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97 vehicles, a company and other properties/ "Appeal" removes the sequestration of the businessman's assets

2024-05-31 18:41:00, Aktualitet CNA

97 vehicles, a company and other properties/ "Appeal" removes the

The Court of Appeal of general jurisdiction has lifted the sequestration of the property of businessman Ago Gjolaj, overturning the decision of the Court of First Instance in Shkodër.

Earlier, the Shkodra Prosecutor's Office seized the assets of businessman A. Gj, suspected of being a member of a criminal group.

The company, real estate owned by the company and 97 vehicles still owned by the company were seized from the businessman.

Also, the money in all the bank accounts, in all the second level banks that were in the name of the businessman, the citizen S.Gj, as well as the company, were seized.

Notice of the Prosecution

Accused of 'Cleaning the Proceeds of a Criminal Offense', the Shkodër Prosecutor's Office seizes the assets of citizen A.Gj from business, real estate and 97 vehicles

The Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Shkodër requests the sequestration of the assets of the citizen A.GJ., under investigation for the commission of the criminal offense "Cleaning the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity" provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code.

This prosecutor's office has registered criminal proceedings no. 1042 dated July 27, 2017 for the commission of the criminal offense "Cleaning the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity" provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code. From the review of the incriminating material referred by the General Directorate for the State Police, it results that based on the information and documentation administered based on law no. 108 dated 31.07.2014 "On the State Police", as amended, it results that the citizen A. Gj ., there are suspicions that he deals with smuggling and trading of contraband goods, and he has been identified as a participant in a criminal group that deals with the trafficking of narcotics.

This citizen together with his two brothers have been investigated several times by Albanian authorities and have even been convicted for various criminal offenses (smuggling, trade in contraband goods, etc.). Referring to the data collected so far, the Judicial Police has reasonable doubts that the assets of the citizen A.Gj. and his family members are not justified from an economic point of view with legal income.

Also, the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of Shkodra General Jurisdiction has also registered criminal proceedings no. 1372/2020 for the commission of the criminal offense "Cleaning the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code, after the referral by the Shkodër Local Police Directorate, which was informed by the National Interpol Office Tirana, that The authorities of Montenegro have been investigating the Albanian citizen S.Gj, a subject related to the citizen A.Gj, after on 12.04.2018, she signed a contract for the purchase of a luxury yacht worth 300,000 (three hundred thousand) euros from the Montenegrin citizen SJ, involved in criminal activity and money laundering.

In these conditions, after the request of the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction Shkodër, with decision no. 280 (1873), dated 16.04.2024, the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction of Shkodër decided the seizure of the assets of the citizen A.Gj, as well as the persons related to him. Specifically, the following were seized:

1. Commercial company "BM" LLC, with Nipt: K68404706Q;

2. Real estate owned by the company "BM" LLC, specifically, property no. 1155/8 ND2+N2, vol.28, pg.58, ZK.2105, Show Room, with an area of ??199 m2; property no. 1345/1, vol. 10, page 176, ZK. 2221 map index k-34-63 (95-D), address Koplik i upper, Street 1, Malësi e Madhe and property no. 37/4 , vol.6, pg.69, ZK.1977;

3. 97 vehicles owned by the company "BM" Shpk;

4. The current balance in all bank accounts (current account/deposit) in all second level banks in the Republic of Albania in the name of citizen A.Gj, citizen S.Gj, as well as the company "BM" SHPK;

Pursuant to law no. 10192, dated 03.12.2009, "On the Prevention and Punishment of Organized Crime, Trafficking, Corruption and other Crimes through Preventive Measures against Wealth", amended by the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction Shkodër, investigations are continuing for the identification and seizure of other assets of criminal origin, as well as their delivery to the representatives of the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets, Tirana./ CNA