Exclusive / The full ruling that sentenced the civil registry official to 5 years in prison is revealed Korçë Court: How 300 Albanians became Greeks EXCLUSIVE / THE FULL RULING THAT SENTENCED THE CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICIAL TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON IS REVEALED THE NATIONALITY SCANDAL Korçë Court: How 300 Albanians became Greeks Filip Koçillari used to change the nationality of people who applied for Greek visas; he ended up in prison in 2008. Statistics on civil registry changes over the past 6 years By TEDI BLUSHI In the south of the country, the change of nationality, from Albanian to Greek, is being carried out abusively. Evidence supporting this claim is a ruling by the Korçë Judicial District Court, dated 23 June 2008, which “Gazeta Shqiptare” managed to obtain exclusively yesterday, and in which it is explained how, within a span of five years (2002-2007), the head of the Civil Registry Office in the municipality of Leskovik, Filip Koçillari, carried out, in exchange for... Continues on pages 2-3 REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT KORÇË REG. NO. 127 REG. DATE 06.02.2008 DECISION NO. 224 DECISION DATE 23.06.2008 JUDGMENT "IN THE NAME OF THE REPUBLIC" The Judicial District Court of Korçë, composed of Admir Belishta - judge 294 persons According to the prosecution office, based on the inspection report of the General Directorate of Civil Status, the defendant had unlawfully changed the nationalities of various citizens in 294 cases. Through active unlawful acts by this defendant (entries made in the registers concerning the change of nationality, in violation of Law No. 8950, dated 10.10.2002, “On Civil Status”), 294 persons were granted unlawful benefits (acquisition of a foreign nationality), specifically Greek nationality. In the photo: Former head of the civil registry office in Leskovik, Filip Koçillari, and a facsimile of the Korçë District Court ruling

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