The former head of the Vlora prosecutor’s office, Aurel Zarka, will remain in prison until the end of the investigation. On Wednesday, the special court upheld the measure of arrest in prison in absentia for the magistrate arrested for the charge of active and passive corruption and the exercise of illegal influence in 4 cases.
In the session held behind closed doors, it is learned that Zarka contradicted the accusations of the prosecutor’s office, maintaining a denial position. On the other hand, the two special prosecutors Klodian Braho and Altin Dumani told the court that their former colleague is involved in influencing the softening of the criminal position for the accused in the famous case, where in 2018 in a Toyota Auris car entering the port of Durres, the amount of 3.4 million euros was found.
In addition to Zarka, the lawyer Radovan Çela, the businessman Astrit Vladi and the former officer of the judicial police Eriona Daupaj, who have been declared wanted, are also involved.
Likewise, the investigators have doubts that Zarka intervened in the property investigation conducted against Suel Çele as part of the force of law operation.
Also part of the file are two other cases, one related to a theft and the other to the cultivation of narcotic plants. On the other hand, it is learned that the national agents of the investigation continued this Wednesday with the sequestration of some court decisions and the non-initiation of criminal proceedings where it is suspected that influenced decisions were given in favor of the persons included in this file./abcnews.al
