Investigations into criminal events in Shkodra/ SPAK requests security measures for 3 citizens

2025-02-21 17:27:00, Politikë CNA

Investigations into criminal events in Shkodra/ SPAK requests security measures

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime announced today that within the framework of the investigations it is conducting into the criminal events of 2019, which occurred in Shkodra, there is now a decision from the Special Court.

SPAK has requested the Special Court of First Instance to impose coercive personal security measures for the 3 citizens involved in the incident.

So far, according to SPAK's announcement, a decision has been made to impose the security measure "Arrest in prison". Citizens BB, SR and AB are suspected of committing several criminal offenses committed in collaboration.

The Special Court, with decision no. 12, dated 17.02.2025, has decided:

"Assignment of the personal security measure "Arrest in prison", provided for by Article 238 of the Criminal Procedure Code against the persons under investigation BB; AB and SR, suspected of committing criminal offenses; "Premeditated murder" committed in the special form of collaboration, that of a structured criminal group to the detriment of the victim FL, "Structured criminal group" and "Commitment of criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group" provided for by Articles 78/2 and 28/4, 333/a and 334/1 of the Criminal Code;

From the investigations conducted within the framework of this criminal proceeding, which is related to several criminal events that occurred in the city of Shkodra in 2018, it results that evidence has been collected on which a reasonable suspicion has been created that the persons under investigation; BB; AB and SR have planned, organized and carried out on 10.08.2018, in the city of Shkodra, the murder with a firearm of citizen F. L, a relative of citizen IL. The motive for his murder is suspected to be related, among other things, to the attribution that citizen BB makes to citizen IL for the murder of his acquaintance, citizen BB,

On 21.02.2025, the General Directorate of the State Police executed security measures for the persons under investigation BB; AB and SR.

"The Special Prosecution Office thanks the General Directorate of the State Police and the Shkodra Local Police Directorate for their cooperation in the execution phase of security measures," the announcement states./CNA