Former Notary L.E. and Citizen F.A Sentenced for Falsifying Documents to Justify Illegal Wealth
Fier Prosecution Office sought a 12-month prison sentence for former notary Luiz Ejlli and citizen Fatmir Abdurramani accused of committing "Falsification of Document" in complicity as stipulated in Article 186, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code.
The investigations conducted by Fier Prosecution regarding criminal case no. 388 of 2022 revealed that Abdurramani in complicity with former notary Ejlli, falsified the notarial declaration submitted by F.A. to justify the source of his properties, seized during the investigations of property proceedings no. 3 of 2021 conducted by the former Lushnje Prosecutor's Office.
The notarial declaration drafted by L.E. included falsified information and bore his signature. The investigations revealed that there exists a notarial declaration involving different parties, sharing the same date, registry number, and collection number that this notarial statement had, and this was found in the records of the former notary L.E. and in the archive of notarial acts he drafted in 2015.
Specifically, the defendant L.E., despite having his license revoked by the Ministry of Justice, retained possession of the notary seals, and in complicity with the defendant F.A. counterfeited a notarial declaration including fake information. Subsequently, on February 25, 2022, F.A. submitted this fraudulent declaration to the former Lushnje Prosecution Office.
On October 2, 2024, Fier Disctrict Court completed the judicial proceedings of the case and rendered the following decicion:
- The defendant L.E. is found guilty of "Falsification of Documents," committed in complicity, as stipulated in Article 186, paragraph 2, of the Criminal Code, and is sentenced to 12 (twelve) months in prison.
- The defendant F.A. is found guilty of "Falsification of Documents," committed in complicity, and is sentenced to 18 (eighteen) months in prison.
Fier Prosecution Office reaffirms its strong commitment to investigating and prosecuting individuals involved in document falsification with the purpose of obtaining illegal benefits.
