TIRANA, August 27/ATA/- In our previous video, you learned about the Special Structure Against Corruption (SPAK). This week, we will talk about the National Bureau of Investigation, or NBI for short. What is the NBI? Why is the NBI important? Watch this video to learn how the NBI and Special Prosecutors will be able to investigate corruption at the highest levels, the US Embassy in Tirana writes on the social media.
Known as the “Albanian FBI”, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is an independent structure foreseen in the Constitution of Albania, responsible for the investigation of criminal offenses in the criminal jurisdiction of the Special Prosecution Office.
The NBI is part of the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) together with the Special Prosecutor Office responsible to investigate and prosecute acts of corruption and other crimes related to it. As an independent investigative body, NBI will serve as a contact point with the investigative authorities of other nations regarding crimes of corruption.
The creation of the NBI structure as a response to a rather high level of corruption and organized crime in Albania foreseen with the justice reform package, aims to open a new chapter of establishment of trusted, efficient and credible judicial institutions.
In fact, NBI investigators will be trained at the Virginia FBI Academy. The law on SPAK also requires an international commission to oversee the training and preparation of NBI investigators.
NBI consists of a director and a team of investigators who must meet strong standards similar to those of the FBI. The Chief Special Prosecutor of the SPAK and two other Special Prosecutors will elect the NBI Director.//a.i/
