Former Albanian Chief Prosecutor Declared in International Research

On 22 September, police went to implement the arrest warrant as a move imposed by the Special Court against Organised Crime and Corruption, but the Adriatic Lella was not at home.

Meanwhile, according to official sources for Albanian Post, after it was not found in its apartment, police declared it a national quest.

The decision to sentence the former chief stood still even after his appeal to the new case.

Two years in prison and five years off from every post and public office.

It is this sentence the former head of the prosecution must carry out.

His lawyer, Sokol Hazizaj, after coming out of the September 22nd court hearing, where Lella was not present again for alleged health reasons, declared publicly that he was unaware of the former chief prosecutor's whereabouts.

He even added that he had not seen him for some time. The last time he had contacted, he was given a medical report stating that Lella was unable to attend the session after suffering from a terminal illness.

A disease, which the lamp, minimally, has not left at home. Overall, there are hypothesiss that he may be abroad, although he was forbidden to move, until his decision was made to him.

And his lawyer, the same story follows: This move against the client will be appealed again.

But “saga” The lamp, its original roots are several years old.

Charges Against Lella

It would be the Durres Prosecutor, who would register the first criminal proceedings for former Chief Prosecutor Lella.

In March 2018, four counts would weigh over it.

The first was to clean up the products of criminal acts, then misuse of office, not accepting income, as well as not accepting the amount of money at the border.

Later, it was passed on for competence to the former Randa and SPAK prophecies. He was charged by SPAK for “hiding and failure to declare property”.

The former prosecutor was tried for the crime of hiding wealth. Meanwhile, an investigation into money laundering was established.

In December last year, the Special Court ruled that the former chief's five real estate was seized. This decision came after an SPAK request.

At the end of the investigation, the SPAK estimated that, against him, only the accusation of “defaulting on property” was proven.

After completing the term of chief prosecutor, Llala resigned from the system and did not submit to self-preservation.

While the U.S. State Department declared him non grata, banning him and his family from entering the United States.

Appeal After Appeal

On 20 May 2021, the Adriatic Lella would be sentenced by the Special Court to two years in prison and five years apart from any public post.

That decision would come after in February 2021, the Supreme Court had decided to secure some of the former chief's assets.

But he would not accept the decision and appeal it on June 3, 2021. Next session, scheduled for July.

In the July 16, 2021, however, Lella's defense attorney, Hazizaj, became a cause for delay in the decision. He missed without cause, for which he was fined 20 grand.

The session was postponed by two weeks for July 30, but it did not. Because the former chief's absence again became a failure, but this time, he justified the lack of ill health.

On September 9th, lawyer Hazizaj presented some new evidence to protect his client. These tests, however, were rejected. So for a final decision, the issue was postponed on September 22nd.

The lamp was not in session again, claiming to be in poor health.

September 22nd, it would also be the stamp of Appeal, which, beyond the absence of the former chief chief, gave the sentence to him, paving the way for police to carry out the arrest decision.

A sentence that came but not by arrest, for Lolla was not in the apartment.

First Great Fish

Among the key supporters of the Justice Reform in Albania have been the US. First with Ambassador Donald Lu, and then with his successor, Yuri Kim, the United States has exerted strong pressure to see the achievements of this reform.

It would be Ambassador Lu, the one who would first process the term “, the largest” in the net of justice.

But it would be Kim, who would see the firstfruits of new righteousness.

It was the September 22nd decision, which energizes the measure for Lllla, that made the ambassador address citizens through Tweeter.

It's good to see justice put in place against corrupt officials”, Kim writes.

While her encouragement to prosecutors, to continue the job launched, is by no means lacking, stressing that no one is above the law.

However, a subsequent reaction should be seen if the absence of Lallah's arrest would be a trigger for another message of the ambassador to justice.