TIRANA, April 17 /ATA/ The Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime (SPAK) on Friday submitted its sentencing request in the case concerning breaches of equality in public tenders and auctions, committed through collaborative misconduct in several procurement procedures.
According to media reports, for the former director of ARA, Evis Berberi, SPAK has requested a sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment for the charges of violating equal treatment principles in tenders on five occasions, passive corruption in six instances, and money laundering in one case. Due to the expedited trial procedure, the final sentence, should the court accept SPAK’s request, would be reduced to approximately 6.8 years’ imprisonment.
Meanwhile, for the former ARA director, Gentian Gjyli, a sentence of 1.6 years’ imprisonment has been requested for two instances of breaches of equality in public tenders, along with a five-year ban from holding public office.
Similarly, for the former KESH director, Erald Elezi, the prosecution has requested 1.6 years’ imprisonment for the same criminal offence. In this case as well, due to the expedited trial procedure, the sentence would be reduced by one-third, and a five-year prohibition from holding public office is also requested.
The case prosecutor, Dritan Prençi, also presented the final conclusions regarding 20 other individuals involved in this case.
Finally, SPAK has requested the confiscation of the sums of money seized from Evis Berberi’s residence.
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