{"id":33592,"date":"2022-03-29T09:29:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T07:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=33592"},"modified":"2022-03-29T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:12:33","slug":"12-arrest-warrants-issued-in-abuses-with-waste-incinerators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/12-arrest-warrants-issued-in-abuses-with-waste-incinerators\/","title":{"rendered":"12 arrest warrants issued in abuses with waste incinerators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The State Police is executing on Tuesday an order released by the Special Anti-Corruption Court in connection to the waste incinerator affair.<\/p>\n<p>The request was initially sent out by SPAK.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, 12 arrest warrants were issued after getting the green light from the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime.<\/p>\n<p>High-ranking officials and businessmen tied to the Tirana and Fier waste incinerators are supposedly among the arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Former environment minister Lefter Koka was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/12\/14\/ex-environment-minister-lefter-koka-arrested-following-spak-order\/\">arrested in December<\/a><\/strong> over abuses in the Elbasan waste incinerator.<\/p>\n<p>Allegedly Koka received \u20ac3,6 million from the two companies that won the tender to build the incinerator.<\/p>\n<p>SPAK is also investigating irregularities with two other incinerators, Tirana and Fier.<\/p>\n<p>According to an investigation led by SPAK, Albtek Energy and Integrated Technology Services paid large sums to several companies, which did not get any work done .<\/p>\n<p>Stela Gugallja\u2019s Albtek Energy paid \u20ac2.950.000, while Klodian Zoto\u2019s Integrated Technology Services paid \u20ac735.000.<\/p>\n<p>An international arrest warrant was issued against Zoto and Gugallja for their involvement in the Elbasan waste incinerator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/03\/18\/dp-sends-lawsuit-on-incinerators-to-spak\/\">DP sends lawsuit on incinerators to SPAK<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/02\/23\/pm-rama-begins-testimony-on-incinerator-affair\/\">PM Rama: \u20ac55.3M paid by state budget for incinerators<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/02\/22\/veliaj-clash-with-tabaku-during-testimony-before-the-incinerator-commission\/\">Veliaj clashes with Tabaku during testimony before the Incinerator Commission<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Police is executing on Tuesday an order released by the Special Anti-Corruption Court in connection to the waste incinerator affair. 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