{"id":16570,"date":"2021-06-30T16:22:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=16570"},"modified":"2021-06-30T16:22:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:22:57","slug":"spak-orders-arrest-of-prosecutor-of-kukes-following-accusations-of-favoritism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/spak-orders-arrest-of-prosecutor-of-kukes-following-accusations-of-favoritism\/","title":{"rendered":"SPAK orders arrest of Prosecutor of Kukes, following accusations of favoritism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SPAK (The Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime) has ordered the arrest of the Prosecutor of Kukes, Edmond Kariqi.<\/p>\n<p>Together with Mr. Kariqi, law enforcement officers have also detained his personal driver, Isuf Gega, as well as two other individuals, who are being accused of committing the crime of \u201cpassive corruption of judges, prosecutors or other functionaries of the justice system,\u201d in collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to SPAK have also reported that the four detainees, including the prosecutor, are being accused of alleged favoritism toward felons, in exchange for various sums of money.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, with the order and warrants released by the Special Prosecution, police officers have conducted searches in the residences of the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>Edmond Kariqi was been a prosecutor in the Prosecution of Kavaja until 2019, and later he was appointed in the city of Lushnja, to then finally move to the city of Kukes, where he was designated as Chief Commander by the High Prosecution Council.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/25\/no-one-is-above-the-law-us-ambassador-kim-urges-spak-on-further-achievements\/\">\u201cNo one is above the law\u201d, US Ambassador Kim urges SPAK on further achievements<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_178_0da  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span9\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_180_cd1 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_180_cd1\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/31\/justice-minister-gjonaj-calls-on-spak-to-investigate-discharged-prosecutors-and-judges\/\">Justice Minister Gjonaj calls on SPAK to investigate discharged prosecutors and judges<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/04\/dutch-government-publishes-report-on-albania-among-focal-points-corruption-elections-and-spak\/\">Dutch government publishes report on Albania, among focal points: Corruption, elections and SPAK<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPAK (The Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime) has ordered the arrest of the Prosecutor of Kukes, Edmond Kariqi. 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