Head of SPAK: The financial sector has been strengthened to investigate assets!

schedule11:00 - 4 Prill, 2024

schedule 11:00 - 4 Prill, 2024

The head of SPAK Altin Dumani has reported on the one-year progress of the special structure. During his speech, Dumani emphasized that 8 criminal proceedings have been registered against high-level officials and there is also an increase in the registration of criminal offenses in the context of corruption during 2023.

He therefore underlined that the financial sector has been strengthened to investigate assets. “There are positive results, as the value of seized assets reaches 41 million euros, 54% of confiscated assets and 46% of confiscated assets.

The prosecution has registered a high number in an increasing trend for criminal proceedings for corruption. An increase in new criminal proceedings has been observed for 2023.

Attention has been paid to requests for legal aid sent to agencies abroad. While over 200 criminal proceedings have been made for corruption. Meanwhile, the investigations continue with 25 joint teams that for 2023 have been set up in Italy, but also in France and Nordic countries, or in the region such as EMV and Kosovo. The proactive approach has yielded results in the fight against corruption,” he said.

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