Democratic Party of Albania MP Belind Këlliçi has made strong accusations about what he calls the “digital bank scandal.” Invited to the lunch program in News24 with Ola Bruko, Këlliçi said that there are indications that people with no experience in the banking sector, some of whom have criminal records and are involved in financial fraud schemes such as Forex, are involved in this project. He claims that these individuals are registered in offshore structures and that the procedures by the Bank of Albania for granting the license have been violated.
"These individuals, reported for involvement in fraud schemes, are granted a license to operate a digital bank, while it remains unclear what will happen to citizens' money," said Këlliçi.
He added that he will continue to collect facts and documentation, warning that the matter will be pursued through legal channels to the end.
The MP also touched on the abuse of state property and irregularities in the financial sector, warning of a report to SPAK.
Këlliçi said that according to him, millions of square meters of state land have been misused, which have been unfairly distributed to family members and people connected to the government, in exchange for electoral benefits. He stressed that he is conducting an in-depth investigation and that he will soon turn to SPAK, after providing all the necessary evidence. The democratic MP also accused the municipalities of a lack of transparency, claiming that some of them do not respond to requests for information, while others provide answers that he described as threatening.
"Millions of square meters of state land have been stolen and abused, which was given to family members, brothers, sisters, but it is an in-depth investigation that I am conducting. I need to have information before I turn to SPAK. The municipalities of the country do not respond. Some respond threateningly, with which I will continue the work. There is also the Digital Bank, which you have denounced. There are reliable sources, indications, which have informed me that these are citizens who, in complete violation of the law, have zero experience in the field of banking, zero history, criminal records, one of them a shareholder. They are registered offshore. The regulations at the BoA have been violated. The individuals involved have been reported to have been involved in Forex fraud schemes. The BoA gives these individuals, who have been reported as being involved in fraud schemes, a license to create a digital bank, which God knows what they do with Albanians' money," he said.
