Former mayor of Fushe-Arrez arrested for abuse of duty

Former mayor of Fushë-Arrëz Municipality, Fran Tuci, has been arrested  by order of the Special Prosecution against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) this Thursday. He is accused of the criminal offense of “abuse of duty”, after he allowed some residents to clean a road of about 1 kilometer in a deep village of Fushë-Arrëzi with […]

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