Investigations
202 cases, most important first. Each case separates what is proven from what is alleged, lists open questions and the responses of those accused, and links every source.
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From Mar 2024
A luxury resort project on Sazan Island and at Zvernec (Vlore), linked in reporting to Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners and to the Qatari Al-Khayyat brothers. Reporting by Citizens.al, Reporter.al…
Status: Open. SPAK investigation ongoing per reporting to 21 June 2026. No charges against Kushner or Affinity found.
From 21 Nov 2024
Reporting describes a chain of land transactions in Zvernec between Artur Shehu (Vlora businessman living in the US, not charged per BIRN), local parcels with contested ownership (residents say the…
Status: SPAK investigation reported open (June 2026 onward). Freezes reported; amounts disputed; release of company accounts reported by Shqiptarja. No charges found…
From Feb 2024
The Strategic Investment Committee granted strategic investor status on 30 December 2024 to Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC for a 45-hectare project on Sazan island (of a 562-hectare island), with a…
Status: Ongoing. No signed Sazan agreement or construction permit confirmed in sources reviewed. Zvernec works and permit status disputed. SPAK inquiry reported but…
From 20 Oct 2026
On 20 October 2026, Reuters reported that Albania's Special Prosecution Office formalised corruption charges against former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, citing an emailed statement from the…
Status: Formal charges reported 20 Oct 2026 (Reuters, citing the prosecution office's statement). File reported concluded 28 Oct 2026. Investigation deadline for…
From 10 Feb 2025
SPAK arrested Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj on 10 February 2025 (Citizens.al; some outlets say 11 February) on suspicion of corruption and money laundering, and placed his wife Ajola Xoxa under…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; defendant held in pretrial detention (as reported through 15 Sep 2026). No verdict.
From Oct 2012
The 2012 tender to sell the state oil company Albpetrol was won by Vetro Energy, a consortium with an offer reported at EUR 850 million. Rezart Taci is reported to own 51% of Vetro Energy, a stake…
Status: Tender annulled in February 2013. No criminal case found in the sources reviewed.
From 29 Apr 2026
The figure of 300 apartments linked to Belinda Balluku, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, comes from public statements by unnamed protesters at anti-government…
Status: Apartment claim unconfirmed. Wider SPAK file: investigation reported concluded and ready for trial (Albanian Daily News, 28 Oct 2026). No verdict.
From Apr 2010
SPAK alleges that Ilir Meta used his influence to secure a lucrative contract between CEZ Shperndarje, the energy distributor, and DIA (Debt International Advisory), a debt-collection firm.…
Status: On trial at GJKKO (ordinary procedure); Meta in pretrial detention; no verdict found
From Jun 2025
Albanian state defence company KAYO has reportedly concluded arrangements with Israeli defence company Elbit Systems (artillery, mortars, drones, production facility, aviation academy in Vlora).…
Status: Under investigation (SPAK searches reported; no charge or court finding found). Contract value not publicly disclosed in any official source found.
From Jan 2016
The Milot-Morinë section of the Rruga e Kombit (A1/SH10, linking Tirana-Durrës area to Kosovo) was put out to tender in February 2016 by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. Balkanweb…
Status: Concession in operation since the 2018 toll start (per press reports). No criminal case against Shefqet Kastrati or the concessionaire on this concession…
From Dec 2025
A government package of tax amnesty and a Fiscal Peace Agreement was approved in principle by Parliament around December 2025, according to Eurofast. Albanian Daily News reports, citing the tax…
Status: In effect in 2026 (per tax administration as reported)
From 19 Jul 2018
The Thumanë–Kashar highway was tendered in 2018 as a public-private partnership. Exit News reports that Gener 2 won on 19 July 2018 with a bid of €225.8 million against a fund limit reported at €245…
Status: Under investigation (SPAK). Parliament refused to lift Balluku's immunity for arrest on 12 Mar 2026 (Citizens.al).
From Dec 2013
A Shqiptarja report dated 10 December 2013 says the Prosecutor General's Office planned to reopen about 20 files, including the Rruga e Kombit case, and quotes a KLSH audit finding that differences…
Status: No outcome found in sources read.
From 2004
Bankers Petroleum has operated the Patos-Marinza field under a 25-year concession since 2004 (per Tirana Times). Disputes with the Albanian state include a tax arbitration (referred 2013; an ICC…
Status: ICC cost-recovery award of June 2024 for Albania. Later tax settlement reported (date unclear). Concession nearing expiry per reporting. Fraud-probe status…
From 2003
A house built in Surrel (Dajti foothills) from about 2012 is recorded in the declarations of Prime Minister Edi Rama and his wife Linda Rama. Per exit.al (26 Feb 2021), citing a BIRN analysis, Rama…
Status: Allegations and press analysis only. No ILDKPKI or prosecutorial finding found as of 2026-10-31.
From 22 Jun 2021
The Llogara Tunnel is a 5.99 km road link on the southern coast, reported at about 190 million euros. The tender was reopened on 22 June 2021 after an earlier round was annulled. A consortium of…
Status: Under investigation. Balluku indicted (reported 31 Oct 2025). Immunity not lifted (12 Mar 2026). No trial verdict found.
From Dec 2024
SPAK's Balluku file, as reported, concerns tender-equality violations for the Llogara tunnel and Lot 4 of the Tirana Outer Ring Road. The Special Court (GJKKO) suspended Balluku from office and…
Status: Under investigation and prosecution. Suspension and travel ban in place from November 2025 (as reported). Energy-trading allegation unconfirmed by SPAK.
From Aug 2017
The Tirana concession (landfill, incinerator and rehabilitation of existing sites, 30 years) was awarded on 31 Aug 2017 to Integrated Energy B.V. SPV sh.p.k. with an investment of about 128 million…
Status: First-instance verdict reported; appeal decision of 14 May 2026 reinstating prison for Koka reported
From 27 Jan 2022
KLSH, the State Supreme Audit Institution, reported Ministry of Health and concession-agency (ATRAKO) officials to SPAK for alleged violations of equal treatment in public tenders. The referral…
Status: Referred to SPAK (reported Jan 2022); trial stage reported Jan 2023; outcome not confirmed.
From 4 May 2015
A 10-year PPP for sterilization of medical equipment for public hospitals. Exit.al reports the tender opened on 4 May 2015, was re-evaluated after a complaint, and was awarded to a consortium led by…
Status: Trial ongoing per reporting; no verdict found. Beqaj released from detention per July 2026 reporting.
From unknown
Vlorë prosecutors reportedly closed an investigation into unpermitted buildings and sent a case with about seven to eight defendants, including former municipal officials, to court. The prosecution…
Status: Sent to court (reported). Verdict not found.
From 21 Jan 2013
CEZ Shperndarje, the former electricity distributor, was placed under temporary Albanian state administration in early 2013 after ERE moved to revoke its licence (radio.cz; Tirana Times snippet). The…
Status: Audit published (KLSH). Criminal complaint of 25.09.2015 per KLSH text. Prosecution and court outcome not found.
From 2005
Tirana International Airport (TIA) has operated Rinas under a concession first set at 20 years (2005, per search summary). In December 2020 Kastrati Group acquired the concession from Real Fortress…
Status: Concession in force per reporting; audit recommendations reported; Competition Authority review reported without a confirmed date or outcome.
From Dec 2014
The Elbasan waste incinerator was concessioned in Dec 2014 to Albtek Energy under a BOT contract. Construction started March 2015 and the plant launched in April 2017. SPAK issued seizure and arrest…
Status: First-instance verdict 5 Oct 2023; later appellate and procedural status not confirmed
From May 2015
Exit.al reports a 10-year hemodialysis concession valued at 8.6 billion lek (about EUR 63.5 million) without VAT, tendered in May 2015 and won by a consortium led by Evita shpk, which included the…
Status: Mixed. Cancelled tender reported. The status of the 2015 concession and any court outcome were not confirmed.
From 16 Apr 2026
On 16 April 2026 PD anti-corruption spokesperson Genta Vangjeli, in a statement reported by Balkanweb, said that First sh.p.k. is owned at least on paper by Gëzim Hoxha, brother of Foreign Minister…
Status: Opposition allegation; SPAK investigation reported. No charge against Ferit Hoxha found.
From Oct 2018
Former Socialist Party MP Arben Ndoka was arrested in October 2018 in an operation named 'Volvo 4' and accused of forging documents and alienating coastal public land at Shëngjin, Lezhë. Prosecutors…
Status: Arben Ndoka case dismissed (reported 2021); Gjevi Ndoka convicted, 13 years upheld on appeal (reported).
From Oct 2015
The Fier waste incinerator concession was awarded to Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier under a BOT contract with the Ministry of Environment (Wikipedia summary gives Oct 2016; a date inside…
Status: Returned for retrial at first instance (Dec 2024); later procedural developments not confirmed
From Mar 2020
In spring 2020 the Albanian health authorities bought COVID-19 supplies (test kits, respirators, protective equipment) through urgent, negotiated and in some cases secret procedures. The opposition…
Status: Allegations public since 2020; KLSH referral reported (Jan 2023); trial stage and outcome not confirmed.
From 2024
A separate SPAK file concerning the company 5D Konstruksion and alleged tender irregularities at the Tirana Municipality. Tirana Times (30 Apr 2024) reports that SPAK believes former municipal…
Status: Trial referral reported (A2 News headline, not fetched). Current status not confirmed.
From Jul 2018
In 2018 the Albanian branch of US firm Dunwell Haberman (DH Albania) won government tenders, including Tirana Outer Ring Road Lot 1, worth almost €30 million in total. Investigative reporting said US…
Status: Historic; alleged Ulaj link unconfirmed.
Health Minister Anila Godo, as reported by Tirana Times, accused her predecessor of buying EUR 26 million of expired medicines and said flagrant corruption had been uncovered in the drug tenders. She…
Status: Ministerial claim; audit requested; no outcome found; date not confirmed.
From Aug 2020
On 10 July 2021 SPAK arrested nine current and former officials over a tender for police uniforms. Exit describes them as the former head of public procurement at the Interior Ministry and members of…
Status: Trial status unknown; retrial of detention ruling reported
From 2021
SPAK's second tender allegation in the November 2025 indictment concerns Lot 4 of the Tirana Outer Ring Road, procured in 2021 by ARRSH. SPAK alleges Balluku guided the procedure and acted with…
Status: Under investigation. Part of the indictment reported in Nov 2025. Further accusations reported 7 Aug 2026.
From Jun 2019
The 2019 Lot 7 tender for the Kardhiq-Delvina road was held in June 2019 with six bidders. Search summaries report that the Road Authority selected Ircop (the highest bid) and that Sulova offered EUR…
Status: Criminal proceedings reported; outcome not found in sources reviewed. A Top Channel headline says a tender was cancelled with the Procurement Agency still…
From 2011
The Durres port concession has been the subject of a State Audit finding and continuing political and legal challenges. Top Channel quotes the Supreme State Audit (KLSH) finding that the port…
Status: Mixed: KLSH finding and parliamentary demands documented; arbitration status and Constitutional Court outcome not confirmed in sources reviewed.
From 3 Jun 2022
Tirana Municipality built the Sami Frasheri gymnasium in 2018. It was severely damaged in the November 2019 earthquake, according to a private assessment commissioned by the municipality.…
Status: Probe registered 2022; later status not found
From 15 Nov 2019
In January 2020 the Democratic Party, through spokesperson Ina Zhupa, accused Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj of awarding a school-security services tender (procedure of 24 December 2019; about 3.4 million…
Status: Party allegation (2020); outcome not found.
From 29 Dec 2023
Report TV (via Shqiptarja, Dec 2023) said SPAK suspected former minister Ilir Beqaj of concealing assets through links to Delta Pharma, a firm reported as one of the largest winners of Ministry of…
Status: Media report of SPAK suspicion (unnamed sources); no official communique found.
From unknown
At the request of the Fier Prosecution, four people were arrested, including two former ASHK Fier directors, an ASHK legal specialist and a beneficiary, over document forgery and abuse of office.…
Status: Arrests and seizures reported; SPAK referral status unclear.
From 11 Aug 2020
Balkanweb (3 October 2020, fetched) reports that the Albanian Development Fund (FSHZH, directly subordinate to the Prime Minister, led by Dritan Agolli) opened a tender in August 2020 for…
Status: Media report (2020); no official finding found in sources reviewed.
From 14 Aug 2026
A 2026 tender for hemodialysis services in five cities had one bidder, Diaverum AB, which was declared winner on 10 September 2026. The tender was cancelled about two weeks later, the stated reason…
Status: Tender cancelled (Sep 2026); political allegations pending; no KLSH review of the 2026 tender found.
From 2022
SPAK investigated nine procurement procedures held by the Agricultural University of Tirana in 2022. The article reviewed says the total procurement value was EUR 900,000. Another article's headline…
Status: Sent to court (GJKKO), June 2025; trial status not found
From 9 Sep 2026
On 9 Sep 2026 SPAK's special court ordered the preventive seizure of a 478 m2 villa in Palasa. SPAK says the villa is registered to Igli Tare but belongs to Belinda Balluku, and that it was obtained…
Status: Preventive seizure ordered 9 Sep 2026 (SPAK); allegations at investigation stage; no verdict
From 20 Oct 2017
Exit.al (7 May 2018) reported that Albtelekom won a Tirana municipality internet-service tender on 20 October 2017, and that Albtelekom paid 200,000 euro for a Rita Ora concert in Tirana with the…
Status: Press allegation (2018); no official finding found in sources reviewed.
From 2026
SPAK's separate investigation concerns the alleged acquisition and fit-out of coastal villas. Search summaries report a Dhërmi villa seizure upheld on appeal (30 June 2026) and a Palasë villa…
Status: Under investigation. Seizures reported; no trial found.
From 27 Oct 2021
SPAK prosecuted three Elbasan public hospital staff members who sat on tender evaluation committees, for favouring a winning company in two tenders worth about EUR 16,000 in total. Prosecutors first…
Status: Prosecution stage reported Oct 2021; outcome not found.
From unknown
SPAK concluded an investigation into Dimal municipality officials. Engineer Arjan Demiri and Vait Koshi, manager of a private entity, were charged. They are accused of receiving 3,000 euro to grant…
Status: SPAK investigation concluded; referral status not confirmed.
From unknown
SPAK sent to trial a former Tirana traffic police chief and two colleagues who allegedly took 2,000 euros from a businessman to avoid arresting his wife after a traffic accident, as reported by…
Status: Sent to trial (as reported)
From 10 May 2025
A SPAK official notice, reported by Shqiptarja on 13 May 2025, says cousins Kalosh and Gazment Peposhi were charged with active electoral corruption (Arts. 328 and 25 Criminal Code) for allegedly…
Status: Kalosh arrested (May 2025); Gazment at large per notice. Later status not verified.
From 24 Jan 2025
SPAK ordered an election task force on 24 January 2025 and, according to media reports of its statements, opened criminal proceedings for the 11 May 2025 vote. The reported counts differ: 46…
Status: Ongoing. Some cases at trial stage (Fier, Vau i Deja); others open or unresolved in sources reviewed. Aggregate counts unreconciled.
From 25 Jun 2024
In June 2024, Albanian media reporting on a Report TV case file alleged that staff at the Tirana Oncology Hospital steered cancer patients to private clinics, split chemotherapy courses, and sold…
Status: Accusations (SPAK, 2024). Trial and outcome not found in sources read. KLSH audit findings reported October 2025.
From 21 Jan 2011
On 21 January 2011 an opposition protest in front of the Prime Minister's office in Tirana ended with four people killed by gunfire (Aleks Nika, Ziver Veizi, Hekuran Deda, Faik Myrtaj). The protest…
Status: Reopened investigation at SPAK (2024-present); no new charges reported in sources retrieved. Prendi and Llupo: final verdicts (lesser offence) with time served.
From 25 Oct 2024
SPAK charged former Socialist MP and former Interior Ministry secretary general Plarent Ndreca with breaching equality among bidders in tenders for renovating police commissariats. Reporting says the…
Status: On trial at GJKKO (first instance); no verdict found in the sources read
From 22 Aug 2018
In August 2018 the Democratic Party alleged that convicted trafficker Edmond Bego won public tenders because of his ties to Balla. Luçjano Boçi (25 Aug 2018) cited about 14 million euro in tenders…
Status: Allegations only. No prosecutorial or court finding on Balla found.
From 5 Jun 2023
SPAK charged the Ministry of Health general secretary Joana Duro and specialist Laura Shteto, with the Dricons administrator Vladimir Topi and engineer Silvi Shehi, over a bribe linked to a…
Status: Verdict reported Nov 2023; appeal decision reported (date not shown).
From 21 Oct 2023
SPAK alleges that former Prime Minister Sali Berisha used his office to help his son-in-law Jamarber Malltezi obtain the privatisation of the former Partizani sports complex in Tirana, and that the…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; no verdict found in sources reviewed
From 19 May 2025
This entry records the co-defendants named in the Partizani referral. The main case entry is case-partizani in. Reporting on the referral lists Berisha; Jamarber Malltezi (his son-in-law);…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; no verdict in the sources read
From 8 Dec 2020
On 8 December 2020, during curfew hours, police in Tirana (Lapraka area) shot and killed Klodian Rasha, 25. Police said he disobeyed an order to stop and had a weapon; the family denied he had a…
Status: Hajdaraj convicted at first instance; appeal ruling reported (2021) with differing terms. Interior Minister resigned 10 Dec 2020.
From Jul 2020
Investigators and courts describe a network of non-bank microcredit companies (Micro Credit Albania sh.p.k., Final sh.p.k.) and private enforcement offices that bought bad loans from second-tier…
Status: Trial referral (SPAK closed investigation; case sent to court, 23 Jul 2025, per Shqiptarja). Court not named in the article. No verdict found. Governor-related…
From Feb 2024
Law 21/2024 amended the 2017 Law on Protected Areas. Opponents say it opened protected areas to tourist and resort construction. In November 2024, 37 opposition deputies asked the Constitutional…
Status: Constitutional Court rejected repeal (31 July 2025); law in force; political pressure for revision continues.
From 2 Dec 2024
Citizens.al (2025-01-16) reports that on 2 December 2024 President Bajram Begaj removed the Sazani area from the Armed Forces deployment plan, and that on 30 December 2024 the Strategic Investment…
Status: Strategic status granted (Dec 2024, as reported); draft transfer reported June 2026, adoption not confirmed; negotiations described as ongoing by Rama (per…
From Jun 2021
Lot 4 is described in the existing case-tirana-outer-ring-road-lot4 record. Later reports widened the Outer Ring Road part of the Balluku file. Balkanweb (16 Dec 2025, fetched) lists eight procedures…
Status: Under investigation. New charges over three Grand Ring Road lots reported 31 Jul 2026. Lot 7 winner disputed. No court ruling.
From Mar 2023
SPAK arrested former Socialist mayor Lefter Alla in March 2023 with other municipal officials and a tender winner. The case concerns a water-supply tender; the Shqiptarja headline gives 322 million…
Status: Convicted at first instance (GJKKO, 28 Dec 2023); appeal reportedly upheld (2024, not fetched)
From Sep 2017
Charles McGonigal, a former FBI counterintelligence official, was prosecuted in the United States. In Washington federal court he was sentenced in February 2024 for taking $225,000 from…
Status: McGonigal sentenced (Feb 2024). No charge against Rama in the sources retrieved.
From 2017
Former FBI counterintelligence official Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in Washington to charges including failing to disclose contacts with Albanian officials while accepting $225,000 from…
Status: Concluded for McGonigal (sentenced 2024-02-16). Albania-related allegations about Rama not adjudicated.
From Jun 2023
In June 2023, after local elections, a video from the Kukes municipality office circulated. Safet Gjici resigned, and the Council of Ministers ordered his removal (as reported). Top Channel (article…
Status: Final ruling reported by the Supreme Court (date unclear; a Gazeta Tema item shows 'Sep 25' without a year). Constitutional complaint outcome not found.
From 2022
SPAK alleged that in the 2022 by-election, while a candidate for mayor, Memolla influenced co-defendant Blerim Xhamani not to cut electricity to a debtor in exchange for a vote, and discussed…
Status: Final conviction reported (9 Feb 2026, per search summary; page not opened).
From 8 May 2025
On 8 May 2025, three days before the 11 May parliamentary vote, SPAK arrested Pandeli Bozha, father of PSD candidate Limonera Bozha in Fier, on a warrant for active electoral corruption. According to…
Status: Sent to trial (reported 27 June 2025). Trial status not verified.
From 6 Dec 2024
Ajola Xoxa, wife of Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj, had her phone seized in a SPAK-linked search in December 2024, as reported by Shqiptarja and A2 News (search summaries; not fetched). In February 2025…
Status: Under investigation and charged per reporting; no verdict found.
From 20 Nov 2023
Erzen Brecani, described as former deputy director of the Tirana police, was arrested in November 2023 in a SPAK operation against a structured group allegedly trafficking cocaine into the EU. Dedan…
Status: On trial (referred December 2024); house arrest per later reporting; latest status not found
From 2018
In 2018 former Socialist MPs Arben Çuko and Arben Ndoka were arrested after appearing in wiretaps of a group that reporting links to the Avdylaj family of Shijak. Çuko is reported to face passive…
Status: Released in 2018; 2024 arrest warrant reported for Ndoka (declared wanted per ABC News); outcome not confirmed
From 11 May 2025
After the 11 May 2025 parliamentary election, the Democratic Party (PD) appealed the certification of results in several counties, including Tirana, Kukes and Korce, and asked for the vote to be…
Status: Certification and appeals reported May-June 2025. Final KAS and KQZ outcomes not confirmed for all counties.
From 2013
Jamarbër Malltezi, son-in-law of former PM Sali Berisha, sued Balla for moral damage over Balla's statements about the privatisation of the Partizani complex. Search snippets say a Tirana court in…
Status: Reported as concluded with Malltezi's loss (Shqiptarja headline). Dates and amounts not verified.
From 7 Oct 2024
On 7 October 2024 an opposition protest in Tirana ended in clashes; supporters threw Molotov cocktails at government buildings and attacked police (Top Channel, Euronews, Al Jazeera). Police said 10…
Status: Protests occurred; no final court outcome for the individuals arrested in the sources retrieved.
From May 2025
SPAK charged Kristian Shkreli, mayor of Vau i Deja, with active electoral corruption (Art. 328 Criminal Code) over the 11 May 2025 election. SPAK's allegation, as reported by Shqiptarja and…
Status: At GJKKO (reported hearings). No verdict in sources reviewed.
From 14 Mar 2024
SPAK arrested former Albanian Road Authority (ARRSH) head Evis Berberi on 14 March 2024 on corruption and money-laundering charges (per search summary). SPAK says that while he headed the…
Status: Pretrial stage as reported; Constitutional Court challenge pending or decided (outcome not seen)
From 4 Jul 2025
In early July 2025 Albanian prosecutors issued 14 precautionary measures and arrested nine people linked to Bankers Petroleum Albania, as part of a probe into alleged VAT fraud, concealment of…
Status: Under investigation. Investigation deadlines extended by three months (reported). No indictment or trial found in sources reviewed.
From unknown
A high-rise tower behind the Opera and Ballet Theatre, called 'Mali i Tiranës' in press (reported as 65 floors), is being built by Nova Construction 2012. Press reports say the KKT approved the…
Status: Under construction per press; PD complaint call; no SPAK decision found.
From 2021
A company owned by Artan Gaçi, husband of former minister and MP Olta Xhaçka, received 'strategic investor' status from the government in 2021 for a Himarë project. Opposition figures say the company…
Status: Investigation reported; SPAK appeal against the order to register proceedings reported. Current status not confirmed.
From 16 Oct 2026
On 16 Oct 2026 Albanian Daily News reported that Olta Xhaçka had been placed under SPAK investigation for suspected corruption and money laundering. Special prosecutors Ols Dado and Altin Dumani…
Status: Under investigation (reported 16 Oct 2026); no charge or court ruling reported in source
From 25 Oct 2026
On 25 October 2026 Prime Minister Edi Rama presented a package described as 'against urban violence and disorder', after more than two weeks of student-led and opposition protests in Tirana demanding…
Status: Announced; reported as proposed/draft; government approval of amendments reported 28 Oct 2026 (single source); no parliamentary vote found as of 31 Oct 2026
From 13 Oct 2026
From mid-October 2026 students protested in Tirana and other cities over university conditions, tuition costs, limited financial support and poor job prospects. Organisers also tied the movement to…
Status: Ongoing as of latest sources found (24 Oct 2026)
From 25 Sep 2024
Decree No. 596 of 25 September 2024 (AKZM title, Official) declared the Pishe Poro-Narte area a protected landscape (category V, about 16,124 ha per search summary). A Council of Ministers decision…
Status: Development permit reported (30 Mar 2026); preparatory works reported (29 Apr 2026); EIA requirement reported (15 May 2026); Bern Bureau letter (15 Jul 2026)…
From 30 Mar 2026
Protests over the Zvernec resort near Vlora began in late May 2026 after private security clashed with residents protesting a barbed-wire fence blocking beach access; police said a group tried to…
Status: SPAK investigation ongoing (reported June 2026); project continuing per government; protests continued into July 2026.
From 2024
Democratic Party MP Gazment Bardhi filed a complaint in the Xibraka drug-laboratory file linking Olsi Rama, the Prime Minister's brother, to the matter. According to Edi Rama's account reported by…
Status: Disputed. SPAK conclusion reported by Rama; complainant disputes completion. No court outcome found.
From 2017
When Taulant Balla chaired the parliamentary commission investigating the CEZ privatisation, PD MP Arben Ristani asked that he step down, arguing a conflict of interest because of court proceedings…
Status: Dispute reported. No formal finding found.
From Jul 2023
Europol passed Albanian authorities a list of police officers allegedly linked, through Sky and EncroChat communications, to members of criminal groups. Interior Minister Taulant Balla said in 2023…
Status: Investigations reported; no official police-specific count
From 8 Dec 2020
Klodian Rasha, aged 25, was shot by Nevaldo Hajdaraj, an officer of the State Police 'Shqiponja' unit, in the early hours of December 2020 in Tirana. Reporting gives the date as 8 December 2020…
Status: Convicted at appeal (18 years, 12 effective, Tirana Court of Appeal, reported March 2022). Further High Court appeal possible; outcome not found.
From Jul 2021
SPAK arrested former Lushnjë mayor Fatos Tushe in July 2021 (search summary) over tenders for an irrigation canal. The first-instance GJKKO verdict was reported on 1 August 2022: abuse of office,…
Status: Convicted (appeal 1 Mar 2023 as reported); Vlorë case unresolved
From 19 Sep 2019
In the Habilaj case, SPAK charged former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri with participation in a structured criminal group and drug trafficking, among other charges. The GJKKO trial court did not…
Status: Convicted at first instance; appeal confirmed; High Court appeal pending per sources
From 27 Jun 2020
KLSH referred the former mayor of Finiq, Leonidha Hristo, and two former officials to SPAK in 2020, alleging tender abuse that caused 77 million lekë of damage (audit period 2017-2019). SPAK sent…
Status: Conviction reported in headline; date not verified.
From 2025
SPAK charged former acting mayor of Tropoje Zyra Islamaj and builder Rrok Gega over a water-supply tender that prosecutors say was arranged for a building project near a relative's house. On 21 May…
Status: First-instance conviction (21 May 2026); appeal status unknown
From 7 Sep 2021
SPAK registered case no. 236/2021 on 7 September 2021 under article 190 (forgery of seals, stamps or forms) and sent it to the Special First Instance Court on 1 November 2021 (Shqiptarja).…
Status: Conviction reported in media; appeal status not verified.
From Jul 2021
SPAK wiretaps on the Kukës prosecutor Edmond Karriqi led to a case against former deputy interior minister Rovena Voda, who was reported to have accepted EUR 2,000, a phone and a box of fish to…
Status: Court verdict reported 7 Apr 2022; appeal status unverified
From Jan 2016
Former Labour Minister Spiro Ksera was arrested in January 2016 on a Tirana Prosecution warrant over about 30 million lekë allegedly obtained through fictitious tenders for events for children, Roma…
Status: Convicted (first instance per sources); appeal unknown
From unknown
SPAK opened an investigation into abuse in tenders for fuel supply in Kukes. Prefect Granit Gjana, reported as having acted as mayor after the Gjici dismissal, was suspended from duty on a SPAK…
Status: Suspension confirmed by GJKKO; charges and trial status unknown.
From 28 Jul 2026
Albanian and English outlets report that SPAK carried out searches at the Municipality of Tirana as part of a separate investigation known as 'Veliaj 2'. Albanian Daily News, dated 28 Jul 2026,…
Status: Under investigation (as reported). No charges reported.
From Jun 2023
SPAK sent former Durrës mayor Vangjush Dako and 10 co-defendants to the GJKKO for trial in December 2023. The charges concern a building permit for an 11-storey building that the municipality…
Status: Sent to trial at GJKKO (referral reported 2023-12-07). Verdict not found.
From 2017
The 2017 Durres parliamentary vote was the subject of a vote-rigging investigation known as Electiongate or File 339, based on wiretaps. The Durres Prosecutor's Office charged 21 people for rigging…
Status: Partly decided: 11 commissioners convicted by the Durres court (21 June 2021, reported). Other defendants and high-level figures not charged per sources.
From 2019
SPAK charged Plarent Ndreca, then Secretary General of the Interior Ministry and later a Socialist MP, in October 2024 with breaching equal treatment of bidders in tenders for the reconstruction of…
Status: Sent to trial at the Special Court (GJKKO). No verdict seen.
From Mar 2008
An explosion at the Gerdec site, where munitions were being dismantled, killed 26 people in March 2008. Fatmir Mediu, then Minister of Defence, resigned that month. A 2009 Supreme Court decision…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; no verdict found in sources reviewed
From unknown
SPAK alleged that the Patos mayor favoured one bidder in two tenders, including an emergency retaining-wall contract on the Dukas-Breg road (about 6.7 million lekë, per a search summary of…
Status: Sent to trial (reported 20 May 2024). Trial outcome not found.
From May 2025
SPAK alleges that during the 2025 campaign the PS mayor of Vau i Dejes offered material benefits to voters in Stajke in exchange for votes, and promised electricity-line investment. SPAK closed its…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; no verdict found.
From 2015
SPAK's case against Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj and his wife Ajola Xoxa includes allegations that building permits and public funds were distributed to commercial entities closely tied to the mayor…
Status: Veliaj case ongoing (see case-veliaj). Basha-era and other permit probes: outcomes not found in sources reviewed.
From Aug 2023
SPAK charged former Health Minister Ilir Beqaj in two files. In the sterilisation-concession file, prosecutors allege that the tender was manipulated to favour businessman Ilir Rrapaj; search…
Status: Charged; under house arrest since 31 July 2026; trial pending
From 16 Dec 2025
SPAK's AKSHI case concerns alleged manipulation of tenders at the National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI), in favour of companies owned by Ergys Agasi and Ermal Beqiri (SPAK warrants of 16…
Status: Ongoing; arrests and measures reported through Aug 2026.
From 26 Jan 2019
In January 2019 Energy and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku announced a moratorium on non-operational hydropower contracts pending a report, after reviewing 182 licences covering 440 plants…
Status: Moratorium announced 2019. Final termination outcome not found.
From Feb 2025
SPAK closed its investigation into former Health Minister Ilir Beqaj in February 2025 and communicated charges including corruption, violation of equality in tenders, falsification of documents, and…
Status: Charged; trial pending; house arrest from late July 2026 (reported).
From 2015
Prosecutors in Tirana examined 17 building permits signed by then-mayor Lulzim Basha for 2011-2015. Reporting from 2015 says the National Agency for Territorial Planning (AKPT) filed the complaint.…
Status: Probe reported in 2015; outcome not found.
From 28 Apr 2017
KLSH filed a criminal complaint on 28 April 2017 (letter 1236/17) against Sarande mayor Florjana Koka and six staff, for payments and investments not carried out, with economic damage of 129.4…
Status: Reopened by court order (reported, date unknown). No verdict found.
From 23 Mar 2024
SPAK arrested acting Himarë mayor Jorgo Goro on 23 March 2024 for abuse of office. Prosecutors allege that he and a subordinate returned farmland to state ownership, after which a company linked to…
Status: Arrested March 2024; SPAK headline reports investigation closed (text not retrieved). Trial status not confirmed.
From 15 Oct 2026
Albanian Daily News (15 October 2026, fetched) reports that the National Bureau of Investigation seized the mobile phone of Ermal Gjinaj, husband of Socialist politician and former minister Ogerta…
Status: Phone seizure reported (2026); no charge found in sources reviewed.
From 2020
Balkanweb (23 Jan 2021) reported that SPAK was checking the role of former Defence Minister Olta Xhaçka in two Defence Ministry tenders held during the 2020 pandemic: a tender for 300,000 masks for…
Status: SPAK check reported (2021); no charge found in sources opened for this tender
From Jan 2020
Two citizens reported former Gjirokaster mayor Zamira Rami for abuse of office after she ordered demolition of private buildings without an expropriation decision (Shqiptarja, 25 January 2020). The…
Status: Under SPAK investigation (as reported). No verdict found.
From May 2026
Balkanweb (20 May 2026) reports that PS MP Termet Peci, former mayor of Tepelene, was at SPAK for about two hours and that this was not his first appearance. A later Shqiptarja report says a second…
Status: Summoned; no charge reported in sources retrieved.
From 13 Oct 2026
From 13 Oct 2026, student-led protests in Tirana over university conditions, education costs, corruption and living costs became violent on several days. Police used water cannon, tear gas, baton…
Status: Open. Disciplinary and prosecutorial inquiries reported; no outcomes found.
From 17 Oct 2026
Reuters, AFP and Al Jazeera reported that on 17 October 2026 Albanian police fired rubber bullets at anti-government protesters in Tirana. AFP described it as the first such use since the protests…
Status: Ongoing: prosecution 7806/2026 open; suspensions reported (count disputed); Ombudsman work ongoing
From 2004
Vjosa-Narta (Pishe Poro-Narte) was proclaimed a protected landscape by Council of Ministers regulation No. 680 (Ecolex listing; year 2004 per search summary). Law No. 21/2024 amended Law No. 81/2017…
Status: Ongoing. No confirmed parliamentary repeal found in sources reviewed. Government review of Law 21/2024 announced (secondary source).
From 15 Jul 2022
After cyberattacks on Albanian government systems in July and September 2022, which Albania attributed to Iran (Iran denied responsibility), Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran. Israel offered…
Status: Cooperation reported; memorandum text not retrieved.
From 13 Oct 2026
Police statements gave different counts of arrests and criminal referrals for the Tirana protests of 13-14 October 2026. The figures reported in the sources reviewed are: 16 arrested and 49 referred…
Status: Figures disputed between police and other sources; court releases reported 22 Oct 2026
From unknown
SPAK sent former Deputy Prime Minister Arben Ahmetaj to trial over the privatisation of the BUKA company, charging abuse of office. SPAK reportedly requested 22 witnesses. Ahmetaj is tried in…
Status: On trial in absentia (GJKKO); no verdict found
From 2014
Kristal University was officially closed in 2014. The Education Ministry's preliminary check of its registers found 86 false diplomas issued after closure. The ministry said it would not legalise…
Status: Kristal: closure and ministry findings; prosecution outcome not found. Wisdom: media reports of Italian file, Albanian follow-up not found
From 21 Jan 2011
In February 2012 the Assembly voted on whether to lift the immunity of three Socialist MPs (Taulant Balla, Tom Doshi and Besnik Baraj) so prosecutors could investigate their role in the 21 January…
Status: Immunity lifted (reported); outcome of the investigation not found
From 7 Sep 2022
Council of Ministers decision VKM no. 589, dated 7 September 2022, sets rules and procedures for confiscating, in the public interest, buildings constructed without a permit for profit, with a…
Status: Challenge rejected by Constitutional Court, 15 June 2023. Decision in force per reporting.
From Jun 2026
Social media and some outlets claimed that the Zvernec and Sazan areas of the Vjosa-Narta coast were being sold to the Israeli state. Fact-checkers CORRECTIV (with BIRN, Shteg and Faktoje, as…
Status: Israel-transfer claim rated false by CORRECTIV (2026-07-15). Other Zvernec disputes unresolved.
From 23 Dec 2024
The Democratic Party (PD) filed a criminal complaint with SPAK over alleged police violence against students, high-school students and journalists in Tirana during recent protests, targeting the…
Status: Dec 2024 complaint: referred to Tirana Prosecution by SPAK (reported). Oct 2026 complaint: no action reported by PD; SPAK response not found.
From Aug 2022
Albania planned a citizenship-by-investment programme under the special-cases provisions of its 2020 citizenship law. The European Commission urged Albania not to introduce it, citing bypassing the…
Status: Suspended (April 2023); no investigation found
From 28 Oct 2011
In October 2011 a Tirana court, judge Rezarta Vigani, found Socialist MP Taulant Balla guilty of slander against police official Agron Kulicaj and imposed a fine of 700,000 lek, according to Top…
Status: Returned to first instance by Court of Appeal (Apr 2012). Final outcome not found.
From Sep 2026
On 14 Sept 2026 PD MP Bardh Spahia, in a statement from the Assembly leadership, alleged that the appointment of Yllka Shetaj as head of the Integrated Health Services Operator places the daughter of…
Status: Allegation only. No official response or appointment document retrieved.
From 16 Jul 2019
In July 2019 Bank of Albania Supervisory Council member Arben Malaj alleged in a Facebook post that Socialist parliamentary group chair Taulant Balla sent him threats after Malaj refused Balla's…
Status: Allegation by Malaj only. No Balla response or parliamentary record found in sources reviewed.
From 24 Apr 2013
On 24 April 2013 the Civil Court (judge Bledar Abdullai) partially accepted a suit by former minister Genc Pollo against Socialist MP Taulant Balla. The court found that Balla caused moral damage to…
Status: First-instance civil ruling (2013). Appeal status not found.
From 2013
Shkëlzen Berisha, son of former PM Sali Berisha, has filed defamation suits against Balla. Search snippets give conflicting accounts of an earlier (2013) proceeding: one says Judge Ardiana Bera…
Status: 24 Jul 2026: partially accepted per BalkanWeb. Other rulings conflicting or unknown. Appeals not found.
From 27 Aug 2020
The Institute of Public Health (ISHP) opened a COVID-19 test-kit tender in August 2020 with a stated value of 50.5 million lekë. In April 2020 the opposition alleged the Ministry of Health paid about…
Status: Tender published 2020; price allegation unverified.
From Oct 2018
Taulant Balla's PhD thesis, 'The Reform of Decision-Making System in the European Union' (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași), was named in a wider plagiarism controversy involving Albanian…
Status: Referred to CNATDCU (2019). Outcome not found.
From 2022
Environmental and legal NGOs challenged Council of Ministers decision VKM no. 59 (adopted in 2022), which changed boundaries and reduced the surface of 11 national parks, before the Administrative…
Status: Standing accepted (reported 1 Nov 2023). Merits outcome not found.
From unknown
The Democratic Party filed a complaint with SPAK against Prime Minister Edi Rama over the book 'The Albanian Files'. The complaint says Rama, as chair of the National Territorial Council (KKT),…
Status: Complaint filed (reported); no SPAK decision found.
From 20 Dec 2022
On 20 Dec 2022 PD deputy Ina Zhupa alleged that Minister of State for Entrepreneurs Edona Bilali awarded two start-up grants totalling 88 million lek to organisations in the network of the…
Status: Political allegation; no criminal referral found
From 20 Mar 2026
On 20 Mar 2026 Balkanweb published a Vetting programme report that ILDKPKI, the asset-declaration authority, had begun verifying the asset data of Finance Minister Petrit Malaj. ILDKPKI confirmed…
Status: Administrative verification started (ILDKPKI, as confirmed to Vetting); no ruling reported
From 20 Feb 2026
On 20 February 2026 Balkanweb reported that the Interior Minister, Albana Kociu, said she had ordered the State Police and the Police Oversight Agency to investigate reports that expired tear gas was…
Status: Claim reported; investigation outcome not found
From unknown
Prime Minister Edi Rama publicly criticised a prosecutor (named in press as Elsa Gjeli) for not opening an investigation into a tourist village at Theth, a protected area, despite police materials.…
Status: PM statements; demolitions reported; KLP referral reported; no prosecution outcome found.
From 1 Nov 2015
In 2015 the Democratic Party asked parliament to end the mandate of Socialist MP Valentina Leskaj, arguing that her sons' company had obtained a 25-year concession on part of the Ballsh-Fier-Vlorë…
Status: Parliamentary committee rejected the request; no court finding found.
From 21 Feb 2020
On 21 Feb 2020 then-President Ilir Meta announced that he would submit a complaint to SPAK against Justice Minister Etilda Gjonaj over publishing in the Official Journal the KED decision on judges'…
Status: Complaint announced (Feb 2020); SPAK outcome not found
From unknown
A Shqiptarja headline reports that former Kamez mayor Xhelal Mziu was arrested on a Tirana District Court order over a tender of about 80 million lekë, in which the municipality disqualified a…
Status: Arrest reported (undated); outcome not found.
From 2022
In 2022 the head of the Chamber of Private Enforcement Agents, Tedi Malaveci, filed a complaint with the Tirana Prosecution Office against the Bank of Albania governor, alleging abuse of office…
Status: Preliminary investigation at SPAK (per Transparency CEPI, last updated March 2025). No charges found as of 31 Oct 2026.
From 3 Apr 2026
In April 2026 the Vetting programme reported that Tirana Regional Tax Director Erilinda Lala and her husband Taulant Godroli had undeclared business interests, including Godroli's administration of…
Status: Administrative inquiry reported as opened (ILDKPKI). No decision seen.
From 21 Jan 2011
On 21 January 2011, during an anti-government protest in front of the government building in Tirana, people were shot dead. Reporting cites four killed (Fox News, 2013 and 2024; Council of Europe…
Status: Reopened under SPAK (per Supreme Court order reported March 2024). Final outcome not found. Earlier acquittals (2013) reported.
From Mar 2024
Several linked prosecutions concern unpermitted buildings on the southern coast. In proceeding no. 37/2024, prosecutors in Sarandë charged 11 officials of the ASHK and IKMT agencies with forgery,…
Status: Mixed: some proceedings ongoing (2026 police cases); one court outcome reported as acquittal. Not checked against court records.
From 13 Feb 2018
Selected European Court of Human Rights judgments against Albania involving police conduct or ill-treatment allegations, as reported in secondary sources reviewed. Full judgment texts were not read…
Status: Judgments delivered (2018, 2019, 2022 per reports). Execution status not checked in full.
From 1 Nov 2024
On 1 November 2024 the prosecution registered a criminal case (no. 1362/2024) against seven lecturers of the Faculty of Lower Cycle at Universiteti Aleksandër Xhuvani in Elbasan. Six were arrested…
Status: Court stages reported; final outcome unconfirmed
From 24 Oct 2026
On 24 October 2026, during a protest in Tirana, a 28-year-old protester (named Erjon Vishkulli in the headline and Erion Vishkulli in the article body) was reportedly struck in the eye by a rubber…
Status: Open investigation (as of the 26 Oct 2026 report). No named suspect, no charge against an officer and no court step found.
From 28 Jan 2020
Article 262 of the Criminal Code, as amended in 2017, punished organising a gathering in public squares or places of passage without prior permission with a fine or up to one year in prison. A…
Status: Repealed (permit phrase), per Citizens.al, 2021
From 2006
Law No. 9482/2006 on legalising, urbanising and integrating unlawful constructions allowed legalisation for buildings constructed before May 2006 with applications filed by 15 November 2006 (InforMEA…
Status: Legal framework; later amendments and decisions reported without verified dates.
From 21 Jan 2011
The European Court of Human Rights found violations of Article 2 in the death of A.N. (Aleks Nika), who was shot during the 21 January 2011 protest in Tirana. The judgment is dated 14 November 2023…
Status: Judgment final; execution under Committee of Ministers supervision (Albanian communication dated 5 Nov 2024, per search summary)
From 9 May 2018
BIRN analysed the QSUT central pharmacy inventory as of 9 May 2018 and reported that about 93% of the medicines were expired, with only 7% still usable for patients. The stock dated from 2012-2018…
Status: Journalistic report (2018). No later official follow-up found in sources read.
From 1 Sep 2026
BalkanWeb (4 Sep 2026) reports 14 activists were arrested on 1 Sep 2026 during a gathering in front of the Prime Minister's building. The Tirana Court rejected the prosecution's requests for an…
Status: Released by court (as reported)
From 13 Jul 2026
Lawyer Altin Goxhaj filed a criminal complaint with SPAK against State Police Director Skender Hita, alleging abuse of duty and unlawful persecution of citizens. The complaint concerns police action…
Status: Complaint filed (reported 13 Jul 2026). No confirmed proceeding found.
From 29 Jul 2026
On 29 July 2026 the Director General of Albanian Customs, Besmir Beja, publicised a case referred to SPAK. The customs statement describes forged documents, presented as issued by Albanian…
Status: Referred to SPAK; no charges or arrests stated in the source
From 17 Oct 2018
In October 2018 police detained three intermediaries in Elbasan who were accused of offering students passing grades by influencing lecturers in exchange for money. Police said three lecturers were…
Status: Investigation; no outcome found
From 6 Mar 2022
The Commission of Sanctions and Complaints (CSC) of the KQZ announced on 19 January 2024 administrative sanctions after auditing campaign funds for the 6 March 2022 elections. Six fines totalling ALL…
Status: Sanctions announced 19 Jan 2024 (KQZ). Appeal outcomes not confirmed.
From Apr 2021
In April 2021, two weeks before the parliamentary election, Lapsi.al reported that the Socialist Party held personal data on 910,000 voters, allegedly taken from the Civil Registry and used for the…
Status: Allegation disputed. SPAK action reported against the outlet, not the party. No final outcome found.
From Nov 2020
In April 2022 SPAK ordered the arrest of 17 police officers at the Morina border crossing in Kukes, with 14 placed under house arrest and 3 suspended, according to Top Channel. SPAK states the…
Status: Investigation closed; trial requested for 34 persons (as reported). Outcome not found.
From 22 Sep 2018
In September 2018 police arrested and suspended former director Perparim Cela of Shkodra Regional Hospital, with doctors and pharmacists, on abuse-of-office charges. Prosecutors cited purchases of…
Status: Arrests Sept 2018; court release of some suspects reported (date unconfirmed).
From 22 Oct 2026
On 22 October 2026 a Tirana court, as reported by Albanian Daily News, ordered the release of 27 protesters and ruled that 18 arrests were unlawful. The court rejected the prosecution's requests for…
Status: Decision reported; appeal status unknown
From 16 Jul 2026
On 16 July 2026 the Police Oversight Agency (AMP) arrested two General Patrol inspectors of Police Station No. 3 in Tirana, aged 25 and 23 according to BalkanWeb. The arrests followed the publication…
Status: Under investigation (Tirana Prosecutor's Office)
From 30 Dec 2024
A tax and money-laundering probe into Bankers Petroleum Albania began on 30 December 2024 after a referral from the General Directorate of Taxes, as reported. In early July 2025 prosecutors issued 14…
Status: Under investigation; referred to SPAK (per BalkanWeb, not verified)
From 2022
Durrës prosecutors placed 12 people under investigation, including ASHK employees, for document forgery, fraud, abuse of office and money laundering. The probe started after problems were found in an…
Status: Investigation and custody or house-arrest orders reported; trial status not confirmed.
From 21 Feb 2023
On 21 February 2023 six inspectors at the Durres port were arrested for passive corruption of persons exercising public functions and abuse of duty, according to ABC News Albania. The…
Status: Reported arrests; outcome not found
From 2021
Four planned small hydropower plants at Kacinar, Mirdita, operated by Shperdhaza-Energji, were the subject of a complaint by residents and local protests (Citizens.al, 2023). In September 2025 a…
Status: Jurisdiction transferred to SPAK (court ruling reported, September 2025). Investigation status unknown.
A Shqiptarja report describes the arrest of a lecturer at Universiteti "Fan Noli" in Korçë, who was reported to have taken money from students to let them sit exams. Reported cash found at arrest:…
Status: Reported arrest; date and outcome not confirmed
From May 2023
SPAK sent proceeding no. 98 of 2023 to trial on 14 November 2025, charging the Roskovec mayor under article 328/a/3 for using her public function for political or electoral activity, alleging she…
Status: Acquitted at first instance (as reported). Appeal status unknown.
From May 2018
A May 2018 KLSH audit and complaint, as reported in a Shqiptarja headline, alleged economic damage of 80 million lekë from tenders by the Belsh municipality. A search summary adds further findings…
Status: Complaint filed 2018; outcome not found.
From 2024
Residents of Rrjoll (Velipojë, Shkodër) protested in front of SPAK against a luxury resort project linked to Bashkim Ulaj and his brothers, alleging land takings and a construction permit obtained…
Status: Complaints filed; no charges found.
From May 2014
Albanian authorities stopped a foreign commercial ship carrying 47 tons of cigarettes without documentation or excise stamps; four Ukrainian crew were arrested, according to Tirana Times. Tirana…
Status: Seizure reported; no corruption finding in the sources
From Sep 2016
A Tirana Times search-result snippet reports that prosecutors opened a probe after a TV investigation into vote buying in the September 2016 early local elections in Dibra. The case was later moved…
Status: Reported dismissal sought on limitation grounds; exact outcome not confirmed.
From unknown
A Shqiptarja headline reports that GJKKO sent six Durrës municipality officials to prison and released two employees of private companies, over the purchase of a fire truck for about 55 million lekë…
Status: Court decision reported in headline; date and appeal status not seen.
From unknown
Exit News reports that SPAK's head at the time, Arben Kraja, blamed families of deceased people for not removing them from the civil registry, and that SPAK issued arrest warrants for people alleged…
Status: Unverified. Date and outcome not confirmed.
From undated (c. 2007 inferred)
A Tirana Times report (article dated only as 'Jan. 27'; the year is not stated and the page implies roughly 2007) says the Kalimash-Morinë segment of the Durrës-Kukës road was split into five…
Status: Outcome not found. Undated reports only.
Status: DISPUTED (Exit.al allegation; contract not public per Exit.al; no official finding seen)
Tirana Times reported a new hospital at the Mother Teresa hospital centre in Tirana, budgeted at about USD 21 million, with about USD 14 million from the Council of Europe Development Bank. The…
Status: No investigation found; completion not confirmed.
Status: UNVERIFIED (Exit.al 2016-2018 reporting, snippets only; current status unknown)
Status: UNVERIFIED (opposition allegation; no contract seen)
Status: UNDER_INVESTIGATION (extended to 23 Nov 2026)
From 2018
Kavajë prosecutors charged current and former property-registration and local-government officials over allegedly falsified ownership documents for public coastal land at Spille. Press reports say 36…
Status: Charges and trial reported; outcomes not confirmed.
From unknown
Top Channel reports that the Ministry of Finance filed a criminal report against eight senior Tax Office figures, including two former directors, and against 11 companies. The source says the matter…
Status: Preliminary verification stage (as reported); date unknown
Status: DISPUTED (termination reported; arbitration ongoing; tribunal constitution not confirmed)
Status: OFFICIALLY_REPORTED (law entered into force after veto override, March 2021); constitutional objection raised by former President; no Constitutional Court…
From unknown
SPAK closed its investigation into property transfers ('tjetërsim pronash') in the Tirana cadastre and sent 17 defendants to trial (Shqiptarja headline). Separately, Tirana prosecutors charged 10…
Status: Sent to trial (reported); outcome not retrieved.
From undated
A Council of Ministers decision to expand the protected area of the Tomorr Mountain National Park was rejected by the Administrative Court of Tirana, with a reported 4-1 panel vote (per reporting in…
Status: First-instance ruling against the decision reported; appeal outcome not found.
Status: DISPUTED (conflicting rulings; latest reports from Aug 2026)
From 21 Jan 2011
On 21 January 2011, the Republic Guard fired on a Socialist Party-led protest in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tirana. Four protesters were killed: Ziver Veizi (shot in the chest), Hekuran…
Status: ECHR judgment final (14 Feb 2024, per Council of Europe summary). SPAK investigation reported open; no new charge in sources reviewed.
From 17 May 2018
Enea Ftoi, 27, was detained on 14 May 2018 for violent robbery and found dead in his cell at the Korça police precinct on 17 May, hours before a court hearing. The family says police violence caused…
Status: Outcome not found in sources reviewed
From 24 Oct 2026
Erjon Vishkulli, 28, was hit in the eye by a rubber bullet during the student protest in Tirana on 24 October 2026, according to BalkanWeb's 25 October 2026 interview with a doctor and the family. He…
Status: Criminal case reported opened (Tirana Prosecution, procedure no. 7806/2026, reported); outcome unknown as of 31 Oct 2026
From 4 May 2022
Ilvi Meta, 31, was arrested for theft and found dead inside the Kavaja police station on 4 May 2022. Police said he died by suicide. The prosecution sought prison terms for three officers (Bexhet…
Status: Officers arrested and prosecution sought prison (2022); court outcome not found
From 13 Apr 2023
Jani Rustemaj, 27, a Romani man, was arrested on 13 April 2023 near the Delijorgji block in Tirana by police unit no. 2 and later died. The hospital first attributed his coma to a methadone overdose.…
Status: Investigation called for (ERRC report). No outcome found.
From 13 Oct 2026
BalkanWeb's footage, as described in its reports, shows student Klevin Metaj (University of Tirana) walking on a pavement near the Ministry of Education and being struck by an officer, followed by a…
Status: No investigation reported in sources reviewed
From 8 Dec 2020
Klodian Rasha, 25, was shot by police officer Nevaldo Hajdaraj in Lapraka, Tirana, in the early hours of 8 December 2020 during curfew. Police first said Rasha was armed and that a pistol was found…
Status: Convicted at first instance and, per reports, on appeal (18 years, reduced to 12). Final status unconfirmed.
From Oct 2022
Lear Kurti, 32, was stopped by officers from Commissariat No. 3 in Tirana on a Wednesday evening in October 2022 (article dated 20 Oct 2022). Police and the Tirana Prosecution said he ran about 200…
Status: Death; investigation details not found beyond autopsy
From 19 Oct 2026
The Ombudsman's preliminary finding, published on 20 October 2026, reports that at Police Station No. 1 in Tirana five of eight detained minors alleged physical and verbal abuse by police, and two…
Status: Preliminary; Ombudsman administrative investigation open; no prosecution outcome found
From 2016
Ombudsman and NGO reports describe earlier custody mistreatment complaints: 2016-2025 Ombudsman inspections of stations in Tirana, Vlorë, Korçë, Berat and Dejë (Vlorë and Dejë in 2025) recommended…
Status: Background only; not individually verified
From 17 Oct 2026
Police in Tirana used rubber bullets from 17 October 2026, according to Al Jazeera, Reuters (via SCMP) and a change.org petition. The State Police chief, Skender Hita, confirmed their use at a press…
Status: Protests ongoing at 31 Oct 2026; prosecution of rubber-bullet use not reported
From 17 Oct 2026
Reuters reporters covering the Tirana clashes on 17 October 2026 were hit by rubber pellets, and found pellets on the ground that left round marks. The report is given by SCMP (reporting Reuters) and…
Status: No investigation reported
