Identity theft
22/11/2011
The Interior Ministry has issued an order on November 11th, after being advised by the General State Police. This decision gives to the police the previous role in the distribution of passports.
“According to this procedure, the Albanian citizens who apply for biometric passports must be equipped with an identification form from the police department of their living area”.
The identification form is approved by order of the General Chief of Police. A copy of this form must be presented to the Civil Registrar employee. The truth why this role has returned to the police, is that dozens of people stole others’ identities, especially by Kosovo citizens who have applied for Albanian citizens, to gain free movement in the EU.
A bigger concern is created by Albanian citizens who have been banned to enter EU countries after the visa liberalization, and for this reason they have used fake identification.
Safe sources from Top Channel say that foreign polices agencies have notified our country in two occasions, when these citizens have been arrested and have resulted with biometric passport of other people. Police has started investigation for dozens of cases, since the Albanian penal code doesn’t have identity theft as a crime.
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