Vau i Deja: mayor Kristian Shkreli, alleged active electoral corruption
Status: At GJKKO (reported hearings). No verdict in sources reviewed.
Summary
SPAK charged Kristian Shkreli, mayor of Vau i Deja, with active electoral corruption (Art. 328 Criminal Code) over the 11 May 2025 election. SPAK's allegation, as reported by Shqiptarja and Balkanweb, is that he promised good materials to voters in the village of Stajke in exchange for support for the PSD, and that his phone was seized.
SPAK sent the case to the Special Court (GJKKO) on 23 October 2025, per Shqiptarja. SPAK asked for 27 witnesses; the defence listed 11. Reported hearings have included electricity-distribution staff. The defence says the Stajke grid work was a service matter. SPAK says it is one strand of a wider probe with other suspects.
Prime Minister Edi Rama publicly warned Shkreli a week before the vote, according to reporting in the search results. No verdict is reported.
Key facts
- SPAK sent the case to GJKKO, reported 23 October 2025 (Shqiptarja).
- SPAK asked for 27 witnesses; defence submitted a list of 11 (search-result reporting).
- Stajke grid work by OSHEE (power distributor) is the focus of the defence's explanation.
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.
- Case referred to trial by SPAK (prosecutorial step; not a finding).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationActive electoral corruption (Art. 328 Criminal Code).
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.
- AllegationSPAK: Shkreli promised 'good materials' to voters in Stajke in exchange for voting for the PSD.
Open questions (3)
- Trial outcome.
- Identity of the other persons SPAK says are under suspicion.
- The 23 Oct 2025 referral date should be confirmed in the SPAK press release.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Kristian Shkreli: denied in court that he promised benefits or offered goods for votes; said he was ready to cooperate with any state institution (Balkanweb and Shqiptarja reporting, search-result summary).
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
SPAK sends the Vau i Deja mayor case to the Special Court
Kristian Shkreli charged with active electoral corruption (Art. 328); the defence denies the charge.
Connections
- Investigation←Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)Source label: Officially reported
SPAK prosecution
Evidence: SPAK sent the Shkreli case to the Special Court (reported 23 Oct 2025).
Defendant
Evidence: Charged with active electoral corruption; case at GJKKO.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 2025
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 2025