They forged documents for 1,143 hectares of land: who are the two arrested former directors of the Fier Cadastre and the property beneficiary

At the request of the Fier Prosecution, Kastriot Hasko was handcuffed today, accused as the unlawful beneficiary of properties, charged with the criminal offenses of “forgery of documents,” together with Ertis Shehu and Bardhyl Kapaj, former directors of the Fier ASHK (State Cadastre Agency).

According to the prosecution, Hasko, by presenting as property titles two forged decisions of the Fier Commission for the Return and Compensation of Properties, managed to register in co-ownership with himself and four other persons a considerable land area of 1,143 hectares located in cadastral zones 3301 and 3358, Seman i Ri and Sheq Marinas, Fier.

This citizen then, presenting himself as co-owner and representative of the other co-owners as well, through a forged special power of attorney, sold this land to two different companies.

Prosecution’s announcement:

“Arrested at the request of the Fier Prosecution for forgery of documents and abuse of office: two former ASHK directors, the specialist and the property beneficiary; 1,143 ha of land seized

At the request of the Prosecution at the Fier Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, the personal security measure ‘arrest in prison’ was imposed on four citizens — E.Sh. and B.K. as directors of the ASHK, P. Ç., specialist and lawyer at the ASHK, and K.H., the beneficiary of the properties — accused of the criminal offenses of ‘forgery of documents,’ ‘abuse of office’ and ‘laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity’ under Articles 186/2, 248 and 287, para. 2, of the Criminal Code.

Likewise, as part of the investigation, over 76 properties were seized, with a total area of 1,143 hectares of land (equal to eleven million four hundred thirty-seven thousand fifty-six m²), as well as 150,000 euros.

The Prosecution at the Fier Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, in the investigations so far for criminal proceeding no. 1026 of 2025, conducted in close cooperation with the Judicial Police services of the Fier Local Police Directorate, including through proactive methods, managed to prove that:

Citizen K.H., by presenting as property titles two forged decisions of the Fier Commission for the Return and Compensation of Properties, managed to register in co-ownership with himself and four other persons a considerable land area of 1,143 hectares as well as 150,000 euros, located in cadastral zones 3301 and 3358, Seman i Ri and Sheq Marinas, Fier.

This citizen then, presenting himself as co-owner and representative of the other co-owners as well, through a forged special power of attorney, sold this land to two different companies.

Citizens E.Sh. and B.K., as directors of the ASHK, Fier, and citizen P.Ç., as specialist and lawyer at the ASHK, Fier, registered the properties in question in co-ownership of citizen K.H., in violation of Law No. 111/2018 “On the cadastre,” and Law No. 20/2020 “On the completion of transitional ownership processes in the Republic of Albania,” and Council of Ministers Decision No. 639, dated 16.10.2024, and Council of Ministers Instruction No. 2, dated 12.09.2012 “On determining the elements of acts verified by the immovable property registration office and the procedure for issuing the registrar’s order,” by failing, as required by these legal/sub-legal acts, to seek confirmation of the decisions of the Fier Commission for the Return and Compensation of Properties from the Property Treatment Agency — a verification that would have shown these decisions to be forged.

Moreover, it resulted that citizen B.K., former director of the ASHK, Fier, when registering property no. 3**, cadastral zone 3358, exceeded the area that, under forged decision no. 8*, dated 20.01.1997, of the Commission for the Return and Compensation of Properties at the Fier District Council, had been returned to former owner Th.S., with citizen K.H. consequently benefiting from another considerable land area in ownership.

Also, citizens E.Sh. and P.Ç., during the registration of the properties, changed the cadastral item of the area registered in ownership of citizens K.H., et al., from arable land to non-fruitful land, without an administrative act from the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Agriculture or the Directorate for Administration and Protection of Land at the Fier County Council.

The personal and property security measures were executed by the Judicial Police services of the Fier Local Police Directorate in cooperation with the services of Police Commissariats No. 2 and No. 3 Tirana, as well as the Vlorë Local Police Directorate.”