SPAK (Special Prosecutor’s Office) is also added to the verification filter for those who want to become a police officer. Euronews Albania learns who wears the uniform, first he must receive confirmation that he is not under investigation by the special prosecution.

The special prosecution against corruption and organized crime has been added as a verification filter to the recruitment procedure in the shet police.

Any young person or excellent student who applies to be part of the blue uniforms, in addition to a series of certifications from prosecutors’ offices and courts of general jurisdiction, must also receive a certification that he is not under investigation or criminal prosecution by SPAK. Dozens of young people have applied to the special prosecutor’s office, receiving an answer within 5 days.

The addition of this filter comes at a time when police officers of various levels have been implicated in criminal activity after the disclosure of encrypted communications in the SKY ECC application by SPAK.

SPAK head Altin Dumani has also expressed his concern about the involvement and cooperation of the effectives of various structures with criminal groups.

Spak is currently investigating several other criminal proceedings related to the SKY ECC application that are expected to clarify events and criminal activities where there are suspicions that employees or former police employees are implicated.