{"id":53273,"date":"2023-05-19T14:13:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=53273"},"modified":"2023-05-19T14:13:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:13:35","slug":"28-criminal-reports-being-investigated-after-albanian-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/28-criminal-reports-being-investigated-after-albanian-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"28 criminal reports being investigated after Albanian local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The General Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Albania registered 31 criminal reports for electoral crimes during the electoral campaign and after the elections until May 18<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>For three of the reports, the prosecutors have decided not to start investigations, since they did not establish that it was a violation. Prosecutors are still gathering evidence for the other 28 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal reports are related to vote buying, family voting, damage to electoral materials and even the use of the administration in the electoral campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Elbasan is the district with the most reports, where 5 lawsuits regarding the elections were registered. In Vlora and Berat, 4 cases per district are under investigation. In Durr\u00ebs, Kuk\u00ebs and Gjirokast\u00ebr, three cases per district are being investigated.<\/p>\n<p>Two elections investigation files were filed in Fier, Dib\u00ebr and Tirana each. While Kor\u00e7a, Shkodra and Tirana each have a criminal report.<\/p>\n<p>In relation to these charges, six people were arrested: two in Saranda, two in Vlora and two in Tirana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArrest in prison\u201d has been set as a security measure, only for one person by the Prosecutor\u2019s Office of Vlora.<\/p>\n<p>Three criminal proceedings, two from the Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Berat and one in Vlora have been transferred to the Special Prosecutor\u2019s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime for investigative competence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Prosecutor\u2019s Office in Albania registered 31 criminal reports for electoral crimes during the electoral campaign and after the elections until May 18th. For three of the reports, the prosecutors have decided not to start investigations, since they did not establish that it was a violation. 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