Delta Pharma and Ministry of Health medicine tenders (SPAK asset probe reported)
Status: Media report of SPAK suspicion (unnamed sources); no official communique found.
Summary
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 Health medicine tenders while he was minister. The report relies on unnamed sources and says transactions up to EUR 2.8 million were being checked. Beqaj denied any financial interest in pharmaceutical businesses while minister. The article says no formal criminal proceeding had been registered on this point.
Key facts
- Delta Pharma reported as one of the largest medicine-tender winners while Beqaj was minister (Report TV).
- Up to EUR 2.8 million in transactions under verification (no single contract value).
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.
- AllegationClientelist medicine contracts with Delta Pharma and Ditë e Natë pharmacies (as reported).
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.
- AllegationAsset concealment through Delta Pharma-linked companies (SPAK suspicion as reported).
Open questions (2)
- Whether SPAK opened a formal proceeding on this point.
- Full list of Delta Pharma awards and values.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Beqaj denied any financial interest in pharmaceutical businesses while minister (via lawyer Ermal Yzeiraj, as reported).
Figures
Money trail →Transactions under verification (Delta Pharma-linked and pharmacy contracts)
€2,800,000
otherSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: 'up to EUR 2.8 million' per Report TV via Shqiptarja; no single contract value. Unnamed-source reporting.
Date: 29 Dec 2023 · Payer: Ministry of Health (Albania) · Payee: Delta Pharma-AL SHPK and related pharmacies
- SPAK po heton Ilir Beqajn per korrupsion dhe shperdorim detyre (Delta Pharma) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja (citing Report TV) · 29 Dec 2023 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
Full timeline →Media
Report TV: SPAK suspects Beqaj asset concealment via Delta Pharma links
Reported suspicion from unnamed sources; article says no formal proceeding registered on this point. Beqaj denies financial interest in pharma businesses.
Connections
Medicine tender awards under review
Evidence: Delta Pharma reported among largest winners of Ministry medicine tenders (Report TV).
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 1 source.
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja (citing Report TV)
- Date
- 29 Dec 2023