An investigation of the Special Prosecution on those dismissed by the vetting process focused on former judge Admir Thanza.
The former High Court judge has been part of a SPAK probe due to suspicions of hiding and not declaring personal wealth.
Following this investigation, the Special Prosecution issued an order to confiscate 2 real estate properties registered under his name. One of them, a 70-square-meter apartment in Tirana as well as a 23-square-meter store, also in the capital city.
Along with issues concerning his wealth during the vetting process, the International Monitoring Operation discovered an undeclared conviction of Thanza, which was issued by Italian authorities. Thanza was apparently sentenced to 40 days in prison back in 1999, and he omitted this detail from his declaration when joining the legal sphere.
Thanza was found guilty of forging classified documents and was sentenced to 9 months in prison which was later converted to 1.5 years’ probation.
Thanza is the fourth former judge to become part of a SPAK investigation regarding undeclared wealth.
A few months ago, the anti-corruption body started an investigation on two former members of the Constitutional Court, Bashkim Dedja and Fatos Lulo – private estates were seized from both of them.
In addition, SPAK has also conducted an investigation on a former member of the High Court, Shkelzen Selimi.
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