“The Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime received a notification from the Central Office of Interpol Tirana, that on 10.12.2021 the Italian police authorities have arrested Adriatik Llalla for the purpose of extradition to our country. Today, on 14.12.2021, the Special Prosecution has forwarded to the Ministry of Justice the necessary documentation for the extradition of the citizen Adriatik Llalla from Italy to Albania “, it is stated in the announcement of SPAK.

After being declared internationally wanted on October 8 by the Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime, the former chief prosecutor was arrested on December 10 in Rome, Italy.

The Special Court sentenced the former general prosecutor Adriatik Llalla with 2 years in prison in May, as well as 5 years of ban from holding any public office, for “hiding and not declaring wealth”. Since then, he was at large.

The Court also decided to confiscate Llalla’s property, almost 22 thousand square meters of land and an apartment in Durres.

As of February 2018, Llalla is in the US State Department blacklist, which has banned him and his family from entering the USA./p.s./

He was being declared internationally wanted on October 8 by the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime.

Following the media reports of the December 10 arrest of former chief prosecutor Llalla, the international observer of the vetting process Theo Jacobs also confirmed the news.

The Special Court sentenced the former general prosecutor Adriatik Llalla with 2 years in prison in May, as well as 5 year-ban from public office, for “hiding and not declaring property”. Since then, he has been at large.

The Court also decided to confiscate property, almost 22 thousand square meters of land and an apartment in Durres.

Since February 2018, Llalla is also in the blacklist of the US State Department, which bans him and his family from entering the USA./j.p/p.s./

The Special Court of Appeal upheld the ruling given by the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime. And Llalla now has to carry out his sentence.

Llalla’s defending counsel Sokol Hazizaj said he will appeal the decision to the High Court.

He argued that Llalla is at hospital while the Court of Appeal made just a copy paste of the former ruling./j.p/p.s./

The former General Prosecutor has faced several charges, “Refusal to declare, non-declaration, concealment or declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or any other person who has a legal obligation to declare” in three cases.

LLalla is also facing a charge of money laundering, but this charge dropped and he was sent to court only for hiding his wealth.

The former General Prosecutor requested an abbreviated trial, but this request was rejected and review of the case against Llalla started on April 16 and already after five hearings, the Special Anti-Corruption Court has requested pretense of SPAK

It is now expected that the prosecutor of the case on May 20 will read the claim and the defense lawyer of the former general prosecutor will defend him, to pave the way for the decision of the special anti-corruption court.//a.i/

Former chief prosecutor Llalla asked the Supreme Court that Tirana Court considers his case, but this request was rejected. The review of the case against the former chief prosecutor Llalla will now be conducted by the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime.

In December last year, the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime ruled to sequestrate 5 properties of the former chief prosecutor. The decision was taken at the request of SPAK, which is investigating the former chief prosecutor for the legitimasy of property, under the anti-mafia law. Llalla has been taken as a defendant for non-declaration and concealment of assets, and will henceforth be investigated by the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime. /j.p/r.e/p.s./