The prosecution with official notice of the arrest of Himara Mayor

The SPAK report highlights that personal prison arrest measures against Goros have been issued after being accused of committing criminal work “The use of duty”, carried out in co-operation, envisioned by Article 248 and 25 of the Penal Code, carried out twice.

In addition to Goros, another person has been arrested, charged with counterfeiting documents, while house arrest measures have been imposed for 3 officials in the municipality of Himara and Vlora.

According to SPAK Goro in co-operation with the other citizen under investigation, Jerasimo Basin, without making any concrete verification according to legal obligations, have forwarded completely forged documents to the competent bodies, later enabling the registration of an area of 5512 m2 state-owned agricultural land in favour of the private subject. This area of land located in Laundry, Vlora, after registering public records thanks to the illegal actions of responsible persons (other citizens under investigation B.A. and V. The J.) has been changed in favor of a private subject, stripping the state of ownership over it.

SPAK announcement:

The Special Prosecutor against Corruption and Organised Crime has recorded criminal proceedings No. 189, 2023, for criminal acts “Use of task”, carried out in co-operation, envisioned by Article 248 and 25 of the Penal Code, “forged documents”, more than once, predicted by Article 186/2 Penal Code, and “falsification of seals, stamps or forms”, more than once, predicted by Article 190/2 Penal Code. 

After conducting investigative action, at the request of the Special Prosecutor, the First Scale Special Court for Corruption and Organised Crime with Decision No. The 31st, the date 23,03.2024, has decided:

Setting the measure of personal security with character impact “arrest to prison”, envisioned by Article 238 of the Penal Procedure Code for the person under investigation J.G., head of the Himar municipality, as suspected of carrying out criminal work “The use of duty”, carried out in collaboration, envisioned by Article 248 and 25 of the Penal Code, carried out twice.

Setting the measure of personal security with character impact “Arrest at home”, envisioned by Article 237 of the Penal Procedure Code, for the person under investigation J.B., directed by Earth Directorate of Defence and Management Director Himara (at the time of the event), as suspected of carrying out the criminal work “The use of duty”, carried out in collaboration, envisioned by Article 248 and 25 of the Penal Code, carried out twice.

3 Accessing the measure of personal security with character impact “Ares at home”, provided by Article 237 of the Criminal Procedure Code for the person under investigation B.A., director of A. US Local Directorate Vlora (at the time of the event), suspected of committing criminal acts “Disuse of duty”, conducted in collaboration, envisioned by Article 248 and 25 of the Penal Code. 

Setting the measure of personal security with character impact “arrest at home”, envisioned by Article 237 of the Penal Procedure Code for the person under investigation V. J., a Justice assignment near A. US Local Directorate Vlora (at the time of the event), suspected of committing criminal acts “Disuse of duty”, conducted in collaboration, envisioned by Article 248 and 25 of the Penal Code.

Setting the measure of personal security with character impact “Arrest to prison”, envisioned by Article 238 of the Penal Procedure Code for the Under Investigation S.M., as suspected of carrying out criminal act “forged documents”, more than once, predicted by Article 186/2 Penal Code and “falsification of seals, stamps, or” forms, more than once, predicted by Article 190/2 Penal Code.

The General Directorate of State Police has executed on the date 23.03.2024, security measures assigned to the ruling No. 31, 23,03.2024, of the First Scale Special Court for Corruption and Organised Crime, against three investigated J.G., B.A. and V. J., within this criminal proceedings, while for the other two persons personal security measures have not yet been executed.

-From testing analysis to this phase of the investigation has created reasonable doubt that, citizen J. G., in the quality of Mayor Himara, in two different episodes has taken action contrary to the law, which constitutes regular failure to fulfill office, bringing about criminal consequences in the sense of the provision for which it is investigated. This citizen, in co-operation with the other citizen under investigation, J.B., without making any concrete verification according to legal obligations, has forwarded completely forged documents to the competent bodies, later enabling the registration of an area of 5512 m2 state-owned agricultural land in favour of the private subject. This area of land located in Laundry, Vlora, after registering public records thanks to the illegal actions of responsible persons (other citizens under investigation B.A. and V. The J.) has been changed in favor of a private subject, stripping the state of ownership over it. This amendment has been coupled with unfair material obtaining for the other citizen under investigation S.M. Currently, this agricultural area results in sequencing with the First Scale Special Court's ruling on Corruption and Organised Crime.

Also, national J.G., in the quality of Mayor Himara, in another episode the investigation of the same criminal proceedings has carried out actions contrary to the law, which constitute regular non-fulfillment of office, bringing about and criminal consequences in the sense of the criminal provision. This citizen, in co-operation with the other citizen under investigation J.B., has realised with concrete actions the actual shift on the ground of a agricultural area of 5080 m2, overplacing it to another state-owned asset. The under-investigation citizen has exceeded all the competencies the law recognizes, stating the existence of an overlap of real estate on the ground and then confirming a plan of deployment, which results in not only serving for subsequent transactions between different subjects but also for the development of property, including construction equipment for a tourist complex in the name of a commercial society, which will be built on both surfaces in question, which are border (1092 m2). Under these circumstances citizens J.G. and J. B, suspected of carrying out criminal work “Disuse of duty” in cooperation, envisioned by Article 248 and 25 of the Penal Code, conducted 2 times.

- While citizens B.A. and V. J, Director of A, respectively. SHK Director Vlora (at the time of the event) and Jurist near this directorate (at the time of the event), with actions and inactions contrary to the law, which constitute regular non-fulfilment of duty, have accepted legal documentation, worked out this last one and issued a confirmation from mortgage documents, without conducting any legal or in the ground verifications from those imposed by the law, thus conducting the initial registration of a real estate owned by the state, budgetary type, with a surface of 55m12 m2, in favour of FM. And his posterity. This property, as resulted from the preliminary investigation to this stage, stems from completely forged documents. In terms of these actions and inactions contrary to the law, committed in co-operation, these citizens allegedly consumed elements of the criminal act “Disuse of duty”, in cooperation, envisioned by Article 248 and 25 of the Penal Code.

-In terms of the other citizen under investigation, S.M., from the investigation to this stage, has resulted in this one being used more than once, near several institutions, but also the procedural organs, documents and counterfeit forms, actions that have brought initial registration to the name of the F.M. (a legacy) of an agricultural land of 5512 m2, located in Dhermi, Vlora. After registering property on behalf of heirs, between them and citizens under investigation, it has been followed by transactions that have concluded in registering property on behalf of private society with representatives citizen A.G., bringing at the same time unfair material benefits to citizens under investigation S.M. Under these conditions, the latter is suspected to have consumed elements of the “criminal act. forged documents”, more than once, predicted by Article 186/2 Penal Code, and “falsification of seals, stamps or forms”, more than once, predicted by Article 190/2 Penal Code.