Businessman Ilir Shtufi, arrested in Greece on behalf of SPAK, refuses to be extradited to Albania. The 53-year-old appeared before the Thessaloniki Court today for the security measure process with the aim of extradition between Interpol Athens and Tirana.
According to Greek media, it will be the competent Judicial Council that will decide on the extradition of the businessman arrested in Thessaloniki, in connection with the charge of money laundering and drug trafficking.
Shtufi is the builder of several towers in Tirana, among them the skyscraper that will be called “Tirana Mountain”. Some time ago, Shkëlzen Berisha, the son of the country’s former prime minister who is accused by SPAK of passive corruption in the privatization of the Partizani complex, stated that he lives in a rented villa of Ilir Shtufi in Rolling Hills.
Renowned lawyer Idajet Beqiri, invited to a television studio, stated that Shkëlzen Berisha provided construction permits to businessman Ilir Shufi, while according to the lawyer, they collaborated with each other to launder dirty money in the construction sector.
“He, together with him, posts the acts that stem from a crime. The billions that they secure from serious corrupt affairs, they launder somewhere. Shkëlzen Berisha has named Shtufin the main partner for laundering money that stems from illegal sources.”
“He provides construction permits to Shkëlzen Berisha to launder money and get his share. Shkëlzen Berisha should be arrested. Together with Ilir Shtufi, they trafficked cocaine,” he said.
He also touched on the “non grata” issue of Sali Berisha. He defended the idea that Sali Berisha, even though he confirmed “the removal of the black mark,” cannot travel to the US, as he risks being arrested for the crimes he committed.
“He should only get a one-way ticket, because there is no return. It is not even discussed and this is not for show. Let him go, why doesn’t he go? He can never go, because the crimes he has committed, both international and domestic, are not over, but he will be held accountable,” he said.