Former ARRSH head Gentian Gjyli and former KESH director Erald Elezi appear at SPAK
Status: Co-defendants in the SPAK Balluku file (as reported); no verdict.
Summary
JOQ Albania (30 Oct 2026) reports that two former officials, Gentian Gjyli (former head of the Albanian Road Authority, ARRSH) and Erald Elezi (former director of the Albanian Electricity Corporation, KESH), appeared at SPAK on the Friday before publication. JOQ says both reportedly served under former Deputy PM Balluku and that a citizen confronted them as they left, accusing them of stealing public money. JOQ does not state the charges and gives no source for the confrontation.
Independent reporting in the Balluku file (Albanian Daily News and other summaries) lists Gjyli and Elezi as co-defendants of Balluku in SPAK charges concerning tenders. This review did not open the individual co-defendant pages to confirm the wording.
Key facts
- JOQ: appearance at SPAK on Friday, 30 October 2026 (article dated 30 Oct 2026).
- Gentian Gjyli: former ARRSH head; Erald Elezi: former KESH director (JOQ).
- Court ruling and prosecutors' summons named Gjyli and Elezi with Balluku (search summaries of Albanian outlets; page not opened).
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.
- Gjyli and Elezi appeared at SPAK on 30 Oct 2026 (JOQ report; not confirmed by an official statement in this review).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThat Gjyli and Elezi participated in tender abuses with Balluku (SPAK allegation as reported).
Allegations and who made them (2)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationSPAK (as reported in the Balluku file): Gjyli and Elezi are co-defendants in tender-related charges with Balluku.
- AllegationUnnamed citizen (as reported by JOQ): the two officials stole public money. This is a public accusation, not a finding.
Open questions (2)
- Exact charges against Gjyli and Elezi and their status (charged or summoned as witnesses).
- Whether the 30 Oct date is the SPAK appearance date or the date of JOQ's report.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- JOQ reports no response from Gjyli, Elezi or SPAK.
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
Gjyli and Elezi appear at SPAK in the Balluku file (as reported by JOQ)
JOQ reports that former ARRSH head Gentian Gjyli and former KESH director Erald Elezi appeared at SPAK on the Friday before publication.
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
- JOQ Albania
- Date
- 30 Oct 2026
- Former Albanian Deputy PM to Face Trial Over Alleged €1.2 Billion Tender Scheme (opens in a new tab)
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- Oct 2026