Valentina Leskaj's sons' company and the Fier-Vlorë railway concession (opposition complaint)
Status: Parliamentary committee rejected the request; no court finding found.
Summary
In 2015 the Democratic Party asked parliament to end the mandate of Socialist MP Valentina Leskaj, arguing that her sons' company had obtained a 25-year concession on part of the Ballsh-Fier-Vlorë railway, which the party said family members of MPs may not hold under the law. The Mandate and Immunity Committee rejected the request. Her lawyer says the deal was with a foreign company, not the government, and that the sons had no government links. The existing Albrail entry inrecords a concession signed on 4 February 2016 and marks the Leskaj link as unverified. The date below is approximate because the Tirana Times page does not show a year.
Key facts
- Opposition claim: the sons' company won a 25-year rail concession (Tirana Times).
- The Mandate and Immunity Committee rejected the DP request to remove the mandate (Tirana Times; year inferred from article references).
- A separate DP request to the Constitutional Court was reported as not considered (search summary; not fetched).
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.
- That the committee rejected the DP request (as reported).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThat the sons' company holds the Fier-Vlorë concession and profited from her position.
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.
- AllegationDP: the sons' company received a government concession that family members of MPs cannot hold, and the sons profited from their mother's position.
Open questions (3)
- Names of the sons and of the company holding the concession (QKB).
- Concession contract and grantor (government or foreign company; the lawyer says foreign company).
- Exact publication date of the Tirana Times article.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Lawyer for Valentina Leskaj: the claim is untrue; the contract was with a foreign company; the sons had no government links and did not profit from public funds (Tirana Times).
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 1 source.
Source label: DisputedDisputed · 1 source
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- unknown