In the Special Court of Appeal, a court session was held yesterday in charge of the defendants convicted for the Elbasan incinerator affair.
The former Minister of the Environment, Lefter Koka, appealed the decision of the GJKKO that in October 2023 sentenced him to 5.8 years in prison only for corruption. SPAK, for its part, has appealed the decision of the GJKK, requesting the change of the decision of the first instance, which declared former Socialist MP Alqi Blako and former Minister of Environment Lefter Koka innocent of the charge of “abuse of duty”. So they demand punishment for this charge as well.
In today’s session at the GJKKO Appeal, former Minister of the Environment Lefter Koka burst into the courtroom saying that he is not the big fish. Prosecutors of SPAK demand that Lefter Koka and Alqi Blako be punished by GJKKO.
Koka called on the prosecutors to open Monika Kryemadhi’s phone, implying that they will find corrupt affairs there.
‘I am innocent, you are trying to condemn me as the big fish, but I am not the big fish. The whole of Durrës knows that I am a businessman and I did not need to pay for the travel tickets Mirel Mërtiri. You cannot punish me for corruption. His lawyers said that the booked tickets are 3 years later than the conclusion of the contract. Why don’t the prosecutors take as a reference the other contracts for landfills such as the one in Vlora and Lezha, which are more expensive.
You are wrong, I heard the prosecutor today, this is the fixed report made by Monika Kryemadhi. Although a year has passed, the prosecutors’ conclusions are the same. I understand that the institution will gain credibility and this court will be under pressure, but I believe that you will deliver justice and rise to the right level. Why did you share the file or to punish me as much as possible?
The file should not have been separated but investigated together. Those who accused me are facing SPAK today. If you open Monika’s phone, you won’t find any communication with me on it. “You want to find corruption, open Monika Kryemadhi’s phone,” said Koka in the courtroom.
