International law enforcement agencies are investigating all key Albanian government officials one by one, and quite a few are expected to end up behind bars. Very soon, it is expected that Albanian and British authorities will begin to crack down on politicians and crime bosses who launder money. Great Britain has decided to clean its banks of dirty money. London has become the center of hiding corruption money.
The head of the Special Prosecution Service (SPAK), Altin Dumani, paid a working visit to the United Kingdom on 4 and 5 July 2023, where he met with senior representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, the National Crime Agency, the Croen Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During these meetings, investigations into the assets of corrupt politicians were expanded and London strengthened its cooperation with SPAK in the fight against organized crime, corruption and money laundering.
It is reported that in the meetings, Dumani underlined the importance of this visit for the presentation of the strategy but also the need for SPAK to be supported by the official authorities of the United Kingdom in its fulfillment, which serves the common interests of both countries.
It is already known that there are many names who have sent money from corruption acts abroad, such as former minister Arben Ahmetaj. Ahmetaj, sent his daughter to England and under her camouflage, is suspected of sending part of the money abroad. During 2019, Ahmetaj sent to England the amounts of 51 thousand pounds and 36 thousand pounds. From Arben Ahmetaj's account, 40 thousand euros were also sent to a bank in England, in 2019.
The ILDKP has sued several judges, deputies, former deputies and former ministers to the prosecutor's office for concealing assets and suspicious transfers abroad. Also, the Money Laundering Directorate has frozen many accounts with hundreds of thousands of euros. Regarding the routes followed, the Money Laundering Prevention Directorate showed that the money is taken out via land and transport, while according to a report by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, a department of the US Department of State, the money is hidden mainly in London and Switzerland. While the State Department has emphasized that a large part of the corruption money has been invested in the country's offshore.
