CRIMINAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA   |   7895

Article 7: The applicable law on criminal offences committed by foreign citizens

The foreign citizen, committing a criminal offence within the territory of the Republic of Albania, shall be held liable under the criminal law of the Republic of Albania.

The criminal law of the Republic of Albania shall also be applicable to a foreign citizen committing one of the following crimes against the interests of the Albanian State or citizen outside the territory of the Republic of Albania:

a) crimes against humanity;

b) crimes against the independence and constitutional order;

c) crimes with terrorist purposes;

d) organization of prostitution, illegal trafficking of human beings, children and women, illegal manufacturing and trafficking weapons, drugs, other narcotic and psychotropic substances, nuclear substances, pornographic materials, and illegal traffic of art works, and things of historic, cultural, and archaeological value;

f) counterfeiting the Albanian state seal, Albanian currency, or Albanian securities;

g) crimes affecting the life or health of Albanian citizens, whereof the law provides for a punishment by imprisonment of five years or any other more severe punishment;

h) laundering the proceeds of a criminal offence or criminal activity;”.

i) corruption-related crimes in public or private sectors, and illicit trading in influence;

j) criminal offences in the area of information technology.

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