{"id":31109,"date":"2022-02-07T22:05:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=31109"},"modified":"2022-02-07T22:33:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T21:33:22","slug":"ex-officer-who-reported-tahiri-i-was-given-more-time-for-the-exact-same-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/ex-officer-who-reported-tahiri-i-was-given-more-time-for-the-exact-same-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-officer who reported Tahiri: I was given more time for the exact same crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former narcotics officer, who reported ex-minister of interior Saimir Tahiri \u2013 Dritan Zagani \u2013 said that he was given a longer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/02\/04\/live-l-appeals-court-rules-on-former-minister-saimir-tahiri\/\">sentence<\/a> <\/strong>for the exact same crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaimir Tahiri was sentenced to 3 and a half years for abuse of power \u2013 my former boss \u2013 for what I said about him. Yet, I got 4.5 years, for the exact same crime [abuse of power]\u201d \u2013 said Zagani on Euronews Albania\u2019s NOW.<\/p>\n<p>According to Zagani, the relationship between the crime world and the judiciary will always be there, but it will no longer be as out in the open as it was back when Tahiri was serving as minister. In addition, he said that Tahiri\u2019s sentence was insufficient especially in relation to the damages caused as a result of his actions or lack thereof.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Zagani said that the interpretation of the law in this scenario should be carefully studied while claiming that during this entire time, he has never been presented with a single piece of evidence that supports the court&#8217;s claims against him.<\/p>\n<p>The former officer of the anti-drug unit is currently in Switzerland where he has applied for asylum. 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