TIRANA, July 31/ATA/ Head of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime Altin Dumani appreciated today that the strategy pursued during the elections for electoral crimes had a preventive effect.
During an informal meeting with journalists, Dumani also praised the cooperation with the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Central Election Commission in this regard.
“SPAK has been engaged since March until the end of the electoral process. The strategy had, first of all, a preventive effect and it has yielded this effect. Cooperation with the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Central Election Commission was effective”, he said in a conversation with journalists off-camera.
According to Dumani, there have been administered a total of 193 complaint materials, 80 of which were made by citizens.
Head of SPAK said that out of 43 registered cases, one has been sent to court, one has been suspended and another has been referred for jurisdiction.
“Two people have been arrested in flagrante delicto. There are 16 court decisions for inspections. The results have been satisfactory. There is evidence for the cases that are in process,” he said.
Dumani also took the opportunity to commented on the draft for the new Criminal Code.
As reported by the media, Dumani emphasized that the current Criminal Code needs changes, while adding that SPAK was not involved in its drafting.
“I believe that there is a need for changes in the current Criminal Code, for example, the article on narcotics, to be divided according to the quantity and type of drug. It is a draft. We have not officially received any draft. We were not involved in its drafting. When it comes to us, we will analyze it and we will take a stance”, said Dumani, according to media reports from journalists present at the informal meeting. /m.q/r.e/p.s./
