HIDAA accuses Prosecution of using double standards

22/04/2015 00:00

The Chairman of the High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of
Asdets, Shkelqim Gjanaj, spoke very openly in his report and accused the
Prosecution of using double standards for similar cases.

“The Prosecution is working with double standards. A judge in Tirana hid millions of Euros and nothing happened. A judge in Kavaja was sent to trial for 10 times less. This is about corruption. The Prosecution should not bring judges here just for statistics, by firing 25 judges through corrupted prosecutors just for statistics”, Gjanaj declared.

Chief Inspector Gjanaj reported for 600 public officials, 116 of whom were sent for trial last year. He never mentioned any Prosecutor among them, but only mayors and judges accused of corruption and of hiding assets.

“Another judge and Mayor arrived and left their money in offices to end their problems. They are accused of corruption. A judge from Elbasan, Qani Hasa, and the Mayor of Gramsh, Dritan Bici”, Chief Inspector Gjanaj declared.

For the Democratic Party, the situation in the fight against corruption is not that good. Based on the case of the former Minister of Finances, Ridvan Bode, for whom they say they had notified the institution and not the person, and due to the absence in the list of people penalized for hiding assets of high-rank officials or Prime Ministers, the Inspectorate is being used for selective and political hits.

“We are seeing only former Ministers, former MPs who are prosecuted. We do not see the current ones of the ‘revival’. They had 3000 EUR before the elections and now they have millions. Is there any investigation about them?”, said Eduart Halimi.

“If you look at the list you will have to apologize for what you just said”, declared the Chief Inspector, Shkelqim Gjanaj.

“There is no conflict between the HIDAA and the Prosecution, it’s just a game. I received news today that HIDAA has turned into a special Prosecution that doesn’t sentence thieves, but divides them into those with bad and those with a good biography”, declared Gent Strazimiri from the DP.

Despite the challenging stance of the opposition, the Chief Inspector received support from the majority for amending the law with a minimal sentence of 1 year in prison for everyone who hides assets.

Before this, the Commission of Laws will report at the Prosecution Genelra which accuses the judiciary for failing to act. Prosecutors do not usually start debates in front of him.

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