Prostitution in massage centers – two people are sent to court, their assets are seized - Telegrafi

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The Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana completed the investigations and sent the brothers MR and AR to trial on charges of the criminal offense of "Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity" committed in collaboration, as provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code.

Following the investigations of criminal proceedings no. 1789 of 2021, it turns out that these citizens were arrested as administrators of massage centers, after recruiting women to employ them as masseuses and forcing them to perform sexual services for payment, and sharing the benefits with each other.

From the investigations, the prosecution proved that their assets are not justified by their income and are suspected to derive from criminal activities. For this reason, at the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Tirana, the following assets were seized, which are not justified by legal income obtained over the years:

'Unit', surface area 34m2;

'Apartment' with an area of 106.4m2, 'Hoxha Tahsin' street;

'Post Parking' with an area of 41.2 m2 in Tirana; and

Three vehicles, a 'Benz', a 'Volkswagen' and a 'Scoda Octava'.

Regarding the above, the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana requested the prosecution of the two defendants for the criminal offense of "Laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity" committed in collaboration, as provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code. /tch/