Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)
Ownership as documented
Not applicable
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Name
- Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)From the research record · cites:
- Albania: Arben Ahmetaj, deputy PM involved in incinerators concession scandal (opens in a new tab)Transparency International CEPI · Aug 2023 · ngo · EN
- Fier incinerator: Special Court to issue sentence on ex-minister (opens in a new tab)ABC News Albania · 25 Sep 2023 · journalism · EN
- Special prosecution issues 12 arrest warrants over incinerator contracts (opens in a new tab)Exit News · journalism · EN
- Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)From the research record · cites:
- KLSH kallezon ne SPAK ishkryetarin e bashkise Finiq (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 27 Jun 2020 · journalism · SQ
- SPAK (Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime)From the research record · cites:
- U kallëzua për shpërdorim detyre me mikrokredite, GJKKO kthen në SPAK dosjen ndaj guvernatorit Gent Sejko (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 10 Jul 2024 · journalism · SQ
- Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)From the research record · cites:
- Rule of law concerns: Albania obstacle to EU accession (opens in a new tab)OSW (Centre for Eastern Studies) · 30 Apr 2026 · journalism · EN
- SPAK (Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime)From the research record · cites:
- Shqiptarja, 23 Jul 2025: SPAK closes investigation and sends case to trial (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 23 Jul 2025 · journalism · SQ
- Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)From the research record · cites:
- Type
- prosecutionFrom the research record · cites:
- Albania: Arben Ahmetaj, deputy PM involved in incinerators concession scandal (opens in a new tab)Transparency International CEPI · Aug 2023 · ngo · EN
- Fier incinerator: Special Court to issue sentence on ex-minister (opens in a new tab)ABC News Albania · 25 Sep 2023 · journalism · EN
- Special prosecution issues 12 arrest warrants over incinerator contracts (opens in a new tab)Exit News · journalism · EN
- Investigating bodyFrom the research record · cites:
- prosecutionFrom the research record · cites:
- Ownership
- Not applicableFrom the research record · cites:
- Albania: Arben Ahmetaj, deputy PM involved in incinerators concession scandal (opens in a new tab)Transparency International CEPI · Aug 2023 · ngo · EN
- Fier incinerator: Special Court to issue sentence on ex-minister (opens in a new tab)ABC News Albania · 25 Sep 2023 · journalism · EN
- Special prosecution issues 12 arrest warrants over incinerator contracts (opens in a new tab)Exit News · journalism · EN
- not applicable (public institution)From the research record · cites:
- KLSH kallezon ne SPAK ishkryetarin e bashkise Finiq (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 27 Jun 2020 · journalism · SQ
- not publicly documentedFrom the research record · cites:
- Shteg: Balluku is suspended from duty, SPAK warns of further investigations (opens in a new tab)Shteg · 21 Nov 2025 · journalism · EN
- EU Rule of Law report 2026, Albania chapter (SWD(2026) 928) (opens in a new tab)European Commission (via cdep.ro) · 17 Jul 2026 · official · EN
- Not applicable (state prosecution).From the research record · cites:
- U kallëzua për shpërdorim detyre me mikrokredite, GJKKO kthen në SPAK dosjen ndaj guvernatorit Gent Sejko (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 10 Jul 2024 · journalism · SQ
- State institutionFrom the research record · cites:
- Rule of law concerns: Albania obstacle to EU accession (opens in a new tab)OSW (Centre for Eastern Studies) · 30 Apr 2026 · journalism · EN
- not publicly documented (public institution)From the research record · cites:
- Albania's Supreme Court orders prosecutors to reopen probe of 2011 killings (opens in a new tab)Fox News · 12 Mar 2024 · journalism · EN
- not applicable (public body)From the research record · cites:
- SPAK mbyll hetimet per abuzim me tenderat te Universiteti Bujqesor (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 28 Jun 2025 · journalism · SQ
- Public institution (not applicable).From the research record · cites:
- SPAK press releases page (opens in a new tab)SPAK · Oct 2026 · official · SQ
- Not applicableFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Albania: Arben Ahmetaj, deputy PM involved in incinerators concession scandal (opens in a new tab)Transparency International CEPI · Aug 2023 · ngo · EN
- Fier incinerator: Special Court to issue sentence on ex-minister (opens in a new tab)ABC News Albania · 25 Sep 2023 · journalism · EN
- Special prosecution issues 12 arrest warrants over incinerator contracts (opens in a new tab)Exit News · journalism · EN
- UNDER_INVESTIGATIONFrom the research record · cites:
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Description
Prosecutor for the incinerator cases; requested the arrests, seizures and the Ahmetaj immunity vote. Requested 10 years for Koka in the Fier case (ABC News, 2023).
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Description
- Prosecutor for the incinerator cases; requested the arrests, seizures and the Ahmetaj immunity vote. Requested 10 years for Koka in the Fier case (ABC News, 2023).From the research record
- Receives KLSH and ILDKPKI complaints in corruption cases (e.g. Finiq 2020 KLSH complaint, Ministry of Interior 2021 charges). Outcome of listed referrals not found in sources read.From the research record
- Albanian special prosecution office for corruption and organised crime. Led the Llogara Tunnel and Tirana Outer Ring Road investigations against Balluku and others.From the research record
- Prosecutor for the Balluku case (2025-2026). Preliminary investigation involving Governor Sejko (microcredit case), ordered by GJKKO in July 2024.From the research record
- Albania's special anti-corruption prosecution. Led the Partizani, CEZ-DIA, SASPAC, Gerdec reopening, January 21 reopening and Zvernec investigations cited in this file. Rama has publicly criticised and defended SPAK at different points (see claims).From the research record
- Took over the microcredit group case and the files against the governor. Closed the group investigation and sent the case to trial in July 2025 (as reported). Also described in(same id).From the research record
- Received PD complaints (Dec 2024 and Oct 2026, the latter reported) and the Hita complaint (Jul 2026, reported); was ordered by the Supreme Court in March 2024 to reopen the Aleks Nika/21 January case.From the research record
- Albanian special anti-corruption prosecution. Reported to have searched the home of Ron Yeffet and seized the phone of a former KAYO legal director in the KAYO case.From the research record
- Prosecutes corruption cases including university tender cases, the Sami Frasheri school probe and the Elbasan university bribery case (referred to SPAK in 2024).From the research record
- Albanian prosecution body that investigated and referred the Veliaj case to trial and conducted the 'Veliaj 2' searches (as reported).From the research record
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
Llogara Tunnel project value (reported)
€190,000,000
contractSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Project value as reported by Tirana Times (Nov 2025) and EWB (Feb 2026). Not a verified contract value. Search summary figures of 139.33 million euros were not confirmed and are not used.
Date: 2021 · Payer: Albanian state (reported) · Payee: Intekar Yapi and ASL Insaat consortium (reported as winner)
- Tirana Times: Balluku charges test PM Rama's power (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · 11 Nov 2025 · journalism · EN
Winning consortium offer (2021, as stated by PD)
17,000,000,000 lek
tenderSource label: DisputedStated definition: 'Over 17 billion lek' per Shqiptarja, quoting the PD statement. The ministry spending ceiling was 18.9 billion lek. The Albanian JV bid was 15.8 billion lek without VAT (Shqiptarja). Figures are party/press claims.
Date: 12 Oct 2021 · Payer: Ministry (reported) · Payee: Intekar Yapi and ASL Insaat consortium
- Konsorciumi turk fituese e tenderit (Shqiptarja) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 12 Oct 2021 · journalism · SQ
Dhërmi villa (separate allegation)
€145,000
otherSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Valuation of a Dhërmi villa reported in a separate allegation by Tirana Times (7 Aug 2026). Not confirmed as an asset of Balluku.
Date: 7 Aug 2026 · Payer: not found · Payee: not found
- Tirana Times: new procurement accusations against Balluku (7 Aug 2026) (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · 7 Aug 2026 · journalism · EN
Sterilisation concession (10-year)
€100,000,000
concessionSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Value as reported by Citizens.al and Shqiptarja (2023); not checked against the contract.
Date: 17 Aug 2023 · Payer: Public hospitals / Ministry of Health (as reported) · Payee: SaniService consortium
- SPAK issues 8 arrest warrants for the sterilization concession (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 17 Aug 2023 · journalism · EN
Llogara tunnel contract, Intekar Yapi / ASL consortium (Tunnelbuilder figure)
€139,330,000
17,040,000,000 lek
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Contract value as listed by Tunnelbuilder. INCOMPLETE/CONFLICTING: other figures in this file (155.08m excl. VAT tender notice; 170m Shqiptarja allegation; 168m Hill; 178m USD World Highways; 158.4m USD / 138.4m EUR in a Turkish summary).
Date: Oct 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania (Ministry of Infrastructure / ARRSH; contracting authority per sources) · Payee: Intekar Yapi / ASL Insaat joint venture
- Tunnelbuilder: Llogara tunnel (Albania) (opens in a new tab)Tunnelbuilder · undated · journalism · EN
Llogara tunnel tender notice (earlier listing)
€155,080,000
18,970,000,000 lek
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Tender notice value excluding VAT, duration 37 months, per Tunnelbuilder listing summary. INCOMPLETE: not compared to the signed contract value.
Date: Jun 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania · Payee: tender (open to bidders)
- Tunnelbuilder: Llogara tunnel (Albania) (opens in a new tab)Tunnelbuilder · undated · journalism · EN
Llogara winning bid, opposition allegation (about 170 million euro)
€170,000,000
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Allegation from Democratic Party and reported by Shqiptarja (title: winners took the tender at 170 mln euro breaking criteria). Not verified; conflicts with 139.33m. The rival bid (including Concord Engineering) was said to be about 12 million dollars lower. INCOMPLETE.
Date: Oct 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania · Payee: Intekar Yapi / ASL Insaat joint venture
- Dosja e tunelit te Llogarase: si fituan turqit tenderin 170 mln euro duke shkelur kriteret (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · undated · journalism · SQ
- Konsorciumi turk fituese e tenderit per tunelin e Llogarase (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · undated · journalism · SQ
Llogara tunnel contract value per World Highways
No amount recorded
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: World Highways gives US$178 million (currency USD; conversion not made here). INCOMPLETE: no EUR conversion or date in the summary read.
Date: Oct 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania · Payee: Intekar Yapi / ASL Insaat joint venture
- New Albanian road tunnel project (World Highways) (opens in a new tab)World Highways · undated · journalism · EN
Ring Road Lot 4 tender (Euroteorema / PE-VLA-KU / Nova Construction JV)
€20,000,000
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Rounded figure from Balkanweb headline ('20 mln euro'); Shqiptarja summary says about 20 million. INCOMPLETE: exact contract sum not read.
Date: Sep 2021 · Payer: Government of Albania / Tirana Ring Road authority (per SPAK file) · Payee: Joint venture: Euroteorema Peqin, PE-VLA-KU, Nova Construction 2012
- SPAK: akuze te reja per Ballukun, tenderi i Unazes se Madhe (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · undated · contract · SQ
Fier incinerator cost to state per year (headline figure)
€7,500,000
Incomplete figurepaymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Headline figure (ACQJ): non-functional Fier incinerator 'swallows' 7.5 million euro every year. Article body not opened. INCOMPLETE and unverified as to method; other reporting in searches gives about 22 million euro paid 2016-2020 (search summary, no URL read).
Date: undated · Payer: Government of Albania (Ministry of Environment / state budget) · Payee: Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier sh.p.k
5D Konstruksion municipal tenders, period as reported (no value found)
No amount recorded
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: No contract values found in the sources read. Period conflicts: 2016-2020 (Shqiptarja summary) vs 11 procurement procedures 2016-2022 (Balkanweb summary). INCOMPLETE.
Date: 2016/2022 · Payer: Tirana Municipality · Payee: 5D Konstruksion sh.p.k
- Mariglen Qato dhe Redi Molla moren tendera me kompanine 5D (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · undated · journalism · SQ
- Dosja 5D: SPAK mbyll hetimet dhe dergon per gjykim ishdrejtoret e Bashkise Tirane (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · undated · journalism · SQ
Planned Sazan investment (Atlantic Incubation Partners project)
€1,400,000,000
Incomplete figureotherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Planned investment as reported at the strategic investor decision; not a contract value; no signed agreement per PM. Incomplete: no breakdown.
Date: 30 Dec 2024 · Payer: Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC (investor) · Payee: Sazan project (no agreement concluded per PM)
- From visitor to strategic investor: how Jared Kushner secured Sazan (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 16 Jan 2025 · journalism · EN
Sterilization concession contract value (10 years)
€71,000,000
9,700,000,000 lek
Incomplete figureconcessionSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Exit.al: 9.7bn lek (about EUR 71m) without VAT. A2 News and others cite nearly EUR 100m. Unreconciled; incomplete (VAT basis and total over 10 years unclear).
Date: May 2015 · Payer: Ministry of Health (contracting authority) · Payee: Investital-led consortium (SaniService per A2 News)
- The Three Healthcare Concessions of Minister Beqaj - Exit Explains (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · journalism · EN
- For the Sterilization of 100 million euros, Ilir Beqaj is separated from his comrades, trial begins at the GJKKO (opens in a new tab)A2 News · May 2025 · journalism · EN
Lab-services PPP for public hospitals (approx. EUR 100m)
€100,000,000
Incomplete figureconcessionSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Approximate figure from Tirana Times headline. Article date uncertain (search summary suggests around 2017). Not linked to a documented case; incomplete.
Date: not found · Payer: Government (public hospitals) · Payee: Albanian-led consortium
- Albanian-led consortium gets EUR 100 mln PPP to offer lab services to public hospitals (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · journalism · EN
Sulova bid, Kardhiq-Delvina Lot 7 (2019)
€18,900,000
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Bid value from a search summary; not verified against tender documents. Winning contract value not established. Incomplete.
Date: Jun 2019 · Payer: Albanian Road Authority · Payee: Sulova (bidder; not awarded per summary)
- Road Authority: Company Lied about Progress on Rruga e Arbrit (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · journalism · EN
Police uniform tender value
€25,000,000
2,800,000,000 lek
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Two sources, not reconciled: Exit states EUR 25 million; the Shqiptarja/Report TV file states 2.8 billion lek. A search snippet cites about EUR 23 million. Incomplete: no contract or final value checked.
Date: 2020 · Payer: Ministry of Interior / procurement · Payee: Winning bidder (not named in sources reviewed)
- 9 Albanian Officials Arrested for Public Procurement-Related Abuses (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · 10 Jul 2021 · journalism · EN
- Prangosja e 9 zyrtarëve për tenderin disa miliardësh të uniformave (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 12 Jul 2021 · journalism · SQ
Allocations in the tender file: uniforms, shoes, electronic distribution system
2,790,000,000 lek
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Researcher's sum of 2.2 bn lek (uniforms) + 552 m lek (shoes) + 35 m lek (electronic system, never built), as reported. Approximate; incomplete.
Date: 2020 · Payer: Ministry of Interior · Payee: Not stated
- Prangosja e 9 zyrtarëve për tenderin disa miliardësh të uniformave (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 12 Jul 2021 · journalism · SQ
Alleged state damage through fraudulent VAT claims (Bankers Petroleum Albania)
No amount recorded
Incomplete figurelossSource label: Under investigationStated definition: 'Several million euros' (prosecutors' preliminary findings, as reported); 'over 11 million euros' (another outlet). Incomplete; not confirmed by a court.
Date: Jul 2025 · Payer: State budget (alleged loss) · Payee: Bankers Petroleum Albania (alleged)
- bankers petroleum nën hetim dyshohet se për 20 vite shmangu taksat (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 4 Jul 2025 · journalism · SQ
Bribe to avoid arrest after a traffic accident
€2,000
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 2,000 euros as stated in the headline; whether this was the total or one instalment is not confirmed from the text retrieved.
Date: unknown · Payer: Businessman (per reporting) · Payee: Former traffic police chief and two colleagues (alleged)
- Morën 2 mijë euro për të mos arrestuar një grua që bëri aksident (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · journalism · SQ
Cash and items seized from Kalosh Peposhi (Kukes, May 2025)
€525
205,500 lek
seizureSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Seized cash per the SPAK notice; an iPhone and a Mercedes-Benz were also seized (values not stated). Not a verified payment to voters.
Date: 10 May 2025 · Payer: Kalosh Peposhi (alleged) · Payee: State (seizure)
- Akuzohen per korrupsion zgjedhor, SPAK: njoftim zyrtar (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 13 May 2025 · journalism · SQ
Alleged offer for a family's votes, Lushnje (as reported)
€500
50,000 lek
paymentSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Amount alleged in a complaint, as reported (50,000 new lek / 500 euro). Not verified. Attribution conflicts: Marin Leka named in one report; a PD representative in another.
Date: May 2025 · Payer: alleged (conflicting attribution) · Payee: citizen (complainant)
- Lushnje i premtoi se do ti jepte para ne kembim te votes, arrestohet 38vjecari (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · May 2025 · journalism · SQ
CEZ-DIA contract: monthly payment and success bonus per contract annex (as reported)
€512,000
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Per monthly fee, not a total. Figure comes from a search summary of Albanian coverage that cites the contract annex published by BIRN; the BIRN original was not opened. Incomplete: total paid and success-bonus amount not found.
Date: unknown · Payer: CEZ · Payee: DIA (Kastriot Ismailaj)
- Dosja po diskutohet: kontrata CEZ-DIA, Ilir Meta, 115 telefonata me Kastriot Ismailajn per 5 muaj (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · journalism · SQ
Alleged EUR 6.5m transfer from CEZ to Ismailaj / DIA
€6,500,000
Incomplete figurepaymentSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Appears only in a search summary; attribution to a specific source not confirmed. Incomplete: not confirmed by an opened primary document. Treat as unverified.
Date: unknown · Payer: CEZ · Payee: DIA / Kastriot Ismailaj
- Dosja po diskutohet: kontrata CEZ-DIA (headline-level source; figure not confirmed on the page) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · journalism · SQ
Reported damage to state budget in CEZ-DIA case (over EUR 414m)
€414,000,000
Incomplete figurelossSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Figure cited in a search summary as 'reports cite damage over 414 million euros'. Attribution not confirmed; figure is a press estimate, not a court finding. Incomplete.
Date: unknown · Payer: CEZ / state · Payee: Not stated
- The CEZ-DIA scandal that ruined Ilir Meta over a decade (Gazeta Tema; figure not confirmed on the page) (opens in a new tab)Gazeta Tema · unknown · journalism · EN
Payment of EUR 170,000 from DIA to deputy Agron Cela (reported in SPAK file)
€170,000
paymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: From Shqiptarja headline only; the page text was not opened. Payer and payee as in headline.
Date: unknown · Payer: DIA · Payee: Agron Cela
- Zbardhet dosja e Ilir Metes: deputeti Agron Cela perfitoi 170 mije euro nga kompania DIA (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · journalism · SQ
Declared losses and sales in tax probe (conflicting figures)
11,700,000,000 lek
Incomplete figureotherSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: One report (Citizens.al, July 2025) gives declared annual losses of ALL 11.7 bn against sales and exports 2004-2024 of ALL 532 bn. Another outlet gives ALL 117 bn. Figures conflict; allegations only. Incomplete.
Date: Jul 2025 · Payer: Bankers Petroleum Albania · Payee: Not applicable (tax base)
- Bankers Petroleum nen hetim: dyshohet se per 20 vite shmangu taksat (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 4 Jul 2025 · journalism · SQ
- Albania issues arrest warrants in tax, money laundering probe targeting Bankers Petroleum (opens in a new tab)Intellinews · Jul 2025 · journalism · EN
KESH solar tender at Zadeja dam: alleged excess cost
€5,000,000
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Allegation by MP Gazment Bardhi (headline figure: EUR 5m damage). Per the same allegation, the contract was about EUR 8.13m (97% of limit fund) vs about EUR 3m for a comparable privately built project. Incomplete; unverified.
Date: unknown · Payer: KESH · Payee: Contractor (not named in reviewed text)
- Denoncimi i Gazment Bardhit: SPAK te hetoje dyshen Balluku-Verdho; dem shtetit 5 milion euro me tenderin e diges se Zadeja (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · political-statement · SQ
Tender value cited for Balluku / KESH tender abuse allegations
€180,000,000
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Headline figure ('tenders worth 180 mln euro'); Bardhi's complaint says abuse of at least EUR 180m per year. Not a SPAK finding. Incomplete: no breakdown seen.
Date: Dec 2024 · Payer: Public contracting authorities (per allegation) · Payee: Private firms (per allegation)
- Akuzoi Ballukun dhe KESH-in per abuzime me tenderat ne vlere 180 mln euro (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · unknown · journalism · SQ
Laboratory PPP concession, Sarande and Lushnje, 10 years
€104,000,000
concessionSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Contract value as reported by Exit.al and Balkanweb (Jan 2022 / Jan 2023); Balkanweb also gives 'over 13 billion lekë'. Not checked against the contract.
Date: 27 Jan 2022 · Payer: Ministry of Health (Albania) · Payee: Consortium incl. Labopharma, Exalab France, AB Laboratory Solution BV
- Ministry of Health Officials Charged Over Concession Corruption (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · 27 Jan 2022 · journalism · EN
- KLSH findings on COVID-19 tenders (respirators, lab PPP) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 6 Jan 2023 · journalism · SQ
Direct purchase of 54 ventilators (claimed); 5 delivered
€1,100,000
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Party-quoted figure (Koduzi, citing Together for Life). Incomplete: no contract document seen.
Date: 2020 · Payer: Ministry of Health (Albania) · Payee: not stated
- Together for Life report / PD reaction on secret COVID tenders (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 12 Feb 2022 · political-statement · SQ
COVID-19 procurement procedures (198), total value
€35,000,000
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: 'over 35 million euro' per PD quote of a Together for Life report. Incomplete; not verified.
Date: 12 Feb 2022 · Payer: health institutions · Payee: multiple
- Together for Life report / PD reaction on secret COVID tenders (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 12 Feb 2022 · political-statement · SQ
Test-kit unit price, claimed secret purchase
€68
8,500 lek
contractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Unit price claimed by PD (8500 ALL = EUR 68 per Exit.al); market price claimed 2100 ALL (EUR 17). Per unit, not contract total.
Date: 21 Mar 2020 · Payer: Ministry of Health (Albania) · Payee: O.E.S. Distrimed (per Exit.al, party claim)
- Albanian Government Bought Coronavirus Tests at Four Times the Market Price (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · 22 Apr 2020 · journalism · EN
Two Elbasan hospital tenders (rigging charged)
€16,000
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Combined value as reported by Exit.al. Incomplete per-tender split.
Date: 27 Oct 2021 · Payer: Elbasan Public Hospital · Payee: winning company (not named in reviewed text)
- Albanian Prosecution Demands Prison for Hospital Employees Charged with Rigging Tenders (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · 27 Oct 2021 · journalism · EN
Bribe for Dricons tender (prosecution)
330,000 lek
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 330,000 lekë per Top Channel and Shqiptarja. Top Channel also states '3 million old ALL' in another paragraph. Conflict unresolved.
Date: 5 Jun 2023 · Payer: Dricons (via Vladimir Topi) · Payee: Joana Duro (via Laura Shteto)
- SPAK Prosecutor's Office reports on corruption and bribes investigation in the Ministry of Health (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 17 Jul 2023 · journalism · EN
- Korrupsioni per tenderin ne ministrine e shendetesise: Apeli i GJKKO le ne burg sekretaren Joana Duro dhe specialisten Laureta Shyto (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · journalism · SQ
Dricons winning offer, Lot 1 supervision tender
672,457.6 lek
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Winning offer per Shqiptarja summary; limit 805,872 lekë. Top Channel gives a different tender value ('6 million old ALL'). Incomplete.
Date: not found · Payer: Ministry of Health (Albania) · Payee: Dricons
- Korrupsioni per tenderin ne ministrine e shendetesise: Apeli i GJKKO le ne burg sekretaren Joana Duro dhe specialisten Laureta Shyto (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · journalism · SQ
- SPAK Prosecutor's Office reports on corruption and bribes investigation in the Ministry of Health (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 17 Jul 2023 · journalism · EN
Alleged EUR transfer from CEZ to DIA (per SPAK file summary)
€6,500,000
contractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Appears only in a search summary; primary indictment text not retrieved. Treat as UNVERIFIED.
Date: Oct 2024 · Payer: CEZ (as alleged) · Payee: DIA (Kastriot Ismailaj)
- Ilir Meta Case (Transparency International CEPI) (opens in a new tab)Transparency International (CEPI) · 2024 · ngo · EN
Funds frozen by SPAK linked to the Zvernec land seller
No amount recorded
seizureSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Reported as nearly 200 million euros in accounts linked to the company (one outlet). Not confirmed by SPAK in retrieved text.
Date: Jun 2026 · Payer: Sazan Real Estate Development / investors (as reported) · Payee: Land seller (blocked)
- Rama defends Zvernec investment project amid reports of asset freeze (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Disputed Albanian land purchase reported at over USD 120 million
No amount recorded
tenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: USD 120m from US House Judiciary Committee press release (political statement; not independently verified).
Date: 2026 · Payer: unknown · Payee: unknown
- Ranking Member Raskin slams Jared Kushner's failure to respond to Congress (opens in a new tab)US House Judiciary Committee (Democrats) · 2026 · political-statement · EN
Tirana concession investment (privately financed per Top Channel/Exit)
€128,200,000
Incomplete figureconcessionSource label: Under investigationStated definition: incomplete. Definition: investment figure for construction of landfill, incinerator and rehabilitation of existing sites over the 30-year concession (Top Channel: 128.2 million). Exit gives 128 million. Not the state effect and not the total over 30 years.
Date: 31 Aug 2017 · Payer: Integrated Energy B.V. SPV (private investor) · Payee: Ministry of Environment (concession grantor)
- Dutch company takes eco-friendly management of Tirana's urban waste (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · journalism · EN
- Special prosecution issues 12 arrest warrants over incinerator contracts (opens in a new tab)Exit News · journalism · EN
Fier BOT concession value (including VAT, per Wikipedia summary)
€35,000,000
Incomplete figureconcessionSource label: Under investigationStated definition: incomplete. Definition: BOT concession value to the Ministry as stated in the Wikipedia summary (about 35 million euro including VAT). The research brief's 28 million euro figure was not verified in any source opened.
Date: Oct 2016 · Payer: Ministry of Environment · Payee: Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier
- Albanian incinerators scandal (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · wiki · EN
Fier construction contract with Energy Recuperator (per Wikipedia summary)
€15,000,000
contractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Definition: construction contract value between Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier and Energy Recuperator Spa, signed 10 Nov (year not stated in summary).
Date: not found · Payer: Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier · Payee: Energy Recuperator Spa
- Albanian incinerators scandal (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · wiki · EN
Government payments for Elbasan and Fier incinerators (per TI CEPI summary of Wikipedia/BIRN)
€70,200,000
Incomplete figurepaymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: incomplete. Definition: amount the government paid for the Elbasan and Fier incinerators including VAT at 106 lek/euro, as summarised on the TI CEPI page. Not a Tirana figure. Both cases combined.
Date: Aug 2023 · Payer: Government of Albania · Payee: Concession companies
- Albania: Arben Ahmetaj, deputy PM involved in incinerators concession scandal (opens in a new tab)Transparency International CEPI · Aug 2023 · ngo · EN
Minister's claim: 45 million euro paid for Tirana incinerator by July 2022
€45,000,000
Incomplete figurepaymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: incomplete. Definition: payments to date as stated by an official in July 2022 (Faktoje fact-check, search summary). Faktoje's rating of the claim and the official's title are not confirmed from an opened page (page fetch failed, DNS error). Other reports in the same summary cite 35 million (May 2022) and 3.3 million for first six months of 2022.
Date: 27 Jul 2022 · Payer: Government of Albania · Payee: Integrated Energy B.V. SPV
- Faktoje fact-check on Tirana incinerator payments (45 million euro claim) (opens in a new tab)Faktoje · Jul 2022 · journalism · EN
Treasury payments to Integrated Energy BV SPV (OpenSpending, per Faktoje summary)
5,100,000,000 lek
Incomplete figurepaymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: incomplete. Definition: total Treasury payments from contract start to the date of the Faktoje article, in ALL (about 5.1 billion). Faktoje converted this to roughly 43.7 million euro at the then rate (search summary). Not opened; date of snapshot unknown.
Date: not found · Payer: Treasury of Albania (Government) · Payee: Integrated Energy B.V. SPV
- Faktoje fact-check on Tirana incinerator payments (45 million euro claim) (opens in a new tab)Faktoje · Jul 2022 · journalism · EN
Seized bank accounts of Arben Ahmetaj
€124,300
seizureSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Definition: two bank accounts totalling 124,300 euro seized by SPAK in July 2023 (TI CEPI). Not directly linked to the Tirana concession in the source; the case field is an assumption and should be reviewed.
Date: 18 Jul 2023 · Payer: Arben Ahmetaj · Payee: State (seizure)
- Albania: Arben Ahmetaj, deputy PM involved in incinerators concession scandal (opens in a new tab)Transparency International CEPI · Aug 2023 · ngo · EN
Property seized (611 m2, registered to F.M.O. sh.p.k.)
€1,000,000
seizureSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Definition: value of property seized by SPAK as stated by Tirana Times (1 million euro). Owner entity F.M.O. sh.p.k. is named as registered owner; link to Zoto or Mertiri not stated.
Date: 8 Aug 2023 · Payer: F.M.O. sh.p.k. (registered owner) · Payee: State (seizure)
- Linking ownership of shell companies to fugitives: SPAK seizes Tirana's waste incinerator (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · 8 Aug 2023 · journalism · EN
Bërryli-Currila promenade tender overpayment (SPAK notice)
18,318,400.2 lek
lossSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: SPAK notice figure as reported by Shqiptarja (fetched); the article also says 'more than 18,000,000 lek'. Tender limit fund 21,000,000 lek. Allegation in a referral, not a court finding.
Date: Dec 2015 · Payer: Municipality of Durrës / State budget · Payee: Tender winner (not named in the fetched text)
- SPAK mbyll hetimet dhe dërgon për gjykim Vangjush Dakon dhe 10 të tjerë (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 7 Dec 2023 · journalism · SQ
Land seized from Artan Gaçi (Himarë)
No amount recorded
Incomplete figureseizureSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Incomplete: area only (5,512 m2). No value reported in the article fetched.
Date: 25 Oct 2023 · Payer: not found · Payee: State (seizure)
- SPAK Seizes Property of Ex-Minister's Husband (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · 25 Oct 2023 · journalism · EN
Himarë coastal land in the Goro/Gaçi file (area conflicting)
No amount recorded
Incomplete figureotherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Incomplete and conflicting: 4,200 m2 (Shqiptarja headline), 10,592 m2 (search summary), 5,080 m2 (ABC News summary), 10,000 m2 (Telegrafi headline). No value reported.
Date: Mar 2024 · Payer: not found · Payee: not found
- Rendohet pozita e Jorgo Goros: i dha 4200 metër katrorë tokë kryetarit të Himarës (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · unknown · journalism · SQ
- SPAK mbyll hetimet për Jorgo Goron (opens in a new tab)Telegrafi · unknown · journalism · SQ
Shëngjin public land (30 ha) and apartments seized, reported value
€40,000,000
Incomplete figureseizureSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Reported value of 30 hectares (300,000 m2) per prosecutors' statement as relayed by Fox News. Valuation method not stated. Incomplete: apartments not valued separately.
Date: Oct 2018 · Payer: not found · Payee: State (seizure)
- Albania prosecutors confiscate illegally sold public land (opens in a new tab)Fox News (AP) · unknown · journalism · EN
- €40 mln of assets belonging to arrested former MP were seized by court (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · unknown · journalism · EN
Ndoka-family group: 75 properties seized
€55,000,000
seizureSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Headline figure only (Shqiptarja). May overlap with the 40m seizure above. Not verified.
Date: unknown · Payer: not found · Payee: State (seizure)
- Goditja më e madhe e SPAK: zbulohen 75 pasuritë me vlerë 55 mln euro (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · unknown · journalism · SQ
Bank accounts seized in Fier property-fraud probe
€2,600,000
seizureSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Headline figure (Albanian Daily News). Seized assets, not a confirmed loss.
Date: unknown · Payer: not found · Payee: State (seizure)
- Fier Prosecution Seize €2.6 Million in Bank Accounts, Bentley in Property Fraud Investigation (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · unknown · journalism · EN
Fier: 76+ properties (about 1,143 ha) seized
No amount recorded
Incomplete figureseizureSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Incomplete: area only, from search summary; no value reported. Source article not fetched.
Date: unknown · Payer: not found · Payee: State (seizure)
- Two former ASHK directors, a specialist and the property beneficiary apprehended at Fier prosecution's request (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · unknown · journalism · EN
Durrës ASHK: about 53,000 m2 of land seized
No amount recorded
Incomplete figureseizureSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Incomplete: area only (Balkanweb headline). No value reported.
Date: unknown · Payer: not found · Payee: State (seizure)
- Sekuestrohen 53 mijë m2 tokë: falsifikuan dhe tjetërsuan pronat në ASHK (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · unknown · journalism · SQ
Vlorë, Shën Vasil beach: 220 ha seized (reported value about 100m euro)
€100,000,000
Incomplete figureseizureSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: UNVERIFIED: figure from a search summary of Albanian reporting. The originating article and date were not fetched. This may be a different Vlorë file from the Gjika case; treat as incomplete.
Date: unknown · Payer: not found · Payee: State (seizure)
- Albania prosecutors confiscate illegally sold public land (Fox News, search result) (opens in a new tab)Fox News · unknown · journalism · EN
Alleged bribe for construction permits (Dimal)
€3,000
Incomplete figurepaymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Alleged amount per search summary; incomplete (no permit values or number of permits).
Date: unknown · Payer: Private entity (alleged) · Payee: Engineer Arjan Demiri (alleged)
- SPAK concludes investigation on Dimal municipality's officials (opens in a new tab)ABC News Albania · unknown · journalism · EN
Works and investments on Palasë Villa 188/1 paid by Arbër Abazi (SPAK estimate, lower bound)
€288,616
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: SPAK estimate as reported by Balkanweb (fetched). Range given: 288,616 to 410,526 EUR. Allegation: value of the benefit Balluku allegedly received. Not a sale price.
Date: 9 Sep 2026 · Payer: Alko Impex General Construction (Arbër Abazi) · Payee: Villa 188/1, Palasë (benefit to Balluku, per SPAK)
- SPAK notice on new criminal facts (Balkanweb EN, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 9 Sep 2026 · journalism · EN
Contract dated 26.10.2020 for 250,000 EUR, described by SPAK as fictitious
€250,000
contractSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: SPAK describes the contract as a fictitious action used to hide the asset (as reported in the notice). Balkanweb (search summary, not fetched) gives a different date (26 Nov 2020) for a contract of 250,000 EUR; the fetched notice gives 26.10.2020.
Date: 26 Oct 2020 · Payer: Not stated in the fetched text · Payee: Igli Tare (as contracting party, per reporting)
- SPAK notice on new criminal facts (Balkanweb EN, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 9 Sep 2026 · journalism · EN
Payments from Alko Impex to Atelier 4 (SPAK file quotes), lower bound
€288,000
paymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Balkanweb (13 Sep 2026, fetched) reports payments of 288,000 to 410,000 EUR. SPAK allegation. This figure is a different measure from the 288,616 works estimate in fin-palase-villa-abazi-works-estimate; the two are not the same figure.
Date: 13 Sep 2026 · Payer: Alko Impex General Construction · Payee: Atelier 4 (Eftimi brothers)
- Balkanweb: SPAK file, Atelier 4 quotes and payments (fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 13 Sep 2026 · journalism · SQ
Tirana Outer Ring Road Lot 7, limit fund (tender ceiling, excl. VAT)
2,353,597,373.94 lek
tenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Limit fund (procurement ceiling) as quoted in SPAK's notice, not an amount paid. Winning operator named by SPAK: merger of Alko-Impex General Construction and 2T sh.p.k. Not an apartment figure.
Date: 9 Sep 2026 · Payer: Not applicable (tender ceiling set by the contracting authority) · Payee: Alko-Impex General Construction / 2T sh.p.k. (winning operator, per SPAK)
- SPAK notice on new criminal facts (Balkanweb EN, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 9 Sep 2026 · journalism · EN
Palasë villa value (reported as 'over 400 thousand EUR') and additional luxury works ('more than 250 thousand EUR')
€400,000
otherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Balkanweb (10 Sep 2026, fetched) quotes 'over 400 thousand' for the villa's value and 'more than 250 thousand' for additional luxury works, and its headline refers to 650 thousand. The article body does not state a 650 thousand total. Lower bound used.
Date: 10 Sep 2026 · Payer: Arbër Abazi / Alko Impex (per reporting) · Payee: Villa 188/1, Palasë
- 650 thousand villa with a swimming pool and a design like a yacht (Balkanweb EN, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 10 Sep 2026 · journalism · EN
SPAK seizures, all cases, 1 Jan to 15 Jul 2026 (context only; not Balluku-specific)
€440,000,000
seizureSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: About 440 million EUR seized by court order in five proceedings (ACQJ, fetched). Covers over 60 villas, apartments and hotels across all cases. No Balluku-specific apartment count given. Included only to show that 'apartments' appear in SPAK aggregates for other cases.
Date: 30 Jul 2026 · Payer: Not applicable · Payee: Not applicable (state seizure)
- SPAK: 440 million euros in assets seized (ACQJ, fetched) (opens in a new tab)ACQJ · 30 Jul 2026 · journalism · EN
Llogara re-tender fund limit (excluding VAT), per SPAK notice as quoted by Balkanweb
18,967,810,952.08 lek
tenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Figure as written in the Balkanweb article (quoting the SPAK notice); 22 June 2021; excluding VAT. Balkanweb also says the tender was opened on 1 Dec 2021, which conflicts with the June date.
Date: 22 Jun 2021 · Payer: Albanian state (Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy) · Payee: tender
- Dosja e SPAK që fundosi Belinda Ballukun (Balkanweb, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 20 Nov 2025 · journalism · SQ
Lowest bid in the first (cancelled) Llogara tender: Gjoka–Duygu joint venture
€140,000,000
tenderSource label: Under investigationStated definition: 'About 140 million euro' per Exit News and Balkanweb. Tender later cancelled. Not checked against the procurement record.
Date: 1 Mar 2021 · Payer: Albanian state · Payee: Gjoka Konstruksion / Duygu Mühendislik JV (bidder)
- How to Rig a Tender (Exit News, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Exit News · 1 Dec 2025 · journalism · EN
Winning İntekar–ASL bid on the re-tender (approximate)
€190,000,000
tenderSource label: Under investigationStated definition: 'About 190 million euros', described by Exit as the second-lowest bid; Exit says the lowest was about 10 million below. Approximate; not checked against the award notice. The project value (about 190 million euros) is recorded as fin-llogara-project-value.
Date: 7 Sep 2021 · Payer: Albanian state · Payee: İntekar–ASL joint venture
- How to Rig a Tender (Exit News, fetched) (opens in a new tab)Exit News · 1 Dec 2025 · journalism · EN
Sterilisation services PPP concession (10 years), awarded to SaniService
€100,000,000
concessionSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Approximate ('about 100 million euro' per Shqiptarja, 17 Aug 2023); not a verified final value.
Date: 17 Aug 2023 · Payer: State (public PPP) · Payee: SaniService (per article)
- Koncesioni për sterilizimin: arrestohet ish-zv.ministri i Shëndetësisë Klodian Rjepaj (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 17 Aug 2023 · journalism · SQ
Investital LLC registered capital (per SPAK file as reported)
€1,000
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Registered capital reported by BalkanWeb from the SPAK file. Not a contract value.
Date: 17 Jul 2014 · Payer: not applicable · Payee: investital-llc
PD allegation: winning Turkish JV offer about EUR 12m above an earlier Albanian offer
€12,000,000
tenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Opposition (PD) allegation as reported by Shqiptarja. Not verified.
Date: 2021 · Payer: Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (per reporting) · Payee: intekar-yapi
5D tenders won while Molla/Qato allegedly controlled the company (value disputed)
€30,000,000
tenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Approximate, from one news summary (45 tenders worth about EUR 30m). Another report gives 11 tender procedures over 2016-2022 with value not stated. Not verified; use only as a range indicator.
Date: 2016 · Payer: Tirana municipality (per reporting) · Payee: 5d-konstruksion
- Mariglen Qato and Redi Molla took tenders with the company 5D; SPAK sends them to trial (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb · journalism · SQ
KLSH tender damage, Finiq municipality (audit 2017-2019)
77,000,000 lek
lossSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Figure from Shqiptarja headline ('77 mln leke dem shtetit'). KLSH's term: economic damage. The ABC News trial-referral article gives no figure.
Date: 27 Jun 2020 · Payer: Finiq municipality · Payee: not stated
- KLSH kallezon ne SPAK ishkryetarin e bashkise Finiq dhe dy zyrtare (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 27 Jun 2020 · journalism · SQ
Patos: Dukas-Breg retaining-wall tender (emergency contract)
6,700,000 lek
tenderSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: About 6.7 million lekë as reported in a search summary of Shqiptarja; not seen on the page. Contract value, not economic damage.
Date: unknown · Payer: Patos municipality · Payee: not stated
- SPAK heton ish-kryetaren e bashkise Patos, anuloi tenderin e rruges Dukas-Breg (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · unknown · tender · SQ
Total value of nine 2022 procurement procedures (UBT)
€900,000
Incomplete figuretenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: incomplete: as stated in Shqiptarja 2025-06-28. A2 News headline gives 90 million lek; search summary reports under 30 million lek per Rama. Not reconciled.
Date: 2022 · Payer: Agricultural University of Tirana · Payee: not found
- SPAK mbyll hetimet për abuzim me tenderat (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 28 Jun 2025 · journalism · SQ
Reconstruction cost, Sami Frasheri gymnasium
€4,500,000
contractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: approximate, as reported by exit.al citing a municipality-commissioned private assessment; not verified; the original 2018 build cost (about EUR 700,000) is in fin-sami-frasheri-original
Date: 2019-2022 · Payer: Tirana Municipality · Payee: not found
- SPAK says it's investigating Tirana school over abuse of office complaint (opens in a new tab)exit.al · 3 Jun 2022 · journalism · EN
Original build cost, Sami Frasheri gymnasium (2018)
€700,000
contractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: approximate, as reported by exit.al; not verified
Date: 2018 · Payer: Tirana Municipality · Payee: not found
- SPAK says it's investigating Tirana school over abuse of office complaint (opens in a new tab)exit.al · 3 Jun 2022 · journalism · EN
Alleged benefit to Veliaj-Xoxa couple (SPAK suspicion)
€1,000,000
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 'Around 1 million euros' per Citizens.al (23 Jul 2025). SPAK suspicion, not a court finding. Some outlets report about 1.1 million (see next item).
Date: 23 Jul 2025 · Payer: unspecified · Payee: Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa (as alleged)
- Erion Veliaj formally a defendant (23 Jul 2025) (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 23 Jul 2025 · journalism · EN
Alleged illegally obtained amount (SPAK, earlier figure)
€1,100,000
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 'About EUR 1.1 million allegedly obtained illegally' per Citizens.al (10 Feb 2025). SPAK allegation.
Date: 10 Feb 2025 · Payer: unspecified (companies and NGOs linked to Xoxa, as alleged) · Payee: Veliaj-Xoxa couple (as alleged)
- The charges that led to the arrest of Erion Veliaj (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 10 Feb 2025 · journalism · EN
Online spending by Xoxa and family (clothing, jewellery) as alleged
€870,000
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 'About EUR 870,000 spent online' per Citizens.al (10 Feb 2025). SPAK allegation.
Date: 10 Feb 2025 · Payer: Ajola Xoxa and family (as alleged) · Payee: online retailers (not named)
- The charges that led to the arrest of Erion Veliaj (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 10 Feb 2025 · journalism · EN
Berisha claim: incinerator contract cost about EUR 1 billion over 30 years
€1,000,000,000
contractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Claimed by Sali Berisha (opposition leader). Berisha's own calculation per search summary. Not verified. Documented feasibility-study payments reported separately are much smaller (search summary, not fetched; not recorded here).
Date: unknown · Payer: Tirana municipality (as claimed) · Payee: Tirana incinerator operator (as claimed)
- Berisha attacks Veliaj over Tirana incinerator (Shqiptarja) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · political-statement · SQ
Reported Zvernec land sale agreement at about 5.5 million euro (Artur Shehu to Albania Land Development)
€5,500,000
contractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Estimated value per a search summary; source article not opened. Conflicts with 122 million (AFP/OCCRP) and 230 million (Kushner statement, Oct 2026).
Date: 21 Nov 2025 · Payer: Albania Land Development (as reported) · Payee: Artur Shehu (as reported)
- Zvernec Wikipedia-style timeline (summary of news sources) (opens in a new tab)Timeline compiled from news (mirror) · Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
Reported sale of Zvernec land for about 122 million euro (April 2026, AFP sources)
€122,000,000
contractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: AFP-sourced figure via OCCRP/IDN summary; the sale date and buyer are as reported. Disputed (see fin-ald-land-price-5-5m-nov-2025 and fin-zvernec-kushner-230m-claim).
Date: Apr 2026 · Payer: Albania Land Development (as reported) · Payee: Artur Shehu (as reported)
- Albania Freezes Assets in Kushner Resort Probe (opens in a new tab)OCCRP · undated · journalism · EN
Kushner's stated price for the Zvernec land: 230 million euro, 'private transaction under Albanian law'
€230,000,000
otherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Statement reported by Albanian Daily News (2026-10-08), paraphrase. Not reconciled with 5.5m or 122m reports.
Date: 8 Oct 2026 · Payer: not stated · Payee: not stated
- Kushner Responds to Zvërnec Claims, Says Albania Project Could Reach €4 Billion (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · 8 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
Declared total of the Zvernec development: about 4 billion euro (Kushner, as reported); about 5 billion combined with Sazan (Rama, as reported)
€4,000,000,000
otherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Declared figure, not an investment record. Other reports: about 1.4 bn for Sazan; 2.6 bn lek declared for a 2.5-ha Pishe Poro site (Reporter.al). Figures differ across sources.
Date: 8 Oct 2026 · Payer: not applicable · Payee: not applicable
- Kushner Responds to Zvërnec Claims, Says Albania Project Could Reach €4 Billion (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · 8 Oct 2026 · journalism · EN
Reported $195 million transfer from Qatar to Albania Land Development, frozen for about three days (Shqiptarja)
No amount recorded
seizureSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Stated in USD ($195 million) by Shqiptarja; Albanian Daily News says nearly 200 million euro frozen but not officially confirmed; SPAK did not confirm the seizure per summaries. The Shqiptarja and Balkanweb versions say the funds were in accounts of landowners and later released for the company.
Date: Jun 2026 · Payer: Qatar (as reported) · Payee: Albania Land Development (as reported)
- Zhbllokohen 195 milionë dollarë për Zvërnecin, SPAK e bllokoi për 3 ditë (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · undated · journalism · SQ
- Rama Defends Zvërnec Investment Project Amid Reports of Asset Freeze and Ongoing Investigation (opens in a new tab)Albanian Daily News · undated · journalism · EN
Reported freeze of about 110 million euro in a notary's account (OCCRP / IDN)
€110,000,000
seizureSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Reported by OCCRP and IDN per search summary; differs from 195m USD (Shqiptarja) and 128.4m (Balkanweb unrelated text). Not officially confirmed.
Date: Jun 2026 · Payer: not stated · Payee: notary account (as reported)
- Albania Freezes Assets in Kushner Resort Probe (opens in a new tab)OCCRP · undated · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
Microcredit preliminary investigation
Evidence: GJKKO ordered SPAK to investigate a complaint against Sejko on 10 July 2024 (allegation only).
Draft immunity may relate to SPAK microcredit file (HYPOTHESIS)
Evidence: For: exit.al links the draft to the 2024 SPAK investigation; the draft would require Constitutional Court authorisation for any arrest of the Governor. Against: the draft text does not mention any case or person; the Bank presents the rule as EU alignment; no SPAK or government statement links them; the draft is a general rule for Governor and Deputies, not a case-specific one; no 2026 SPAK action against Sejko was found.
Head of SPAK
Evidence: Ordered the election task force on 24 Jan 2025.
Rama publicly comments on SPAK inquiry
Evidence: Rama welcomed the probe into property origin while saying the project continues (Albanian Daily News, 2026).
Preliminary file(s) on governor (microcredit)
Evidence: Tirana Prosecution referral (Apr 2024) and GJKKO order to SPAK (reported 10 Jul 2024); preliminary investigation status per Transparency CEPI (Mar 2025). No charges found.
Wiretap reporting: mayor in calls with Avdyli gang (2019)
Evidence: BIRN-based reporting (Exit.al, 31 Jan 2019) says wiretaps record Dako discussing vote-buying arrangements with the Avdyli gang; investigation by the Serious Crimes Prosecution since 2016; no charges against Dako reported in the article.
SPAK head from Dec 2025
Evidence: Elected by KLP with 7 of 11 votes on 11 Dec 2025.
SPAK sought arrest; PS majority refused immunity lift
Evidence: 82 against, 47 for on 12 Mar 2026; SPAK's basis was Balluku's suspension from office.
SPAK searched Yeffet home (reported)
Evidence: Albanian Daily News and BalkanWeb report SPAK and police searches linked to the KAYO case; no charge found.
SPAK prosecution of Veliaj
Evidence: SPAK arrested Veliaj (10 Feb 2025) and sent him to trial (10 Sep 2025), per Citizens.al.
Investigations and cases
Microcredit preliminary investigation
Evidence: GJKKO ordered SPAK to investigate a complaint against Sejko on 10 July 2024 (allegation only).
- Investigation→Vjosa-Narta protected landscape: 2024 law amendment and 2026 EU and NGO challengesSource label: Under investigation
Reported SPAK investigation
Evidence: Politico, as relayed by N1, says SPAK opened an investigation into the Sazan resort and Vjosa-Narta area; no official SPAK statement found.
- Investigation→Fier: Pandeli Bozha and Vladimir Lushkaj, alleged vote buying for a PSD candidateSource label: Officially reported
SPAK prosecution
Evidence: SPAK arrested Pandeli Bozha and sent the case to trial (reported 27 Jun 2025).
- Investigation→Kukes: Kalosh and Gazment Peposhi, alleged vote buying in Ujmisht villagesSource label: Officially reported
SPAK prosecution
Evidence: SPAK notice charged Kalosh and Gazment Peposhi with active electoral corruption (reported 13 May 2025).
- Investigation→Vau i Deja: mayor Kristian Shkreli, alleged active electoral corruptionSource label: Officially reported
SPAK prosecution
Evidence: SPAK sent the Shkreli case to the Special Court (reported 23 Oct 2025).
SPAK investigated the outlet
Evidence: SPAK opened investigations into Lapsi.al after the file was published; no investigation of the PS was reported.
Fier case sent to SPAK
Evidence: Balkanweb headline: Fier prosecution declared incompetence; the Bankers case goes to SPAK.
- Court proceeding←Kacinar (Mirdita) small hydro plants: court sends case to SPAK (2025)Source label: Officially reported
Jurisdiction transferred to SPAK (2025)
Evidence: Lezha court declared incompetence and sent the Kacinar HPP case to SPAK (Citizens.al, 16 Sept 2025).
- Investigation→COVID-19 emergency health procurement, 2020 (test kits, respirators, masks)Source label: Under investigation
SPAK file on COVID tenders (reported)
Evidence: KLSH referrals forwarded to SPAK; SPAK probe reported by Tirana Times (year unclear).
Rama publicly comments on SPAK inquiry
Evidence: Rama welcomed the probe into property origin while saying the project continues (Albanian Daily News, 2026).
- Investigation→Himarë coast: Olta Xhaçka's husband Artan Gaçi, strategic-investor status and seized landSource label: Officially reported
Seized land; proceedings ordered by Special Court
Evidence: Albanian Daily News (2023); A2 News reports on the Special Court order and SPAK appeal.
Preliminary file(s) on governor (microcredit)
Evidence: Tirana Prosecution referral (Apr 2024) and GJKKO order to SPAK (reported 10 Jul 2024); preliminary investigation status per Transparency CEPI (Mar 2025). No charges found.
- Court proceeding→Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trialSource label: Officially reported
SPAK sends 16 persons and 4 companies to trial (23 Jul 2025)
Evidence: Shqiptarja (23 Jul 2025): SPAK closes investigation and refers the case to trial; court not named.
- Investigation→Patronazhistet scandal: the Socialist Party's patronage network and the April 2021 voter databaseSource label: Officially reported
SPAK file opened against Lapsi.al; no file against the PS found
Evidence: SPAK summoned Lapsi.al owners and sought equipment; a May 2021 SPAK communication referred data theft to the Tirana Prosecution (Exit, Shqiptarja).
Overruled the SPAK seizure of Lapsi.al equipment (reported 6 May 2021)
Evidence: Citizens.al report of the appeal decision.
SPAK sought arrest; PS majority refused immunity lift
Evidence: 82 against, 47 for on 12 Mar 2026; SPAK's basis was Balluku's suspension from office.
SPAK searched Yeffet home (reported)
Evidence: Albanian Daily News and BalkanWeb report SPAK and police searches linked to the KAYO case; no charge found.
SPAK prosecution of Veliaj
Evidence: SPAK arrested Veliaj (10 Feb 2025) and sent him to trial (10 Sep 2025), per Citizens.al.
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 21 Nov 2024
Zvernec land titles, sale prices and SPAK freezes (2024-2026)
Reporting describes a chain of land transactions in Zvernec between Artur Shehu (Vlora businessman living in the US, not charged per BIRN), local parcels with contested ownership (residents say the…
Status: SPAK investigation reported open (June 2026 onward). Freezes reported; amounts disputed; release of company accounts reported by Shqiptarja. No charges found…
From Feb 2024
Sazan island and Zvernec coastal resort projects (Kushner-linked)
The Strategic Investment Committee granted strategic investor status on 30 December 2024 to Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC for a 45-hectare project on Sazan island (of a 562-hectare island), with a…
Status: Ongoing. No signed Sazan agreement or construction permit confirmed in sources reviewed. Zvernec works and permit status disputed. SPAK inquiry reported but…
From 10 Feb 2025
Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa case (SPAK, 'Veliaj' file)
SPAK arrested Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj on 10 February 2025 (Citizens.al; some outlets say 11 February) on suspicion of corruption and money laundering, and placed his wife Ajola Xoxa under…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; defendant held in pretrial detention (as reported through 15 Sep 2026). No verdict.
From 29 Apr 2026
Reported claims that Belinda Balluku owns about 300 apartments (unconfirmed)
The figure of 300 apartments linked to Belinda Balluku, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, comes from public statements by unnamed protesters at anti-government…
Status: Apartment claim unconfirmed. Wider SPAK file: investigation reported concluded and ready for trial (Albanian Daily News, 28 Oct 2026). No verdict.
From Apr 2010
CEZ-DIA affair and US lobbying file (Ilir Meta and Monika Kryemadhi)
SPAK alleges that Ilir Meta used his influence to secure a lucrative contract between CEZ Shperndarje, the energy distributor, and DIA (Debt International Advisory), a debt-collection firm.…
Status: On trial at GJKKO (ordinary procedure); Meta in pretrial detention; no verdict found
From 22 Jun 2021
Llogara Tunnel tender (SH8 Vlorë-Sarandë, Orikum-Himarë section)
The Llogara Tunnel is a 5.99 km road link on the southern coast, reported at about 190 million euros. The tender was reopened on 22 June 2021 after an earlier round was annulled. A consortium of…
Status: Under investigation. Balluku indicted (reported 31 Oct 2025). Immunity not lifted (12 Mar 2026). No trial verdict found.
From Dec 2024
Belinda Balluku: tender charges and KESH energy allegations (energy-related part of the SPAK file)
SPAK's Balluku file, as reported, concerns tender-equality violations for the Llogara tunnel and Lot 4 of the Tirana Outer Ring Road. The Special Court (GJKKO) suspended Balluku from office and…
Status: Under investigation and prosecution. Suspension and travel ban in place from November 2025 (as reported). Energy-trading allegation unconfirmed by SPAK.
From Aug 2017
Tirana incinerator case
The Tirana concession (landfill, incinerator and rehabilitation of existing sites, 30 years) was awarded on 31 Aug 2017 to Integrated Energy B.V. SPV sh.p.k. with an investment of about 128 million…
Status: First-instance verdict reported; appeal decision of 14 May 2026 reinstating prison for Koka reported
From 27 Jan 2022
KLSH referral of Health Ministry officials: laboratory PPP and respirator tender
KLSH, the State Supreme Audit Institution, reported Ministry of Health and concession-agency (ATRAKO) officials to SPAK for alleged violations of equal treatment in public tenders. The referral…
Status: Referred to SPAK (reported Jan 2022); trial stage reported Jan 2023; outcome not confirmed.
From 4 May 2015
Sterilization of medical equipment concession (health PPP)
A 10-year PPP for sterilization of medical equipment for public hospitals. Exit.al reports the tender opened on 4 May 2015, was re-evaluated after a complaint, and was awarded to a consortium led by…
Status: Trial ongoing per reporting; no verdict found. Beqaj released from detention per July 2026 reporting.
From unknown
Vlorë: mayor Shpëtim Gjika, unpermitted buildings and permits not reviewed by council
Vlorë prosecutors reportedly closed an investigation into unpermitted buildings and sent a case with about seven to eight defendants, including former municipal officials, to court. The prosecution…
Status: Sent to court (reported). Verdict not found.
From Dec 2014
Elbasan incinerator case
The Elbasan waste incinerator was concessioned in Dec 2014 to Albtek Energy under a BOT contract. Construction started March 2015 and the plant launched in April 2017. SPAK issued seizure and arrest…
Status: First-instance verdict 5 Oct 2023; later appellate and procedural status not confirmed
From Oct 2018
Shëngjin/Lezhë coast: land alienation scheme and former MP Arben Ndoka
Former Socialist Party MP Arben Ndoka was arrested in October 2018 in an operation named 'Volvo 4' and accused of forging documents and alienating coastal public land at Shëngjin, Lezhë. Prosecutors…
Status: Arben Ndoka case dismissed (reported 2021); Gjevi Ndoka convicted, 13 years upheld on appeal (reported).
From Oct 2015
Fier incinerator case
The Fier waste incinerator concession was awarded to Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier under a BOT contract with the Ministry of Environment (Wikipedia summary gives Oct 2016; a date inside…
Status: Returned for retrial at first instance (Dec 2024); later procedural developments not confirmed
From Mar 2020
COVID-19 emergency health procurement, 2020 (test kits, respirators, masks)
In spring 2020 the Albanian health authorities bought COVID-19 supplies (test kits, respirators, protective equipment) through urgent, negotiated and in some cases secret procedures. The opposition…
Status: Allegations public since 2020; KLSH referral reported (Jan 2023); trial stage and outcome not confirmed.
From 2024
5D file (Tirana municipality tenders)
A separate SPAK file concerning the company 5D Konstruksion and alleged tender irregularities at the Tirana Municipality. Tirana Times (30 Apr 2024) reports that SPAK believes former municipal…
Status: Trial referral reported (A2 News headline, not fetched). Current status not confirmed.
From Aug 2020
Police uniform tender: nine current and former officials arrested by SPAK
On 10 July 2021 SPAK arrested nine current and former officials over a tender for police uniforms. Exit describes them as the former head of public procurement at the Interior Ministry and members of…
Status: Trial status unknown; retrial of detention ruling reported
From 2021
Tirana Outer Ring Road (Lot 4) procurement
SPAK's second tender allegation in the November 2025 indictment concerns Lot 4 of the Tirana Outer Ring Road, procured in 2021 by ARRSH. SPAK alleges Balluku guided the procedure and acted with…
Status: Under investigation. Part of the indictment reported in Nov 2025. Further accusations reported 7 Aug 2026.
From Jun 2019
Kardhiq-Delvina road, Lot 7 tunnel tender (2019)
The 2019 Lot 7 tender for the Kardhiq-Delvina road was held in June 2019 with six bidders. Search summaries report that the Road Authority selected Ircop (the highest bid) and that Sulova offered EUR…
Status: Criminal proceedings reported; outcome not found in sources reviewed. A Top Channel headline says a tender was cancelled with the Procurement Agency still…
From 3 Jun 2022
Sami Frasheri gymnasium, Tirana: SPAK abuse-of-office probe on reconstruction
Tirana Municipality built the Sami Frasheri gymnasium in 2018. It was severely damaged in the November 2019 earthquake, according to a private assessment commissioned by the municipality.…
Status: Probe registered 2022; later status not found
From unknown
Fier cadastre (ASHK): former directors arrested, large land seizure
At the request of the Fier Prosecution, four people were arrested, including two former ASHK Fier directors, an ASHK legal specialist and a beneficiary, over document forgery and abuse of office.…
Status: Arrests and seizures reported; SPAK referral status unclear.
From 2022
Agricultural University of Tirana (UBT): SPAK tender case over nine 2022 procurements
SPAK investigated nine procurement procedures held by the Agricultural University of Tirana in 2022. The article reviewed says the total procurement value was EUR 900,000. Another article's headline…
Status: Sent to court (GJKKO), June 2025; trial status not found
From 2026
Villa-related investigation (Dhërmi and Palasë)
SPAK's separate investigation concerns the alleged acquisition and fit-out of coastal villas. Search summaries report a Dhërmi villa seizure upheld on appeal (30 June 2026) and a Palasë villa…
Status: Under investigation. Seizures reported; no trial found.
From 27 Oct 2021
Elbasan public hospital: tender rigging charges (about EUR 16,000)
SPAK prosecuted three Elbasan public hospital staff members who sat on tender evaluation committees, for favouring a winning company in two tenders worth about EUR 16,000 in total. Prosecutors first…
Status: Prosecution stage reported Oct 2021; outcome not found.
From unknown
Dimal (Tirana region): engineer and private-entity manager charged over permits for bribes
SPAK concluded an investigation into Dimal municipality officials. Engineer Arjan Demiri and Vait Koshi, manager of a private entity, were charged. They are accused of receiving 3,000 euro to grant…
Status: SPAK investigation concluded; referral status not confirmed.
From unknown
Tirana traffic police: former chief and two colleagues sent to trial over a 2,000 euro bribe
SPAK sent to trial a former Tirana traffic police chief and two colleagues who allegedly took 2,000 euros from a businessman to avoid arresting his wife after a traffic accident, as reported by…
Status: Sent to trial (as reported)
From 10 May 2025
Kukes: Kalosh and Gazment Peposhi, alleged vote buying in Ujmisht villages
A SPAK official notice, reported by Shqiptarja on 13 May 2025, says cousins Kalosh and Gazment Peposhi were charged with active electoral corruption (Arts. 328 and 25 Criminal Code) for allegedly…
Status: Kalosh arrested (May 2025); Gazment at large per notice. Later status not verified.
From 24 Jan 2025
SPAK electoral-crime proceedings for the 11 May 2025 parliamentary elections
SPAK ordered an election task force on 24 January 2025 and, according to media reports of its statements, opened criminal proceedings for the 11 May 2025 vote. The reported counts differ: 46…
Status: Ongoing. Some cases at trial stage (Fier, Vau i Deja); others open or unresolved in sources reviewed. Aggregate counts unreconciled.
From 21 Jan 2011
21 January 2011 Tirana protest shootings
On 21 January 2011 an opposition protest in front of the Prime Minister's office in Tirana ended with four people killed by gunfire (Aleks Nika, Ziver Veizi, Hekuran Deda, Faik Myrtaj). The protest…
Status: Reopened investigation at SPAK (2024-present); no new charges reported in sources retrieved. Prendi and Llupo: final verdicts (lesser offence) with time served.
From 5 Jun 2023
Ministry of Health tender bribe: Dricons supervision contract (Joana Duro case)
SPAK charged the Ministry of Health general secretary Joana Duro and specialist Laura Shteto, with the Dricons administrator Vladimir Topi and engineer Silvi Shehi, over a bribe linked to a…
Status: Verdict reported Nov 2023; appeal decision reported (date not shown).
From 21 Oct 2023
Partizani complex privatisation (Sali Berisha and Jamarber Malltezi)
SPAK alleges that former Prime Minister Sali Berisha used his office to help his son-in-law Jamarber Malltezi obtain the privatisation of the former Partizani sports complex in Tirana, and that the…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; no verdict found in sources reviewed
From 11 Apr 2021
Patronazhistet scandal: the Socialist Party's patronage network and the April 2021 voter database
On 11 April 2021, two weeks before the 25 April 2021 parliamentary election, the Albanian online portal Lapsi.al published a database that it said was held by the Socialist Party (PS). Reports…
Status: Allegation disputed. No charges, no final court decision and no Commissioner decision on the database found. The seizure of Lapsi.al equipment was halted…
From Jul 2020
Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial
Investigators and courts describe a network of non-bank microcredit companies (Micro Credit Albania sh.p.k., Final sh.p.k.) and private enforcement offices that bought bad loans from second-tier…
Status: Trial referral (SPAK closed investigation; case sent to court, 23 Jul 2025, per Shqiptarja). Court not named in the article. No verdict found. Governor-related…
From 8 May 2025
Fier: Pandeli Bozha and Vladimir Lushkaj, alleged vote buying for a PSD candidate
On 8 May 2025, three days before the 11 May parliamentary vote, SPAK arrested Pandeli Bozha, father of PSD candidate Limonera Bozha in Fier, on a warrant for active electoral corruption. According to…
Status: Sent to trial (reported 27 June 2025). Trial status not verified.
From 20 Nov 2023
Erzen Brecani (former Tirana deputy police director): SPAK drug and money-laundering case
Erzen Brecani, described as former deputy director of the Tirana police, was arrested in November 2023 in a SPAK operation against a structured group allegedly trafficking cocaine into the EU. Dedan…
Status: On trial (referred December 2024); house arrest per later reporting; latest status not found
From May 2025
Vau i Deja: mayor Kristian Shkreli, alleged active electoral corruption
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…
Status: At GJKKO (reported hearings). No verdict in sources reviewed.
From 4 Jul 2025
Bankers Petroleum Albania: 2025 tax-evasion and money-laundering probe (Fier prosecution, later SPAK)
In early July 2025 Albanian prosecutors issued 14 precautionary measures and arrested nine people linked to Bankers Petroleum Albania, as part of a probe into alleged VAT fraud, concealment of…
Status: Under investigation. Investigation deadlines extended by three months (reported). No indictment or trial found in sources reviewed.
From unknown
Tirana: 'Mali i Tiranës' tower behind the Opera, KKT approval and PD call for SPAK review
A high-rise tower behind the Opera and Ballet Theatre, called 'Mali i Tiranës' in press (reported as 65 floors), is being built by Nova Construction 2012. Press reports say the KKT approved the…
Status: Under construction per press; PD complaint call; no SPAK decision found.
From 2021
Himarë coast: Olta Xhaçka's husband Artan Gaçi, strategic-investor status and seized land
A company owned by Artan Gaçi, husband of former minister and MP Olta Xhaçka, received 'strategic investor' status from the government in 2021 for a Himarë project. Opposition figures say the company…
Status: Investigation reported; SPAK appeal against the order to register proceedings reported. Current status not confirmed.
From 30 Mar 2026
Zvernec / Sazan project protests and SPAK inquiry (2026)
Protests over the Zvernec resort near Vlora began in late May 2026 after private security clashed with residents protesting a barbed-wire fence blocking beach access; police said a group tried to…
Status: SPAK investigation ongoing (reported June 2026); project continuing per government; protests continued into July 2026.
From 2024
Xibraka file: complaint naming Olsi Rama; SPAK conclusion disputed
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…
Status: Disputed. SPAK conclusion reported by Rama; complainant disputes completion. No court outcome found.
From Jul 2023
Police officers linked to Sky/EncroChat messaging: Europol list handed to Albania
Europol passed Albanian authorities a list of police officers allegedly linked, through Sky and EncroChat communications, to members of criminal groups. Interior Minister Taulant Balla said in 2023…
Status: Investigations reported; no official police-specific count
From 19 Sep 2019
Habilaj group case (Saimir Tahiri, abuse of office)
In the Habilaj case, SPAK charged former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri with participation in a structured criminal group and drug trafficking, among other charges. The GJKKO trial court did not…
Status: Convicted at first instance; appeal confirmed; High Court appeal pending per sources
From 27 Jun 2020
Finiq: tender abuse, 77 million lekë (Leonidha Hristo)
KLSH referred the former mayor of Finiq, Leonidha Hristo, and two former officials to SPAK in 2020, alleging tender abuse that caused 77 million lekë of damage (audit period 2017-2019). SPAK sent…
Status: Conviction reported in headline; date not verified.
From 2025
Tropoje water tender (Zyra Islamaj and Rrok Gega)
SPAK charged former acting mayor of Tropoje Zyra Islamaj and builder Rrok Gega over a water-supply tender that prosecutors say was arranged for a building project near a relative's house. On 21 May…
Status: First-instance conviction (21 May 2026); appeal status unknown
From 28 Jul 2026
'Veliaj 2' probe
Albanian and English outlets report that SPAK carried out searches at the Municipality of Tirana as part of a separate investigation known as 'Veliaj 2'. Albanian Daily News, dated 28 Jul 2026,…
Status: Under investigation (as reported). No charges reported.
From Jun 2023
Durrës: former mayor Vangjush Dako, building permit legalisation and coastal promenade tender
SPAK sent former Durrës mayor Vangjush Dako and 10 co-defendants to the GJKKO for trial in December 2023. The charges concern a building permit for an 11-storey building that the municipality…
Status: Sent to trial at GJKKO (referral reported 2023-12-07). Verdict not found.
From 2017
Electiongate (Durres 2017): vote rigging and File 339
The 2017 Durres parliamentary vote was the subject of a vote-rigging investigation known as Electiongate or File 339, based on wiretaps. The Durres Prosecutor's Office charged 21 people for rigging…
Status: Partly decided: 11 commissioners convicted by the Durres court (21 June 2021, reported). Other defendants and high-level figures not charged per sources.
From Mar 2008
Gerdec munitions explosion, abuse of office (Fatmir Mediu)
An explosion at the Gerdec site, where munitions were being dismantled, killed 26 people in March 2008. Fatmir Mediu, then Minister of Defence, resigned that month. A 2009 Supreme Court decision…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; no verdict found in sources reviewed
From unknown
Patos: tender equality, Dukas-Breg road retaining wall (Rajmonda Balilaj)
SPAK alleged that the Patos mayor favoured one bidder in two tenders, including an emergency retaining-wall contract on the Dukas-Breg road (about 6.7 million lekë, per a search summary of…
Status: Sent to trial (reported 20 May 2024). Trial outcome not found.
From Aug 2023
SASPAC EU-funds tenders and sterilisation concession (Ilir Beqaj)
SPAK charged former Health Minister Ilir Beqaj in two files. In the sterilisation-concession file, prosecutors allege that the tender was manipulated to favour businessman Ilir Rrapaj; search…
Status: Charged; under house arrest since 31 July 2026; trial pending
From Feb 2025
SASPAC / EU-funds case (Ilir Beqaj)
SPAK closed its investigation into former Health Minister Ilir Beqaj in February 2025 and communicated charges including corruption, violation of equality in tenders, falsification of documents, and…
Status: Charged; trial pending; house arrest from late July 2026 (reported).
From 23 Mar 2024
Himarë: acting mayor Jorgo Goro, state land returned and tourist-complex permit
SPAK arrested acting Himarë mayor Jorgo Goro on 23 March 2024 for abuse of office. Prosecutors allege that he and a subordinate returned farmland to state ownership, after which a company linked to…
Status: Arrested March 2024; SPAK headline reports investigation closed (text not retrieved). Trial status not confirmed.
From 2004
Vjosa-Narta protected landscape: 2024 law amendment and 2026 EU and NGO challenges
Vjosa-Narta (Pishe Poro-Narte) was proclaimed a protected landscape by Council of Ministers regulation No. 680 (Ecolex listing; year 2004 per search summary). Law No. 21/2024 amended Law No. 81/2017…
Status: Ongoing. No confirmed parliamentary repeal found in sources reviewed. Government review of Law 21/2024 announced (secondary source).
From 23 Dec 2024
Democratic Party criminal complaints to SPAK over police violence against protesters (Dec 2024 and Oct 2026)
The Democratic Party (PD) filed a criminal complaint with SPAK over alleged police violence against students, high-school students and journalists in Tirana during recent protests, targeting the…
Status: Dec 2024 complaint: referred to Tirana Prosecution by SPAK (reported). Oct 2026 complaint: no action reported by PD; SPAK response not found.
From unknown
'The Albanian Files' complaint to SPAK against Edi Rama over KKT-approved high-rise permits
The Democratic Party filed a complaint with SPAK against Prime Minister Edi Rama over the book 'The Albanian Files'. The complaint says Rama, as chair of the National Territorial Council (KKT),…
Status: Complaint filed (reported); no SPAK decision found.
From 2022
Complaint against Governor Gent Sejko (abuse of office, microcredit): GJKKO order to SPAK
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…
Status: Preliminary investigation at SPAK (per Transparency CEPI, last updated March 2025). No charges found as of 31 Oct 2026.
From 21 Jan 2011
21 January 2011 Tirana protest: shootings by police and Republic Guard, prosecution history
On 21 January 2011, during an anti-government protest in front of the government building in Tirana, people were shot dead. Reporting cites four killed (Fox News, 2013 and 2024; Council of Europe…
Status: Reopened under SPAK (per Supreme Court order reported March 2024). Final outcome not found. Earlier acquittals (2013) reported.
From Apr 2021
Lapsi.al report on a 910,000-voter database held by the Socialist Party (2021)
In April 2021, two weeks before the parliamentary election, Lapsi.al reported that the Socialist Party held personal data on 910,000 voters, allegedly taken from the Civil Registry and used for the…
Status: Allegation disputed. SPAK action reported against the outlet, not the party. No final outcome found.
From 13 Jul 2026
Criminal complaint against State Police Director Skender Hita over social-media account action (filed with SPAK, reported July 2026)
Lawyer Altin Goxhaj filed a criminal complaint with SPAK against State Police Director Skender Hita, alleging abuse of duty and unlawful persecution of citizens. The complaint concerns police action…
Status: Complaint filed (reported 13 Jul 2026). No confirmed proceeding found.
From 29 Jul 2026
Customs: forged Albanian-authority documents for fictitious clearance and exports, referred to SPAK
On 29 July 2026 the Director General of Albanian Customs, Besmir Beja, publicised a case referred to SPAK. The customs statement describes forged documents, presented as issued by Albanian…
Status: Referred to SPAK; no charges or arrests stated in the source
From Nov 2020
Morina (Kukes) border crossing: police corruption case, SPAK sent 34 persons to trial
In April 2022 SPAK ordered the arrest of 17 police officers at the Morina border crossing in Kukes, with 14 placed under house arrest and 3 suspended, according to Top Channel. SPAK states the…
Status: Investigation closed; trial requested for 34 persons (as reported). Outcome not found.
From 30 Dec 2024
Bankers Petroleum Albania: VAT and tax probe; arrest measures in July 2025
A tax and money-laundering probe into Bankers Petroleum Albania began on 30 December 2024 after a referral from the General Directorate of Taxes, as reported. In early July 2025 prosecutors issued 14…
Status: Under investigation; referred to SPAK (per BalkanWeb, not verified)
From 2022
Durrës cadastre (ASHK): forged documents and property moved to private hands, 12 people
Durrës prosecutors placed 12 people under investigation, including ASHK employees, for document forgery, fraud, abuse of office and money laundering. The probe started after problems were found in an…
Status: Investigation and custody or house-arrest orders reported; trial status not confirmed.
From 2021
Kacinar (Mirdita) small hydro plants: court sends case to SPAK (2025)
Four planned small hydropower plants at Kacinar, Mirdita, operated by Shperdhaza-Energji, were the subject of a complaint by residents and local protests (Citizens.al, 2023). In September 2025 a…
Status: Jurisdiction transferred to SPAK (court ruling reported, September 2025). Investigation status unknown.
From Sep 2016
Dibra 2016 early local elections: vote-buying probe (File 184)
A Tirana Times search-result snippet reports that prosecutors opened a probe after a TV investigation into vote buying in the September 2016 early local elections in Dibra. The case was later moved…
Status: Reported dismissal sought on limitation grounds; exact outcome not confirmed.
From unknown
Durres: claimed deceased and non-resident voters (UNVERIFIED)
Exit News reports that SPAK's head at the time, Arben Kraja, blamed families of deceased people for not removing them from the civil registry, and that SPAK issued arrest warrants for people alleged…
Status: Unverified. Date and outcome not confirmed.
From unknown
Tirana cadastre: property transfers, 17 defendants sent to trial, falsified villa permits
SPAK closed its investigation into property transfers ('tjetërsim pronash') in the Tirana cadastre and sent 17 defendants to trial (Shqiptarja headline). Separately, Tirana prosecutors charged 10…
Status: Sent to trial (reported); outcome not retrieved.
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Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 35 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 11 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 12 Mar 2026
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 26 sources
- Publisher
- Transparency International CEPI
- Date
- Aug 2023
- Publisher
- ABC News Albania
- Date
- 25 Sep 2023
- Publisher
- Exit News
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 27 Jun 2020
- Publisher
- Shteg
- Date
- 21 Nov 2025
- Publisher
- European Commission (via cdep.ro)
- Date
- 17 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 10 Jul 2024
- Publisher
- OSW (Centre for Eastern Studies)
- Date
- 30 Apr 2026
- Publisher
- albaniandailynews.com
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 23 Jul 2025
- Publisher
- Fox News
- Date
- 12 Mar 2024
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 8 Sep 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 28 Jun 2025
- Publisher
- SPAK
- Date
- Oct 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 27 Jun 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 13 May 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Publisher
- A2 News
- Date
- 24 Jan 2025
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 16 Sep 2025
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- Jun 2026
- Publisher
- A2 News
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Exit News
- Date
- 16 Apr 2021
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 6 May 2021
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 10 Sep 2025
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 5 sources
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- N1 (citing Politico)
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 6 Jan 2023
- Publisher
- Transparency International (CEPI)
- Date
- Mar 2025
- Publisher
- Exit.al (BIRN)
- Date
- 31 Jan 2019
Source label: DisputedDisputed · 1 source
- Publisher
- Exit News
- Date
- Apr 2021
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
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