SPAK takes Ilir Beqaj as a defendant and blocks his passport
2023-11-18 13:01:42
TiranaPost
SPAK has set a security measure "obligation to appear" and "prohibition to leave the country" for the former Minister of Health Ilir Beqja.
The former minister is accused of abuse of office carried out in collaboration, related to the sterilization concession.
"The assignment to the person under IB investigation with the duty of the former Minister of Health, of the security measure "Compulsion to appear at the Judicial Police" and "Prohibition of leaving the country", provided by articles 234 and 233 of the Penal Code, as suspected of the criminal offense of "Misuse of duty" committed in cooperation, provided by articles 248 and 25 of the Criminal Code", it is written in the announcement of SPAK.
Notice of SPAK:
On 13.01.2020, the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Corruption and Organized Crime registered criminal proceedings no. 13 of 2020, which deals with the criminal offenses of "Abuse of duty" in cooperation, provided for by article 248-25 of the Criminal Code , "Violation of the equality of participants in public tenders or auctions" carried out in cooperation, provided by article 258-25 of the Criminal Code, "Passive corruption of high state officials or local elected officials" provided by article 260 of the Criminal Code, in in relation to the procedure for awarding the concession "For integrated services for the provision of a personalized set of surgical instruments, the supply of disposable sterile medical material in surgical rooms, as well as the treatment of biological waste and the disinfection of surgical rooms", from the Ministry of Health.
In continuation of the investigations for this criminal proceeding, at the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with decision no. 119 act dated 16.11.2023, decided as follows:
The assignment to the person under IB investigation with the duty of former Minister of Health, of the security measure "Compulsion to appear at the Judicial Police" and "Prohibition of exiting the country", provided by articles 234 and 233 of the Penal Code, as suspected of the criminal offense of "Misuse of duty" committed in cooperation, provided by articles 248 and 25 of the Criminal Code.
The person under IB investigation is ordered to appear before the judicial police of the National Bureau of Investigation, once a week, on Fridays, at 3:30 p.m.
The person under IB investigation is ordered not to leave the territory of the Republic of Albania without the authorization of the court.
The use of the passport and other valid means of identification for exiting the country, for the person under IB investigation, is prohibited.
The decision to set the measure of personal insurance was executed by the National Bureau of Investigation and the General Directorate of the State Police (on 17.11.2023).
Investigations continue in the direction of identifying the criminal responsibility of other persons who, during this procedure, have carried out actions contrary to the law and the regular fulfillment of their duties.
