Bulqizë municipality water-supply tender (Lefter Alla case)
Status: Convicted at first instance (GJKKO, 28 Dec 2023); appeal reportedly upheld (2024, not fetched)
Summary
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 lekë and a tender 'given to a relative'. The GJKKO convicted Alla at first instance on 28 December 2023 of abuse of duty, violating tender equality and forgery. Co-defendants, including the tender winner Aqif Konesha, received shorter sentences. The sentence was reportedly upheld on appeal in 2024.
A separate SPAK investigation dated to 2020 over a video allegedly showing Alla using cocaine is reported in search summaries; its status is unknown.
Key facts
- Arrest: March 2023 (15 March per abcnews summary; 16 March per Telegrafi summary).
- First instance: 3 years, reduced to 2 years by shortened trial; 5-year public-office ban (Balkanweb, 28 Dec 2023).
- Co-defendant Aqif Konesha (tender winner, relative of Alla): 1 year 4 months (Balkanweb).
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 (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- First-instance conviction on the reported charges (GJKKO decision as reported by Balkanweb).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationRelationship between Alla and the tender winner (reported; Shqiptarja article on 'kafet' and travel).
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.
- AllegationAbuse of duty, violating equality among tender bidders, forgery (SPAK charges as reported).
Open questions (2)
- Exact appeal date and final status; whether the High Court changed the security measure.
- Status of the 2020 cocaine-video probe.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Alla's own response not found. Balla (PS group chairman) said on 20 Mar 2023: 'We do not protect anyone; each of them bears responsibility before the law' (translated) (original: 'Ne nuk mbrojmë askënd, përgjegjësinë para ligjit e ka secili prej tyre') (Shqiptarja).
Figures
Money trail →Bulqize water-supply tender (existing case; headline figure)
322,000,000 lek
lossSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Figure from Shqiptarja headline ('abuzimi 322 mln leke me tenderin e ujesjellesit'). Cross-reference to existing case-bulqize-water-tender; check against that record. The headline says GJKKO sent Lefter Alla and 11 others to prison, 2 under house arrest.
Date: unknown · Payer: Bulqize municipality · Payee: not stated
- Abuzimi 322 mln leke me tenderin e ujesjellesit, GJKKO le ne burg Lefter Allen dhe 11 zyrtaret e tjere (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · unknown · journalism · SQ
Timeline
Full timeline →Court
GJKKO first-instance verdict against Lefter Alla (Bulqizë tender)
Alla sentenced to 3 years, reduced to 2 years under shortened trial, for abuse of duty, tender-equality violation and forgery; co-defendants sentenced to 1 to 2 years; 5-year ban on public functions.
Connections
Existing case; 322 million lekë headline figure to cross-check
Evidence: Shqiptarja headline (see financial fin-bulqize-water-322m-headline).
Convicted defendant (first instance)
Evidence: GJKKO verdict reported 28 Dec 2023 (Balkanweb).
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 28 Dec 2023
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 20 Mar 2023
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- unknown