPAK seizes an apartment belonging to Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa in "Kodra

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has seized an apartment belonging to the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, who has been arrested since February of this year, as well as his wife Ajola Xoxa, who is under "compulsory appearance" security measure, in the Kodra e Diellit area of Tirana.

In an official announcement, SPAK explains that there is data that raises reasonable suspicions about undeclared assets, linked to the couple, near the "Kodra e Diellit" residence, where they currently live.

"From the concrete data collected up to this stage of the preliminary investigation, there is a reasonable suspicion based on evidence that the citizens under investigation Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa have factual property interests in two properties (one of which is additional property), which are neighboring the apartment located in Selita (Kodra e Diellit residence), where these citizens currently live," SPAK's announcement states, adding a new charge to the couple.

SPAK announcement:

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has registered criminal proceedings No. 27 of 2024, which concerns the criminal offenses of “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, “Active corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, “Laundering of proceeds of crime or criminal activity”, “Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare”, “False declarations before a judicial police officer” and “Actions that impede the discovery of the truth”, provided for by articles 260, 245, 287/2, 257/a/2, 305/be 301 of the Criminal Code.

After conducting investigative actions within the framework of this criminal proceeding, the Special Prosecution Office has concluded that there is concrete data that leads to reasonable suspicion that the citizens under investigation EV and AX have also consumed the elements of the criminal offense of “Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare”, provided for by Article 257/a/2 of the Criminal Code. For this reason, on 20.05.2025 the names of these citizens were registered in the register of notification of criminal offenses, attributing to them the criminal offense cited above.

Further, upon the request of the Special Prosecution dated 20.05.2025, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with decision No. 342 Act dated 22.05.2025, has decided:

1. Assignment of the property insurance measure "preventive sequestration" on the immovable property:
Property no. and additional property number, registered in the ASHK in the name of the commercial entity "AK" shpk;

From the concrete data collected up to this stage of the preliminary investigation, there is a reasonable suspicion based on evidence that the citizens under investigation EV and AX have factual property interests in two properties (one of which is additional property), which are neighboring the apartment located in Selitë, (Kodra e Diellit residence), where these citizens currently live.