The Special Court has announced the verdict for businessman Rezart Taçi. The latter has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, reports Top Channel journalist Anila Hoxha. He was found guilty of the criminal offense of money laundering for the Italian mafia, Cosa Nostra. SPAK had requested 13 years of imprisonment for Rezart Taçi. In his statement, prosecutor Klodian Braho not only sought the punishment of the suspect since 2021 on charges of money laundering and criminal organization but also requested the confiscation of over 18 million euros deposited in an account opened in Tirana, which were to be distributed to other accounts in Hong Kong and Singapore. In the money laundering operation for the Italian mafia investigated by prosecutor Braho, Francesco Zummo, a suspect in Italy for aiding Cosa Nostra, as well as Fabio Petruzzella and Daniele Cestagalli, were also implicated. From this entire scheme, it is suspected that the Albanian businessman would have earned 3 million euros. The money laundering was attempted through a second-tier bank, where 18 million euros were deposited, legitimized as if they were to be invested in the hydrocarbon sector. SPAK stated during the proceedings that, among other evidence, they possessed a draft agreement regarding the 18 million euros that was allegedly to be given as a loan with an interest rate of 5 percent. The transactions and criminal activities were carried out partially, and with the intervention of SPAK, there was initially a freeze on the monetary value, which was later confiscated by a judicial decision.