Dibër mayor Rahim Spahiu: campaign-period road works, electoral-code complaint (May 2025)
Status: Complaint filed (April 2025). No SPAK decision found.
Summary
On 6 May 2025 PD candidate Xhemal Gjunkshi said he had filed a SPAK complaint (25 April 2025) against Dibër mayor Rahim Spahiu and public services director Bedri Kamberi, alleging that road construction continued during the campaign in breach of the Electoral Code, misuse of public assets and pressure on voters. The article reports no reply from Spahiu or Kamberi. This is a candidate's complaint; no SPAK decision was found.
Key facts
- Complaint filed with SPAK on 25 April 2025 (per Gjunkshi as reported in Shqiptarja, 6 May 2025).
- Alleged breach: road works during the campaign; misuse of public assets; pressure on voters (complainant's allegations).
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.
- AllegationElectoral-code breach and misuse of public resources during the 2025 campaign (complainant's allegation).
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.
- AllegationComplainant alleges electoral-code breach, misuse of public assets and voter pressure by the mayor and public services director.
Open questions (2)
- Whether SPAK opened proceedings; not found.
- The role of the public services director beyond his title; not described in the source.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- The article includes no reply from Spahiu or Kamberi, and no government response to the complaint.
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
Democratic Party candidate Gjunkshi files SPAK complaint against Dibër mayor
Shqiptarja (6 May 2025) reports that Xhemal Gjunkshi, the PD candidate for Dibër, filed a complaint with SPAK on 25 April 2025 against Dibër mayor Rahim Spahiu and public services director Bedri Kamberi. He alleges that public assets were used for road construction during the election campaign, in breach of the Electoral Code, and also cites water-supply and asphalt works and pressure on staff and voters. The article says the case is registered as proceeding no. 94. The article reports no response from the mayor. These are complainant allegations.
SPAK
SPAK complaint no. 94 (25 Apr 2025) confirmed, against Spahiu and Kamberi
Shqiptarja (6 May 2025) quotes PD candidate Xhemal Gjunkshi: the criminal proceeding was registered as no. 94 on 25 Apr 2025, against the Dibër mayor and the public-services director. He alleges road, water and asphalt works during the campaign in breach of the Electoral Code, and misuse of public assets. No reply from either official is reported; Gjunkshi says the mayor sent others to SPAK instead. These are the complainant's allegations.
SPAK
Filing date 25 Apr 2025 confirmed; reported 6 May 2025
Shqiptarja (6 May 2025) gives the filing date as 25 Apr 2025 (proceeding no. 94) and the reporting date as 6 May 2025. No reply from the mayor reported.
SPAK
Democratic Party candidate Xhemal Gjunkshi files SPAK complaint against Dibër mayor Rahim Spahiu
As reported by Shqiptarja, Gjunkshi filed a complaint at SPAK against Mayor Rahim Spahiu and the public services director Bedri Kamberi, alleging that a road was built during the election campaign in breach of the Electoral Code. He says he first filed on 25 April 2025 (registered as no. 94). Gjunkshi was questioned at SPAK for about 30 minutes. The article reports no reply from Spahiu or Kamberi and no SPAK decision.
SPAK
PD candidate files SPAK complaint against Dibër mayor Rahim Spahiu over campaign-period road works
Complaint filed 25 April 2025; reported 6 May 2025. No reply from the mayor reported.
Connections
Named in an electoral-code complaint filed at SPAK by Xhemal Gjunkshi (May 2025)
Evidence: Shqiptarja, 6 May 2025. Allegation of the complainant; no response from Spahiu reported; no SPAK decision found.
Complainant to SPAK against the Dibër mayor over campaign-period road works
Evidence: Shqiptarja 2025-05-06: complaint filed 25 April 2025, registered as proceeding no. 94. Allegations are the complainant's; no response from the mayor reported.
Hypotheses
Possible explanations that connect this record with other findings. They are not findings; each lists the evidence for and against.
- Source label: Unverified
Cases against municipal mayors cut across parties; opposition complaints against PS mayors are common but rarely end in convictions
Complaints by PD candidates and branches (Dibër 2020 and 2025) target PS-run and other municipalities, while SPAK cases also involve PD (Kapri per 2024 notes) and LSI (Zamira Rami) figures. Protection by the majority, as an explanation for the outcome of cases, would predict fewer PS-mayor prosecutions proceeding. The sources show the opposite for Beci, Dako and Isai; but the mix of complaints and acquittals makes the pattern hard to read. The hypothesis is that prosecutions go forward for PS mayors, yet most opposition complaints are not converted into proceedings, so complaints themselves are a weak signal.
Evidence for
- Beci (PS as reported), Dako (PS), Gjika (PS per Shqiptarja) and Isai (party not stated) faced SPAK proceedings reaching trial.
- Dibër complaints (2020, 2025) by PD had no reported SPAK outcome.
Evidence against
- Kapri (PD per earlier notes) was charged and acquitted, showing SPAK acts against non-PS mayors too.
- Party of Isai and Hajdari is not established in the opened sources, so the balance cannot be fully measured.
- Opposition complaints are allegations and may be filed for political reasons; the lack of outcome does not show protection.
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
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 6 May 2025