Jorgo Goro: Livadh (Himara) beach property transfer, abuse of office (appeal reported 2026)
Status: First-instance sentence upheld on appeal (reported 25 March 2026)
Summary
Balkanweb reported on 25 March 2026 that the Appeal Court upheld the GJKKO first-instance verdict against former Himara mayor Jorgo Goro for repeated abuse of office. The charge concerns the transfer of a property on the Livadh beach, in the Himara municipality, as brought by SPAK.
The reported sentence is two years in prison, with a five-year ban on holding public office. The article says he served one year and four months because of the shortened trial, and gives a release date of 29 August without stating the year.
The appeal decision date is not given in the source. The article does not say whether the case is connected to other Himara land-permit proceedings.
Key facts
- Balkanweb, 25 March 2026: Appeal Court upheld GJKKO sentence of 2 years for repeated abuse of office
- Charge: transfer of a property on the Livadh beach, Himara municipality
- Five-year ban on holding public office; 1 year 4 months served under shortened trial
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.
- The Appeal Court's upholding of the 2-year sentence is reported by Balkanweb on 25 March 2026
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThe facts of the transfer are as charged by SPAK and reported by media; not confirmed in the original court decision
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.
- AllegationRepeated abuse of office in the transfer of the Livadh beach property (SPAK charge, as reported)
Open questions (3)
- Date of the Appeal Court decision
- Relationship to the separate Gjilekë land conviction reported in other excerpts (not verified)
- Year of the 29 August release date
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- No response from Goro to the 2026 appeal found in the sources retrieved. Not confirmed in the original source.
Timeline
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Appeal Court upholds 2-year sentence for ex-Himara mayor Jorgo Goro (Livadh property)
Balkanweb reported that the Appeal Court upheld the GJKKO first-instance sentence of two years in prison for repeated abuse of office, in the transfer of a property on the Livadh beach, Himara. The article's publication date is 25 March 2026; the appeal decision date is not given.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 1 source.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 25 Mar 2026