Failure to report a crime and its problems in Albania

• Author: Besiana Muka (Petanaja) - Erjon Petanaj
• Position: University 'Ismail Qemali', Vlora
• Pages: 315-319

Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania

Vol. 2 No. 2

July 2016

ISSN 2410-3918

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

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Failure to report a crime and its problems in Albania

PhD Besiana Muka (Petanaja)

UniversityIsmailQemaliVlora

LL.M. Erjon Petanaj

Abstract

Crime being a social and economic phenomenon constitutes a serious threat to democratic

values, not just one country or region, but beyond. Its prevention and detection constitutes the

most important challenge dealing with the criminal investigation organs, where the underly-

ing investigative process at any time should remain the utmost respect for human rights, par-

ticularlycaretocrimevictimsTheprocessofcrimepreventionshouldbemoreecientrst

theremustbeaspiritofclosecooperationbetweenpoliceocersprosecutionauthoritiesand

community in order to guarantee the rule of security for citizens. This is due to the fact that all

citizens are concerned about the safety of their family and the environment where they live.

Throughtheirindividualskillstheyreacttotheactionsandbehaviorsthataecttheinterests

valuesandlegalnormsprescribedNasuYzeiriBesidescivicreactioncriminal

legislation provides for the rights and duties to citizens to denounce criminal acts.

Underthecriminalcodeeverycitizenisobligedtospeakofacrimethatisbeingcommiedor

hasbeencommiedthebodiesofprosecutioncourtlawenforcementbodiesgovernmentor

administrationotherwisetherisk isconnectedwithasanctionofaneorimprisonmentup

to three years.Tobeerunderstandtheproblemsofnontestifyingcrimeanddiscrepancyit

isimportanttoanalyzethecriminalOenseofnontestifyingcrimeandCharacteristicsofthe

OenseundertheAlbaniancriminalcode

Keywords: Criminal code, Albania, Crime, sanction.

Introduction

Oenseofnonreportingcrime isregulated inArticleoftheAlbanianCriminal

Code, where, according to which:

Failure to report criminal prosecution, in court public order bodies, government or

administrationacrimethatisbeingcommied orhasbeen commiedispunishable byne

or imprisonment up to three years.

Exempt from the obligation to report ancestors and descendants, brothers and sisters, spouses,

adoptive parent and the adoptee as well as persons who are obliged to maintain secrecy because

oftheirpositionorprofession

Theobjectoftheoenseofnonreportingacrimeisajuridicalrelationshipestablished

by the state to ensure proper functioning of the judiciary, protected by the criminal

laws of criminal acts or omissions (Elezi, 2000, 516).

Fora person toqualifyas an activesubjectof the oense ofnon reporting crime

there should be simultaneously two criteria’s:

 Criminal Code of the Republic of Albania, Article 300.