{"id":37486,"date":"2022-06-02T15:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T13:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=37486"},"modified":"2022-06-02T15:06:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T13:06:22","slug":"gjkko-sentences-former-rtsh-director-to-1-year-and-4-months-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/gjkko-sentences-former-rtsh-director-to-1-year-and-4-months-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"GJKKO sentences former RTSH director to 1 year and 4 months in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Special Court sentenced the former director of the National Radio Television (RTSH), Thoma Gellci to 1 year and 4 months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Gellci was charged with abuse of power in connection to a $1-million-dollar tender executed at RTSH during the time it was under his direction.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the members of the Bid Evaluating Commission, Julian Tapia, Alban Malaveci and Ervin Muraj, are being accused of violating the tender rules of fair race.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the prosecution\u2019s investigations, Gellci seems to have started procedures regarding this tender without prior approval from the Audiovisual Media Authority, which had previously refused to shut down the RTSH Children\u2019s Channel and its exchange for the RTSH Agro Channel.<\/p>\n<p>Gellci is also being accused of favoring the tender winning firm by extending its deadline for submitting the necessary products and documentation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Gellci\u2019s defense attorney spoke about a possible set-up of the entire situation which was allegedly aimed at stopping his client from being re-elected as RTSH\u2019s director for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>The former RTSH director was arrested on October 8 during a SPAK-ordered operation in collaboration with the State Police.<\/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\/2022\/05\/17\/spak-seeks-20-months-jail-sentence-against-state-media-former-chair\/\">SPAK seeks 20-months jail sentence for state media ex-chair<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/01\/28\/high-court-leaves-in-jail-former-public-tv-director\/\">High Court leaves in jail former public TV director<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/09\/19\/newly-established-government-agency-mia-sparks-controversy-with-critics-calling-it-a-black-omen-for-free-speech\/\">Newly established government agency sparks controversy as critics call it a \u2018black omen for free speech\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu36456\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"eneu30399\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Special Court sentenced the former director of the National Radio Television (RTSH), Thoma Gellci to 1 year and 4 months in prison. 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