Special Appeal upholds sentence for former prosecutor Sali Hasa

2025-06-18 12:54:00, Aktualitet CNA

The Special Appeal today upheld the sentence for former prosecutor Sali Hasa.

Full announcement:

The Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of judges Engert Pëllumbi (presiding), Igerta Hysi (member) and Iliriana Olldashi (member), on 18.06.2025, announced the decision regarding the case registered with act no. 19, date 18.02.2025 registration, returned for reconsideration with another panel by the High Court, after the annulment of decision no. 18, date 23.03.2023, of the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the defendant SH – disposed of the appeals filed against decision no. 36, date 31.05.2022 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, and decided:

Upholding decision no. 36, dated 31.05.2022, of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, for the defendant SH regarding his guilty plea for committing the criminal offense "Passive corruption of judges, prosecutors and other officials of the justice system", provided for by Article 319/ç of the Criminal Code, as well as the type and amount of punishment for this criminal offense;
Pursuant to Article 55, paragraph 2, of the Criminal Code, in conjunction with the sentences, the defendant SH is sentenced to a single sentence of 3 (three) years and 6 (six) months of imprisonment;
Pursuant to Article 406, point 1, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the defendant SH is reduced by 1/3 (one third) of the sentence, being finally sentenced to 2 (two) years and 4 (four) months of imprisonment;
Amendment of decision no. 36, dated 31.05.2022, of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, for the remaining part, in the following manner:
– Non-application of Article 59 of the Criminal Code to the defendant SH;

– Based on Article 190, point 1, letter “a”, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in conjunction with Article 36, point 1, letter “ç”, of the Criminal Code, the material evidence, banknotes in the amount of 1,000 (one thousand) euros, seized with the minutes of 19.06.2021, shall be confiscated and transferred to the state;

– Based on Article 190, point 1, letter “ç”, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the material evidence, banknotes in the amount of 1,070,000 (one million seventy thousand) lekë and 1,000 (one thousand) euros, seized with the minutes of 19.06.2021, shall be returned to the defendant SH;

The court costs and the appeal hearing are jointly and severally borne by the defendants;
This decision may be appealed to the Supreme Court within 45 (forty-five) days from the day after its notification;
Announced in Tirana, today, 18.06.2025./CNA