Vau i Dejes: active electoral corruption, 11 May 2025 elections (Kristjan Shkreli)
Status: On trial at GJKKO; no verdict found.
Summary
SPAK alleges that during the 2025 campaign the PS mayor of Vau i Dejes offered material benefits to voters in Stajke in exchange for votes, and promised electricity-line investment. SPAK closed its investigation, citing telephone interceptions and field observations, and sent the case to trial (reported 23 October 2025, search summary). Charge: article 328 of the Criminal Code. The defence says he never gave money to the distributor and only wanted to reassure residents. Witness testimony began; one witness did not recall the work and another said he was not offered anything.
Key facts
- Electoral date: 11 May 2025 (headline).
- Sent to trial 23 Oct 2025 (search summary).
- SPAK requested 27 witnesses, defence 11 (Shqiptarja).
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.
- Nothing proven; the case is at trial.
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThe vote-buying allegation, as stated by SPAK.
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.
- AllegationActive electoral corruption: material benefits to voters in Stajke in exchange for votes (SPAK, as reported by Balkanweb and Shqiptarja).
Open questions (2)
- Which party the votes were to go to (headlines say 'PS(D)', a search summary says Social Democratic Party; the wording is unresolved).
- Verdict.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Shkreli denies the allegations; said he never gave any money to the electricity operator (Balkanweb/Shqiptarja summary).
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
SPAK sends Vau i Dejes mayor Kristjan Shkreli to trial
Active electoral corruption, 2025 elections (date from search summary).
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- Oct 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- unknown