The Special Court has ruled to order the Special Prosecution Office to register criminal proceedings against MP Olta Xhaçka and her husband Artan Gaçi for charges related to the alienation of properties in Himara.
The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed by Fredi Beleri, who requested a review of SPAK’s decision not to initiate proceedings against Xhaçka and Gaçi, even though they were related to a similar case involving the former mayor of Himara, Jorgo Goro.
In a decision dated February 28, the Special Court ordered SPAK to register criminal proceedings and continue investigations against MP Xhaçka and her husband for the criminal offenses of abuse of office, forgery of documents, and laundering of proceeds of crime, committed in collaboration.
The charges relate to the transfer of a property that, according to Beleri, was alienated and then sold to Artan Gaç. This process also included the falsification of documents that granted him an area of 5,512 square meters of land, which was initially registered as a plot of land and then declared agricultural land, to be sold further.
Meanwhile, on March 13, the Special Court sentenced Jorgo Goro, the former mayor of Himara, to 3 years and 1 month in prison for abuse of office and failure to declare assets. The sentence was reduced to 2 years and 20 days after the application of a summary trial.
