Complaint against Governor Gent Sejko (abuse of office, microcredit): GJKKO order to SPAK
Status: Preliminary investigation at SPAK (per Transparency CEPI, last updated March 2025). No charges found as of 31 Oct 2026.
Summary
In 2022 the head of the Chamber of Private Enforcement Agents, Tedi Malaveci, filed a complaint with the Tirana Prosecution Office against the Bank of Albania governor, alleging abuse of office (shpërdorim detyre) and that he authored microcredit fraud schemes by changing central bank rules in favour of microfinance companies (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024). The Tirana prosecutor (Ornela Rrumbullaku) asked for dismissal in January 2024. The Special Court (GJKKO) annulled the dismissal and ordered SPAK to investigate, as reported on 10 Jul 2024. Tirana prosecutor Leonard Filopati had earlier sent a similar file to SPAK on jurisdictional grounds (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024; Transparency CEPI, April 2024 referral).
The Transparency CEPI page records the Tirana Prosecution's April 2024 request to SPAK to investigate the governor for suspected late or inadequate action, and states that the special prosecution is investigating independently. Both files are described as preliminary investigations. No charges, no indictment and no court finding against the governor were found in any source.
Key facts
- Complaint filed in 2022 by Tedi Malaveci with the Tirana Prosecution Office (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024).
- Tirana prosecutor Ornela Rrumbullaku requested dismissal in January 2024 (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024).
- Tirana prosecutor Leonard Filopati sent a file to SPAK on jurisdiction grounds (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024; a2news search summary).
- GJKKO ruling reported on 10 Jul 2024 found the dismissal invalid and ordered SPAK to investigate (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024). No GJKKO case number in the article.
- Governor and the prosecutor were absent from the hearings described in the article (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024).
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.
- A GJKKO order (as reported on 10 Jul 2024) that SPAK must investigate. The article's accounts of which judge decided differ (Migena Laska sent the file for jurisdiction review; Flora Hajredinaj ruled the dismissal invalid).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThat the governor abused his office (Criminal Code Article 248 cited by Transparency CEPI).
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.
- AllegationComplainant's allegation that the governor authored microcredit fraud schemes and changed central bank regulation to favour microfinance companies (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024, reporting the complaint's content).
- AllegationTirana Prosecution's suspicion that the governor took late and inadequate measures against the MCA fraud (Transparency CEPI).
Open questions (3)
- SPAK case number(s) for the two files against the governor; whether they were merged.
- Any SPAK decision (closure, charge request or referral) after 2024.
- The exact date of the GJKKO ruling; the Shqiptarja article gives 10 Jul 2024 but its judge attribution is internally inconsistent.
Responses (3)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Gent Sejko (Shqiptarja, 21 May 2024, before the GJKKO ruling): 'Nuk jam pyetur kurrë nga organet e hetimit' (I have never been questioned by the investigative bodies); said the prosecutor's office had given no information on whether MCA was under investigation. Source: https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/mashtrimet-me-kredite-nga-mca-sejko-shpjegime-tek-ekonomia-skishim-informacion-per-hetime-revokimi-i-licences-nuk-cliron-qytetaret-nga-kredia-e-papaguar
- Sejko's position that the Bank of Albania respected the law (Transparency CEPI case page, summarising press statements; a specific date for this statement was not confirmed).
- Neither Sejko nor the Bank of Albania responded in the Shqiptarja article of 10 Jul 2024 (Shqiptarja, 10 Jul 2024).
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
Tirana prosecutor requests dismissal of Malaveci complaint against the governor
Shqiptarja (10 Jul 2024) says prosecutor Ornela Rrumbullaku requested dismissal in January 2024, after about two years of investigation.
SPAK
Tirana Prosecution asks SPAK to investigate Governor Sejko
Per the Transparency CEPI record: referral for suspected late or inadequate measures against the MCA scheme. Shqiptarja (10 Jul 2024) reports a similar referral by prosecutor Leonard Filopati weeks before the GJKKO ruling.
Court
GJKKO annuls the Tirana dismissal of the Malaveci complaint against Governor Sejko and orders SPAK to investigate
Per Shqiptarja (article dated 10 Jul 2024): the dismissal was declared invalid; the file was sent to SPAK. The article reports two parallel SPAK proceedings against the governor. No case number given. Neither the governor nor the Bank responded in the article. An earlier version of this event is recorded in(evt-gjkko-spak-sejko-2024-07-10); this entry adds the microcredit-file detail.
Media
exit.al reports the draft immunity rule and links it to the SPAK microcredit investigation (opened July 2024), noting no closure announced
Per exit.al (no byline). The article quotes no official. It says the Bank presents the rule as EU alignment, which exit.al disputes as the procedure not existing in EU member states. Details are in.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 10 Jul 2024
- Publisher
- Transparency International (CEPI)
- Date
- Mar 2025
- Publisher
- exit.al
- Date
- 23 Jul 2026