Ilir Beqaj (SASPAC): SPAK closes investigation and requests trial on six charges (2025)
Status: Trial requested (headline); trial pending; house arrest since 31 Jul 2026 (dataset).
Summary
A2 News (headline seen in secondary reports, article blocked with HTTP 403) reports that SPAK closed its investigations into former Health Minister Ilir Beqaj and requested trial on six charges in the EU-funds case. Other reporting in the secondary reports describes the case as ongoing, with Beqaj and eight co-defendants facing trial, prosecutors alleging fictitious procurement procedures, and a separate concession-related abuse-of-office charge. Constitutional Court rejected his challenge to detention by 5 votes to 2 (decision dated 28.01.2026). Beqaj is under house arrest since 31 July 2026 (dataset). Beqaj denies the charges and asked for dismissal or return to SPAK. This item is a status update to case-saspac and case-sasapc-beqaj.
Key facts
- SPAK closes investigations and requests trial on six charges (A2 News headline, not confirmed in the original source).
- Constitutional Court rejects Beqaj's challenge to detention, 5-2, decision dated 28.01.2026 (Constitutional Court, secondary report).
- Beqaj denies the charges and asked for dismissal or return to SPAK (secondary report).
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (0)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
Nothing recorded in this list.
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationAbuse of EU funds and fictitious procurement in the SASPAC case (SPAK, not adjudicated).
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationSPAK alleges abuse of EU funds through fictitious procurement procedures in the SASPAC case (as reported).
Open questions (3)
- Exact date of SPAK's trial request (the secondary reports do not show it).
- Which six charges.
- Trial date (a session on 7 April is mentioned but the year is not shown).
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Beqaj: denies the charges; asked for the case to be dismissed or returned to SPAK (secondary report).
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
Contradicted: Beqaj trial referral is dated April 2025, not 2026
Shqiptarja (2 Apr 2025, updated 3 Apr) reports SPAK completed its investigation and sent the file with a trial request to GJKKO. Defendants: 11 (Beqaj, eight individuals and two companies). Six charges against Beqaj: passive corruption, violation in tenders, document forgery, fraud with serious consequences, complicit fraud and concealment of assets. The six charges and the closing of the investigation are confirmed; the year 2026 is not. Assessment: contradicted (year). A secondary report (not confirmed in the original source) mentions a later release from detention; not verified here.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 2 Apr 2025
- Publisher
- A2 News
- Date
- 2026