Training activity: “Investigation and judgment of criminal offenses related to public procurement and corruption”

The School of Magistrates, in cooperation with the OSCE Presence in Tirana, organizes in Tirana, on dates 7 and 8 November, 2024, the training activity on topic: 

“Investigation and judgment of criminal offenses related to public procurement and corruption.”

The activity was welcomed by Mr. Arben Rakipi, Director of the School, Mr. Michel Tarran, Ambassador of the OSCE Presence and Mr. Erjon Bani, Vice – Head of the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime. 

All welcoming speeches emphasized the importance of cooperation between national and international institutions in the war against these criminal offenses, the necessity of trainings in this ground for the growth of efficiency in the application of legislation and relevant rules as well as the importance of the updating of magistrates with the news in this field of law. 

The training is led by experts Mrs. Reida Kashta, Agency of Public Procurement, Mrs. Enkeleda Millonai, SPAK prosecutor. Mr. Erjon Bani, Vice – Head of  GJKKO, with facilitator Mrs.  Flojera Davidhi, GJKKO judge.   

In this training activity are elaborated different topics such as: 

• Administrative procedures as an instrument to prevent the misuse of public funds in procurement processes – where are elaborated the news of legislation in the field of public procurements as well as administrative investigation; 
• The investigation of criminal offenses in the field of public procurements, relations with corruption – where are elaborated the elements of the criminal offense of the “violation of parity of participation in tenders or public auctions   Article 258 of the Criminal Code. Subjects, illicit conduct and consequences. Competition with corruption and other criminal offenses. The including of the organized crime in public procurement. Domestic and international judicial practices. At the same time is elaborated also the investigation of the criminal offense foreseen by the Article 258 of the Criminal Code and the use of the instruments of the search of evidence. 
• The influence of the criteria and of technical specifications in the process of public procurement; 
• The elements of criminal liability in the procedures of concession and public private partnership; 
• Elements of criminal liability in procedures of concession and public private partnership. 

All topics are accompanied by discussions from judicial practice. 

In this training activity were invited to take part judges from the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime and prosecutors from the Special Prosecutions against Corruption and Organized Crime.