Criminal Complaint and Disciplinary Action Against Dibër Police Officer for Document Forgery and Fraudulent Sale

A suspected case of document manipulation has led to criminal charges from the responsible structures of the Ministry of Interior. The Department for Internal Control, Criminal Investigations and Professional Standards, in cooperation with the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Dibër, has filed a complaint against two individuals, A.Sh. and A.P., who are suspected of committing the criminal offense of document forgery.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the first person, A.Sh., employed as a police officer at the Bllatë border crossing, during 2025 developed a fraudulent scheme involving a motor vehicle. He possessed a moped with Swiss license plates, for which customs obligations had not been fulfilled and he held no other document permitting lawful movement within the country’s territory. To cover up this irregularity, the police officer placed Macedonian license plates belonging to another vehicle on this moped. He then transferred ownership of the moped to the second involved citizen, A.P., who was fully aware that the vehicle did not come with proper documentation.

On June 18, 2026, police forces managed to identify and stop the suspicious vehicle during patrol. The moped, together with its circulation permit, was immediately seized by authorities as material evidence.

In addition to criminal prosecution, the same internal control department has requested the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against officer A.Sh., considering his conduct a serious breach of work rules and discipline. This was announced in an official statement from the Ministry of Interior.