Serious Crimes Prosecutor Gentjan Osmani has been engaged in a series of important cases in recent weeks, including the Babale-Xhafaj and former minister Tahiri cases, despite the International Monitoring Operation (ONM) having recommended his dismissal.
Gentjan Osmani, who is also a candidate to the High Council of Prosecution (KLP), was confirmed in his duty by the Independent Qualification Commission (KPK) on August 2, 2018.
One week later the ONM recommended the Public Commissioner to appeal KLP’s decision on Osmani to the Special Appeal Chamber (KPA) and demand his dismissal on grounds of lack of justification for his wealth and its non-legal sources.
The KPK has breached the deadline to publish its decision on Osmani and it hasn’t done so yet. As a result, it is impossible for the Public Commissioner to appeal a decision that has not been published. Meanwhile Osmani seems to continue in his duty and even work with the most important cases for the moment:
On October 6 Osmani demanded security measures for journalist Jetmir Olldashi and the arrests of Albert Veliu and Fredi Alizoti, who are involved in the Babale-Xhafaj case.
Meanwhile Prosecutor Osmani has not conducted any investigation so far into the claims of Veliu and Olldashi about Agron Xhafaj being a ringleader for drug trafficking in the city of Vlora in recent years.
Since September Prosecutor Osmani is part of the team of prosecutors investigating into the Shullazi case.
Furthermore, Osmani is part of the team of prosecutors investigating into the Tahiri case, which seems to have stalled for months now.
While it seems that the KPK won’t publish its decision on Osmani any time soon, BoldNews has attained the ONM recommendation in full, including the reasons for requesting Osmani’s dismissal.
Exit.al has summarized the main points of the ONM recommendation below:
The ONM doubts Prosecutor Osmani had legal sources in 2009 to buy a 72 m2 apartment for a value of € 67,800. According to Osmani’s declaration, he used his savings, a donation of 1.5 million Albanian Lek by his father-in-law, and a loan of € 20,000 from a third person to buy the apartment.
Based on his and his family’s income, the ONM has questioned Osmani’s financial ability to pay back the € 20,000 loan, as well as his father-in-law’s source of the 1.5 million ALL donation.
The ONM has also questioned Osmani’s financial ability for purchasing a car; his income/expense ratio doesn’t justify the amount used for the purchase.
Furthermore, in years 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Prosecutor Osmani’s expenses exceeded his income, which raises suspicions of illegal sources of income.
