He sent money to his father in Syria/ Muhamet Manollari will be tried for financing terrorism

2024-05-28 13:41:00, Aktualitet CNA

He sent money to his father in Syria/ Muhamet Manollari will be tried for

SPAK

The Special Court has accepted the request for trial by SPAK for Muhamet Manollari, accused of financing terrorism.

The latter is the son of Mehdi Manollari, who left Albania for Syria in May 2013, becoming part of the "ISIS" organization.

The investigations showed that in November 2018, Muhamet Manollari transferred through an institution that offers money transfer services the amount of 864 euros in favor of a Syrian citizen, with the intention of sending it to his father Mehdi Manollari.

According to SPAK, Mehdi Manollari is believed to have died in 2019.

MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

1. The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime on 21.03.2024 submitted to the Court the request with the object: Sending for trial the criminal case investigated in the framework of criminal proceedings no. 255 of 2021 of the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime in charge of the defendant Muhamet Manollari, accused of committing the criminal offense "Financing of terrorism" provided by article 230/ai Penal Code.
2. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime with a panel composed of judge Erjon Çela, based on articles 332/dh/1 letter "a", 332/e, 332/f and 332/gj of the Penal Code, with decision No. 66, dated 28.05.2025, decided:
1. Accepting the request of the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime.
2. Sending for trial the criminal case investigated within the framework of criminal proceedings no. 255 of 2021 of the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime in charge of the defendant Muhamet Manollari, of dtl. 26.05.1984, born in Radomirë, Peshkopi and resident in Tirana, RR. Petraq Leka, with Albanian citizenship and nationality, civil status "married" and judicial status "not convicted", accused of committing the criminal offense "Financing of terrorism" provided by article 230/ai of the Criminal Code. Defended in the trial by av. Roland Islami, member of the Tirana Chamber of Advocacy, defense counsel chosen by the defendant with a statement at the court session.
3. It is ordered to form the fascicle of the trial, including in it the acts of the preliminary investigations and the acts of the preliminary session.
4. It is ordered to deposit the court decision to send the case to trial, together with the judgment fascicle, in the secretariat of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, as the competent court for the trial of the case of substance, within ten days from his proclamation.
5. The right of appeal is not allowed against this decision.
Tirana, on 28.05.2024