TIRANA, Dec 21 /ATA/- By A. Fortuzi/ The first-instance court of Korça has remanded in custody five police employees of Maliq police station, who were arrested last weekend during a police operation against illegal logging in Maliq.
Police employees, who are due to face justice on charges of “Authority Abuse,” have favored the activity of logging, which is banned by law.
According to investigation of Korça Police, these employees have favored businesses that cut down trees illegally. The evidence have been obtained as a result of wiretapping. According to the prosecution, the tapping of phone conversations, which lasted over 1 month, revealed 7 police officers involved in activity of illegal logging. The operation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office in cooperation with the Internal Affairs and Complaints Service.
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