The State Police has sent former MP Myslim Murrizi for investigation on charges of two criminal offenses. Journalist Klodiana Lala reported for “BalkanWeb"The State Police has today sent a criminal report to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for former MP Myslim Murrizi, who is suspected of concealing assets and money laundering."
In the reference available "BalkanWeb"It is said that in 2006, citizen Myslim Murrizi was sentenced by the Durrës Court of Appeal to 3 years in prison for bribery, which was converted into probation. A year later, in 2007, the High Court dismissed the criminal case with the argument that the fact is not considered a criminal offense.
According to the complaint, it is stated that Murrizi, a former member of the Albanian Parliament, benefited in illegal ways while exercising the function of a senior official at the Supreme Audit Office by investing dirty money in the purchase of real estate. Myslim Murrizi and his family members, either themselves or through commercial entities, have carried out numerous and suspicious transactions in some of the commercial banks operating in our country.
How did the murrizi commit the crime, according to the police?
There are endless commercial companies, but also numbers of bank accounts. In June 2007-September 2008, according to the reference, it turns out that a total of 249,751 euros were deposited or transferred from another account of Myslim Murrizi within the bank, to one of the second-tier banks, of which 248,710 were kept in cash by Mr. Murrizi. Meanwhile, in 2010, the former deputy of the Albanian Parliament, initially elected under the PD acronym, deposited 60,000 euros in cash into the account of the company 'Murrizi 2009'. According to the State Police reference made to the prosecutor's office, it turns out that according to them, it is likely that this amount was not declared to the high institution for the declaration and control of assets or conflicts of interest. According to the law, Mr. Murrizi should have declared this amount when he took office as a deputy. He turns out to be a shareholder in several companies, including media and university companies as well as construction companies, but since he is not a 100% shareholder and there are other people who have no connection to the suspicions of criminal activity, News24 will announce step by step all the results that will emerge from this investigation.
Has the criminal case been registered?
Today the material has arrived at the Tirana Prosecution Office. There is still no registration of criminal proceedings because according to the law, the Prosecution Office will have to study the material in advance and then decide on the registration of criminal proceedings. But whenever the State Police has requested the investigation of anyone, not just an official, the prosecution is obliged in accordance with the law to register it. In this case, Mr. Murrizi is accused of two criminal offenses, concealment of assets and laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense and it remains to be seen whether this case will be taken up by the Tirana Prosecution Office. This, since it is suspected that Mr. Murrizi has concealed assets during his time as a deputy, has not declared them at least to the extent of 60 thousand euros and on the other hand has carried out dozens of transactions and the investigation may also be transferred to the Special Prosecution Office.
