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Former Minister Saimir Tahiri arrived at the Fier prison at noon today, where he will serve a sentence of 4 years and 3 months.
He arrived around 4pm, accompanied by a patrol and 4 police motorcycles, under strict security measures!
Former Minister of Interior, Saimir Tahiri will serve his sentence in Fier prison, while sources for journalist Anila Hoxha said that the decision was taken this Wednesday by the General Directorate of Prisons.
The Special Court of Appeals for Corruption and Organized Crime on February 4 ruled in favor of former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri, upholding the first-instance decision, with the exception that Tahiri will serve a five-year prison sentence. imprisonment.
Due to the reduction of the sentence, Tahiri will spend 3 years and 4 months in prison. According to the procedure, the former minister should immediately start serving his sentence in a regular security prison, which will be the prison of Fier.
Former Minister Tahiri is allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court, 45 days from the issuance of this decision.
Tahiri refused to comment on the decision for the media, while he hurried to make a phone call before being escorted to the “313” prison in Tirana.
According to the court, Tahiri with his actions and inactions has influenced the spread of the phenomenon of cannabis cultivation. He was charged with the criminal offense of “Abuse of Duty”.
The sentence of the former Minister of Interior, marked the end of a case that dragged on for five years in the ranks of many courts. While, the stop in GJKKO, ended the fate of Tahiri.
SPAK demanded 12 years in prison for Tahiri and former police director Jaeld Çela. On the other hand, the defense demanded that Tahiri be acquitted.
The “Tahiri” case was registered in this GJKKO on November 26, 2021.
It was previously in charge of the Supreme Court. The latter clarified the decision on the case of the former minister, where it was argued that there were procedural violations during the trial of him and the former director, Jaeld Çela.
The court decided to overturn the decision of 26 June 2020 of the GJKKO Appeal and send the case for reconsideration to this court with another panel. The Special Appeal, in its decision, at that time said that the provisions for filing new charges were violated, related to the non-compliance with the provisions for the prosecution by the prosecutor.
It was also decided to reject the request of the defendant Jaeld Çela for the replacement of the security measure “Prison arrest”. Saimir Tahiri and the former head of the Vlora Police, Jaeld Çela, were found guilty of the criminal offense of “Abuse of Duty”.
The former minister was sentenced to three years of probation, while Jaeld Cela to three years and four months in prison. In November 2017, the Prosecution accused Cela of collaborating with Tahiri in aiding the Habilaj gang to traffic drugs.
Cela turned himself in to police in May 2020 – after two years on the run. While he was charged with the criminal offenses “Cultivation of narcotic plants”, “Trafficking in narcotic plants” and “Structured criminal group”.
The Serious Crimes Court only charged Cela with abuse of office and sentenced him to 3.4 years in prison.
On the other hand, the former minister was sentenced to only three years of probation on the reclassified charge of “abuse of office”. it was also decided that, for at least a few years, he would stay out of political life. This decision of the Prosecution was appealed by Tahiri, who took the case to the Supreme Court.
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