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| Moisi Habilaj (right) and his group |
Rather his full sentence is 15 years, 5 months and 10 days in prison.
According to local media in Katania, Habilaj, known as the cousin of the former Albanian Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri, was arrested in October 2017.
The Italian media reports that the relative of the politician who had been in detention since October 2017 had partially accepted his responsibilities in recent months, deciding to answer the questions of the Italian and Albanian prosecutors.
His defense lawyers, Giuseppe Ragazzo and Maria Caltabiano, said in court that Moisi Habilaj had a simple role in this criminal organization, that of the carrier. And for that reason, they demanded to not be charged as the leader of the group.
But the court did not consider the defense by condemning him more than all the other members of the group. Nezar Seiti, also known as group financier, was sentenced to 7 years and five months, Meridian Sula, 8 years and 4 months. While heavy penalties got also the two Italians, Antonino Riela got 14 years and 8 months and Vinccenso Spanpinato 10 years and 2 months.