Similarly, regarding appellant Uljan Shpataraku, the court upheld the pretrial detention order previously issued by the Special Court of First Instance.

An appeal against these decisions may be filed with the Supreme Court within 45 days of the day following notification of the reasoned decision.

According to the Court against Corruption and Organized Crime, Ergys Agasi is under investigation and suspected of a series of criminal offences including unfair competition involving violence, unlawful deprivation of liberty, violation of the equality of participants in public tenders or auctions (committed as part of a structured criminal group), participation in a structured criminal group, commission of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and structured criminal group and money laundering of proceeds from criminal offenses or criminal activity.

Agasi is also suspected of the criminal offense of “passive corruption of persons exercising public functions,” committed in complicity and on more than one occasion.

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