Prosecutors to seize Tirana incinerator concessionaire's assets

The investigation is related to a concession contract for the construction of a landfill and waste incinerator in Tirana, SPAK said in a statement on Tuesday.

Albanian citizens Klodian Zoto and Mirel Mertiri, who are suspected of being the de facto owners of Integrated Energy B.V. SPV, have been accused of using falsified tax invoices to receive 409 million leks ($4.3 million/4 million euro) for services they did not provide.

Klodian Zoto and Mirel Mertiri were declared wanted by Albanian police last year, local media reported back then.

Klodian Zoto is implicated in another case being investigated by SPAK, which involves a waste incinerator in the city of Fier. He is accused of issuing tax invoices totalling 4.2 billion leks for services that were never provided by the company Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier, which has also been impounded.

($ = 0.910626 euro)

(1 euro = 102.251 Albanian leks)