13.05.2025 - Training activity: “The figure of the criminal offense of the cleaning of the products of the criminal offense foreseen in the Article 287 of the Criminal Code.”

The School of Magistrates, on 13 May, 2025, had the training activity on topic: “The figure of the criminal offense of the cleaning of the products of the criminal offense foreseen in the Article 287 of the Criminal Code. Comparative view with analogous provisions of the other countries. Cases of judicial practice.”  

This activity was conducted by:  

Experts: Ilirjana Olldashi and  Rudina Palloj

Facilitator: Eliora Elezi

The purpose of this training is: 

The treatment of the forms of the commitment of criminal offense foreseen by the Article 287 of the Criminal Code, seen under a comparative view with analogous provisions of other countries as well as the analysis of problems of judicial practice regarding money laundering. 

The training was realized by combining presentations (up to 20 - 30 min) with the discussion of issues brought for discussion (self-study questions, questions, answers) and case law exercises & quizzes to encourage and realize the active interaction of participants.  

In this training activity were elaborated different topics, such as: 

• “The criminal offense of the cleaning of the products of the criminal offense” foreseen in the Article 287 of the Criminal Code, in a short historical analysis, as well as in report to standards established by international acts regarding the war against money laundering; 
• Comparative view in report to the criminal legislation of Italy, Kosovo, etc.;
• Forms of the commitment of the criminal offense according to Article 287 of the Criminal Code, in report to the anticipations of international acts, including also the approached of judicial practice on these forms; 
• The analysis on the meaning of terms “products of the criminal offense”, “initial criminal offense”, and “criminal activity”; criminal liability in cases when appear the phenomenon of “self-cleaning”: the autonomy of the criminal responsibility of the offense or of the initial criminal activity in relation to the criminal offense of money laundering; Cases of practice of their competition, etc.; 
• Qualifying circumstances of the criminal offense. 

In this training activity participated judges and prosecutors of the Republic of Albania.