Ermal Kurtulaj

Co-defendant with Ilir Beqaj in the SASPAC EU-funds file. SPAK alleges he took part in fictitious procurement procedures in 2022-2023 with Beqaj. A GJKKO panel refused his request for release, according to Shqiptarja. Reporting says he faces the same charges as Beqaj except the asset-concealment charge. He has not been convicted.

Shqiptarja reports that his release request was refused by the GJKKO. No public denial by Kurtulaj was found in the sources read.

No case in the research lists this person.

• Investigation←Ilir BeqajSource label: Officially reportedCode: OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDStated by an official body (SPAK, a court, the Ombudsman, a prosecutor). An accusation is verified only as an accusation.

  Co-defendant in SASPAC EU-funds file (case-sasapc-beqaj)

  Evidence: SPAK alleges Beqaj and Kurtulaj orchestrated fictitious procurement in 2022-2023; Kurtulaj is a defendant in the referral to trial (A2 summary).

• Investigation→Alfred NikollaSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Named together in SASPAC file reporting

  Evidence: Shqiptarja headline ties Beqaj to Kurtulaj and Alfred Nikolla; CEPI summary lists Nikolla among owners of companies contracted for event organisation by SASPAC.