{"id":57246,"date":"2023-07-13T13:31:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=57246"},"modified":"2023-07-13T13:31:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T11:31:05","slug":"former-socialist-mayor-arrested-on-charges-of-abuse-of-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-socialist-mayor-arrested-on-charges-of-abuse-of-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Socialist mayor arrested on charges of abuse of office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Mayor of the Municipality of Fush\u00eb Arr\u00ebz, Fran Tuci, was arrested Wednesday evening by order of the Special Prosecutor\u2019s Office (SPAK), on charges of abuse of office.<\/p>\n<p>Tuci is accused of allowing, in violation of the law, the opening of a new road segment approximately 1.8 kilometers long and 5 meters wide, in an area under the administrative jurisdiction of the Municipality of Fush\u00eb Arr\u00ebz, thereby damaging the forested area belonging to the municipality and causing serious damage to the terrain.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Inspectorate for Territory Protection in Shkod\u00ebr, the damage amounts to 234 million Albanian lek (approximately 2.1 million euros), which includes damage to the terrain and deforestation of the area registered in the State Cadaster Agency, the Local Directorate of Puka, as \u201cForest\u201d property owned by the Municipality of Fush\u00eb Arr\u00ebz.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution states that investigative actions have revealed that Tuci, in collaboration with the former Administrator of the Iball\u00eb Administrative Unit, Ndoc Marku, allowed the opening of a new rural road segment that had not been authorized by the competent authorities.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Marku has been placed under house arrest as a suspect in the commission of the criminal offense of \u201cAbuse of Office\u201d in collaboration, while Durim Markgjekaj, who carried out the construction works on this road, has been subjected to a mandatory appearance order by the court on charges of the criminal offense of \u201cDestruction of Property\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Fran Tuci was elected mayor of the Municipality of Fush\u00eb Arr\u00ebz in the local elections of 2015, representing the Socialist Party and the Alliance for a European Albania. 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