Xibraka file: complaint naming Olsi Rama; SPAK conclusion disputed
Status: Disputed. SPAK conclusion reported by Rama; complainant disputes completion. No court outcome found.
Summary
Democratic Party MP Gazment Bardhi filed a complaint in the Xibraka drug-laboratory file linking Olsi Rama, the Prime Minister's brother, to the matter. According to Edi Rama's account reported by BalkanWeb on 12 Jan 2025, SPAK concluded Olsi Rama was not involved and has no connection to the unidentified person in the file. Olsi Rama filed two complaints at SPAK against Bardhi for false reporting. Bardhi said the investigation was not completed and that no court decision exists on Olsi Rama; he was later summoned to SPAK as a person with knowledge.
No SPAK document stating the conclusion was retrieved. The sources do not show a final court outcome on the counter-complaints.
Key facts
- Criminal proceeding no. 88 of 2024 is named in reporting on the Xibraka file (search summary).
- Olsi Rama filed two false-report complaints against Bardhi at SPAK (search summary of Shqiptarja and A2 reporting).
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 Rama's account of SPAK's conclusion was published on 12 Jan 2025 (BalkanWeb).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationThat Olsi Rama was linked to the Xibraka matter (Bardhi, PD).
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.
- AllegationGazment Bardhi (PD): complaint that led to the Xibraka probe; he said the investigation of Olsi Rama was suspended before completion (reported by A2 News, search summary).
Open questions (3)
- Text of the SPAK decision on Olsi Rama, if any (not retrieved).
- Outcome of Olsi Rama's two complaints against Bardhi (not found).
- Whether the probe was suspended or closed, and on what date (sources disagree).
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Edi Rama (as reported by BalkanWeb, 12 Jan 2025): Olsi Rama has no connection to the person in the file; Bardhi made a false report; Rama announced a lawsuit against Bardhi.
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
Edi Rama states SPAK found Olsi Rama not involved in Xibraka file; announces lawsuit against Bardhi
Per BalkanWeb, Rama stated that SPAK concluded Olsi Rama is not involved in the Xibraka file and called Bardhi's complaint false. Bardhi disputes that the investigation was completed. No SPAK document retrieved.
Connections
Named in Xibraka file; SPAK conclusion disputed
Evidence: Rama reports SPAK found no involvement (12 Jan 2025); Bardhi says the investigation was not completed.
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
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 12 Jan 2025