In prison for call centre fraud, the defendants complain: We have small children, postpone the sentence

Two days after the decision given by the Special Appeal for the file of B.C.’s group, 5 of the convicted women have filed a request with the Special Court for postponement of the execution of the decision, because of their children and family circumstances.

They have requested postponement of the execution of the decision:

E.C., sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison

R.I., sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison.

G.P., sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison.

A.M., sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison.

S.V., sentenced to 6 years and 8 months in prison

The object of their request is "postponement of the execution of the decision, when immediate serving may have grave consequences for the convicted person or the family".

Six women have been convicted, but the measures have been executed for only 4 of them, as Klan News journalist Glidona Daci reports.

The mother of a 4-month-old baby in prison, visited by the People’s Advocate

The People’s Advocate has paid a visit to Pojskë prison to observe a woman who is the mother of a 4-month-old baby.

The People’s Advocate says that after the monitoring, it will come out with a conclusion.

"Further to your interest, I inform you that today, a working group of the Institution of the People’s Advocate, specifically the Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture, is going to Pojskë prison, to verify the situation regarding the sentencing of a woman who is at the same time the mother of a 4-month-old baby.

You will be notified about the findings of the monitoring.

Thank you", the announcement says.

The GJKKO Appeal upheld on 5 October the sentences given for 16 defendants, part of the call centre fraud group. The group is suspected of defrauding European citizens.

In total, the members of the group have been sentenced to over 110 years of imprisonment. The suspects are accused of the criminal offences of "Computer fraud" and "Criminal group".