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Italy Arrests Albania’s Fugitive Former General Prosecutor Llalla
Italian authorities arrested Albania's fugitive former General Prosecutor, Adriatik Lllalla, in Rome, on 10 December, Albania's Special Prosecution Against Organised Crime and Corruption, SPAK, confirmed to BIRN on Monday.
Albania Jails Former General Prosecutor Llalla for Corruption
Adriatik Llalla, 52, a former General Prosecutor of Albania, was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison and his assets confiscated after being found guilty of not declaring his wealth and other irregularities on asset declarations. He becomes one of the highest officials in the country to be found guilty of such charges.
Diplomats Doubt Albania's Claims About Curbing Crime
Albania's Interior Ministry on Thursday presented the results of its flagship law-enforcement operation, "Force of the Law", claiming major successes in fighting organized crime and money-laundering.
At a conference in Tirana, the minister Farmir Xhafaj said eight months of work had brought big successes and consumed many hours of activity.
US Ambassador Fears Courts 'Pressured' in Tahiri Case
The US ambassador to Albania Donald Lu warned on Sunday that pressure is high on the judges handling the case of former interior minister Saimir Tahiri - who is expected to appear before the Serious Crime Appeals Court on Monday after being put under house arrest on May 12.
US Bans Albanian MP for Alleged Corruption
The State Department announced on Monday that businessman and politician Tom Doshi, one of the wealthiest MPs in the Albanian parliament, has been barred from entering the US, along with his immediate family.
The State Department alleged in a statement that Doshi's ban was "due to his involvement in significant corruption".
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Albania's Cocaine Haul Draws Both Praise and Accusations
It was a fine day for Albanian's embattled police - whose image was badly tarnished reports of close connections between senior police officers and drug-lords last year.
An investigation that lasted about two weeks ended on Wednesday with police seizing a record quantity of Colombian cocaine.
US Bans Albanian Former General Prosecutor
The US State Department on Wednesday announced that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had "designated" Adriatik Llalla, 49, and his family as corrupt foreign officials, thereby banning Llalla from entering the country.
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US Ambassador to Albania Lu lambasts country’s justice system
Disparaging statements made by US Ambassador to Albania Donald Lu about its Justice system have caused an uproar in the neighbouring country. During a speech on occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Judges’ School. According to reports in the Albanian media, Mr.
Albania, Montenegro Eye EU Funding for Gas Pipeline
Albania's Ministry of Energy on Friday in Tirana unveiled a preliminary feasibility study for a proposed Ionian-Adriatic gas pipeline, hoping the EU may fund construction of the section of the pipeline between Albania and Montenegro.
Serbia warns of new Balkan war if Albania unites with Kosovo
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said an interview with Politico he cannot rule out a union between Albania and the breakaway province of Kosovo – formerly part of Yugoslavia – if the country’s EU membership bid is off the agenda. Rama added that such an alliance with Kosovo was not his own wish “but a possible alternative to the closed door of the European Union”.