Woman involved in ex-Kukes mayor’s sex scandal left in house arrest

Special Court against Corruption (GJKKO) has rejected this Wednesday the request for a milder security measure against Alma Kaçi. The 40-year-old woman who was involved in the sexual scandal with the former mayor of Kukes, Safet Gjici, was requesting a change in measure from “house arrest” to mandatory appearance, but her request was rejected by […]

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