Gent Sejko
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Legal status
Under investigation
under-investigation
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Profile
Governor of the Bank of Albania since 2015 and re-elected for a second term in 2022 (per Bank of Albania, via search summary). In 2024 a complaint alleging abuse of office over microcredit schemes was ordered by the Special Anti-Corruption Court to be investigated by SPAK; the Tirana prosecutor and SPAK earlier moved the file. The Transparency International case page lists him as politically exposed and in a preliminary investigation stage, with no formal charges listed. He is still in office per a June 2026 bulletin (search summary only).
Response from Gent Sejko
Shqiptarja (10 July 2024), quoted headline 'Sejko: BoA has respected the law!' (Transparency page). In 2024 he said the prosecution had not informed the bank of any financial fraud investigation against the entity (search summary of Shqiptarja, not opened). His direct response to the 2026 draft immunity law was not found.
Other accounts in the research (3 fields worded differently)
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- Biography
- Governor of the Bank of Albania since 2015 and re-elected for a second term in 2022 (per Bank of Albania, via search summary). In 2024 a complaint alleging abuse of office over microcredit schemes was ordered by the Special Anti-Corruption Court to be investigated by SPAK; the Tirana prosecutor and SPAK earlier moved the file. The Transparency International case page lists him as politically exposed and in a preliminary investigation stage, with no formal charges listed. He is still in office per a June 2026 bulletin (search summary only).From the research record
- Governor of the Bank of Albania. Under Constitution Article 161 the Governor is elected by the Assembly for seven years on the President's proposal, with re-election. A 2024 complaint over microcredit schemes was sent by GJKKO back to SPAK (allegation only). The 2026 draft law would require Constitutional Court authorisation before arrest or search of the Governor and Deputy Governors. He is not charged in any source found.From the research record
- Governor of the Bank of Albania. Subject of two preliminary files at SPAK, both opened after the Tirana prosecution and a GJKKO order in 2024: a complaint by the head of the private enforcement chamber (abuse of office, microcredit) and a referral by the Tirana Prosecution (late or inadequate measures against the MCA scheme). The Bank revoked the licences of MCA and Final in May 2024 while he was governor. He is not charged in any source found. He has said the Bank respected the law and that he was never questioned by investigators (statements from 2024).From the research record
- Legal status detail
- Preliminary investigation at SPAK (Transparency International, last updated March 2025); GJKKO ordered SPAK to investigate a complaint (10 July 2024). No charges, no immunity request and no conviction found.From the research record
- Preliminary investigation at SPAK (microcredit case, per Transparency International, last updated March 2025, see; GJKKO order of 10 July 2024. No charges, no immunity request concerning him, no conviction found.From the research record
- Preliminary investigation at SPAK per Transparency CEPI (last updated March 2025). GJKKO order reported 10 Jul 2024. No charges, indictment, immunity request or conviction found in any source. Draft immunity rule (2026) is not a case-specific measure per the draft text.From the research record
- Response
- Shqiptarja (10 July 2024), quoted headline 'Sejko: BoA has respected the law!' (Transparency page). In 2024 he said the prosecution had not informed the bank of any financial fraud investigation against the entity (search summary of Shqiptarja, not opened). His direct response to the 2026 draft immunity law was not found.From the research record
- No public response to the 2026 draft immunity provision found. Search results show no Bank of Albania or Sejko statement on the 'safe zone' criticism.From the research record
- 21 May 2024 (Economy Committee, Shqiptarja): 'Nuk jam pyetur kurrë nga organet e hetimit' (I have never been questioned by the investigative bodies); the BoA does not license or supervise judicial enforcers; revoking MCA's licence does not free borrowers. Per Transparency CEPI, Sejko has said the BoA respected the law (date of that statement not confirmed). No statement by Sejko on the 2026 draft immunity rule was found.From the research record
Related cases
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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.
Linked through the connections map
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…
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Connections
Open the map →Governor
Evidence: Governor per Constitution Article 161 and Bank of Albania site (search summary); the 2026 draft would give him Constitutional Court protection.
- Investigation→Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)Source label: Under investigation
Microcredit preliminary investigation
Evidence: GJKKO ordered SPAK to investigate a complaint against Sejko on 10 July 2024 (allegation only).
- Hypothesis→Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)Source label: Unverified
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.
- Investigation→Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)Source label: Under investigation
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.
Complainant against the governor (2022)
Evidence: Complaint for abuse of office filed with the Tirana Prosecution Office in 2022, sent to SPAK via GJKKO order (reported 10 Jul 2024).
- Hypothesis→Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trialSource label: Unverified
HYPOTHESIS: the 2026 draft immunity rule for the governor relates to the microcredit file (SPAK preliminary file)
Evidence: For: the draft (15 Jul 2026, Neni 72) would require Constitutional Court authorisation before any arrest or search of the Governor; the governor is the subject of a SPAK preliminary file opened in 2024 that exit.al (23 Jul 2026) links to the draft; the draft was published while that file has no announced closure. Against: the draft text does not mention the microcredit case, the MCA companies, any person or any file; the draft applies to all Governors and Deputy Governors and is presented by the Bank as EU alignment; no SPAK, government, Bank or parliamentary statement links them; the governor has not been charged; no 2026 SPAK action against him was found; the Syri TV headline is a sidebar claim with no source; the draft's flagrante exception is not in the exit.al summary. Cross-reference:conn-hypothesis-draft-immunity-spak-case (same hypothesis, text-based analysis). Confidence UNVERIFIED: no documented fact establishes the link.
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · 21 May 2024
Sejko to the Economy Committee: 'I have never been questioned by the investigative bodies' (translated), and 'We do not license or supervise judicial enforcement officers' (translated). Per Transparency CEPI, he has said the Bank of Albania respected the law.
Speaker: Gent Sejko
Shqiptarja, 21 May 2024: Sejko explanations to the Economy Committee (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 21 May 2024 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
Article of Shqiptarja on 10 Jul 2024 describes SPAK files against the governor opened after the Tirana referral. Transparency CEPI (March 2025) lists him as subject of a preliminary investigation for late or inadequate measures. The BoA did revoke MCA and Final licences (23 May 2024, press release) after first suspending MCA's lending (Dec 2022) and suspending Final and MCA (6 Feb 2024). Whether he was questioned after May 2024 is not documented in any source found. The Bank's 'respected the law' statement is not tested by any court finding.
Timeline
Government
Gent Sejko takes office as Governor of the Bank of Albania
Per a search summary of the Bank of Albania site (not opened): Sejko has been Governor and Chairman of the Supervisory Council since 5 February 2015, re-elected for a second term on 24 February 2022.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Other
Bank of Albania supervision thematic examination of MCA identifies highest-risk findings
Per the Transparency CEPI case record. The primary BoA document was not opened.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Gent Sejko
Other
BoA suspends MCA lending licence; debt collection allowed to continue
Per the Transparency CEPI record (December 2022). A search summary also cites Governor's decision No. 5689 of 29.12.2022 for Micro Credit Albania, not opened. Shqiptarja (21 May 2024) says violations first found in 2020 led to a one-year suspension in 2023.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Gent Sejko
SPAK
Tirana prosecutor requests dismissal of Malaveci complaint against the governor
Shqiptarja (10 Jul 2024) says prosecutor Ornela Rrumbullaku requested dismissal in January 2024, after about two years of investigation.
Linked: Complaint against Governor Gent Sejko (abuse of office, microcredit): GJKKO order to SPAK · Ornela Rrumbullaku · Tedi Malaveci · Gent Sejko
Government
BoA Decision No. 644 suspends Final and Micro Credit Albania
Cited in the BoA press release of 23 May 2024 as the earlier suspension that preceded revocation.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Gent Sejko
SPAK
Tirana Prosecution asks SPAK to investigate Governor Sejko
Per the Transparency CEPI record: referral for suspected late or inadequate measures against the MCA scheme. Shqiptarja (10 Jul 2024) reports a similar referral by prosecutor Leonard Filopati weeks before the GJKKO ruling.
Linked: Complaint against Governor Gent Sejko (abuse of office, microcredit): GJKKO order to SPAK · Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Gent Sejko · Leonard Filopati
SPAK
Tirana Prosecution asks SPAK to investigate Governor Sejko (MCA loans case)
Per Transparency International case page: in April 2024 the Tirana Prosecution asked SPAK to investigate Governor Gent Sejko. Phase listed as preliminary investigation; he is listed as politically exposed and suspected of late and inadequate measures against an alleged microcredit fraud. No formal charges are listed.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Parliament
Governor Sejko appears at the Economy Committee; heated exchange; meeting suspended for five minutes
Sejko's statements to MPs: MCA has 15,944 borrowers, about 90 percent with court decisions or in enforcement; revoking MCA's licence does not free borrowers from debts; the BoA is also investigating FINAL. MP Agron Shehaj said people were 'being robbed by an unprecedented scheme'. Committee chair Eduard Shalsi moved to suspend the session.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Gent Sejko · agron-shehaj · Eduard Shalsi
Government
Bank of Albania revokes licences of Final sh.p.k. (No. 11) and Micro Credit Albania sh.p.k. (No. 38)
Decision taken on 23 May 2024 after the partners of both companies were placed under arrest measures at the Prosecution's request. The page cites the general legal and regulatory framework, not a specific article. The BoA said it is 'addressing the legal and regulatory framework' for the client portfolios.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Gent Sejko
Protest
Joint Movement (Lëvizja Bashkë) protests at the Bank of Albania with 'Sudja 2.0' banner
Activists compared the schemes to the 1997 pyramid collapse. Activist Klodi Leka said there were 'serious doubts' that Governor Sejko was personally involved; the article offers no evidence for this. The movement held the Bank responsible for licensing and supervision. No Bank or governor response is quoted.
Linked: Microcredit fraud network (MCA, Final, ADCA, TDR Group, enforcement offices): SPAK criminal case sent to trial · Klodi Leka · Gent Sejko
Court
GJKKO orders SPAK to investigate complaint against Governor Sejko (microcredit)
Carried from(Shqiptarja, 10 July 2024): the Tirana prosecutor's dismissal was declared invalid and the file sent back to SPAK. Allegation only. No mention of the immunity draft in the 2024 article.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Court
GJKKO annuls the Tirana dismissal of the Malaveci complaint against Governor Sejko and orders SPAK to investigate
Per Shqiptarja (article dated 10 Jul 2024): the dismissal was declared invalid; the file was sent to SPAK. The article reports two parallel SPAK proceedings against the governor. No case number given. Neither the governor nor the Bank responded in the article. An earlier version of this event is recorded in(evt-gjkko-spak-sejko-2024-07-10); this entry adds the microcredit-file detail.
Linked: Complaint against Governor Gent Sejko (abuse of office, microcredit): GJKKO order to SPAK · Gent Sejko · Tedi Malaveci · Flora Hajredinaj · Migena Laska
Court
GJKKO orders SPAK to investigate complaint against Governor Sejko
Special Anti-Corruption Court (GJKKO), judge Flora Hajredinaj, declared invalid the Tirana Prosecutor's decision to dismiss a complaint filed by Tedi Malaveci (head of the Chamber of Private Enforcement Agents) alleging abuse of office and microcredit fraud schemes, and sent the case back to SPAK. The article reports allegations only, no finding of wrongdoing.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Government
Draft law 'Për Bankën e Shqipërisë' (RENJK 1016) published for public consultation
Government draft on the proposal of the Council of Ministers, citing Constitution Articles 78, 81 para. 2 letter a and 83 para. 1. Neni 72 contains the Constitutional Court authorisation rule for the Governor and Deputy Governors. The draft cites TFEU and Protocol No. 4 on the ESCB as its EU basis; Protocol No. 7 is not cited in the draft's footnotes.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Government
Draft entry into force: 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette (Neni 116)
Draft Neni 116: the law enters into force 15 days after publication in Fletorja Zyrtare, except Chapter XIV (on the date of Albania's EU accession) and Chapter XV (on the date of euro-area accession). Neni 72 (immunity) is in Chapter XIII, so under the draft it takes effect with the general rule: 15 days after publication. Neni 114 repeals Law 8269 of 23.12.1997 on entry into force of this law. This is the draft's text only; the adopted law's date is unknown.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Government
Government draft law 'Për Bankën e Shqipërisë' (RENJK 1016) published for consultation, including Neni 72 (Governor/Deputy Governors: arrest and search only with Constitutional Court authorisation)
Full detail is in(event evt-boa-draft-consultation-2026-07-15 and claim claim-boa-immunity-provision-text). Recorded here only because the Syri TV headline links this draft to the microcredit investigations. The draft text does not mention the microcredit case, the MCA companies or any person. The draft is a consultation draft, not an adopted law.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Media
exit.al reports the draft immunity provision; no vote reported
exit.al (14:19, 23 July 2026, staff article, no byline): Governor and Deputies may not be arrested without Constitutional Court authorisation; two-week rule; deemed rejection. The article contains no quotes from the Bank, critics or experts, and does not mention the Assembly or a vote. It links the draft to the SPAK microcredit investigation opened July 2024 and says no closure has been announced.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Media
exit.al reports the draft immunity rule and links it to the SPAK microcredit investigation (opened July 2024), noting no closure announced
Per exit.al (no byline). The article quotes no official. It says the Bank presents the rule as EU alignment, which exit.al disputes as the procedure not existing in EU member states. Details are in.
Linked: Complaint against Governor Gent Sejko (abuse of office, microcredit): GJKKO order to SPAK · Gent Sejko
Government
Draft law 'On the Bank of Albania' published with Constitutional Court pre-authorization for arrest of governor
Draft prepared by the Bank of Albania and published for consultation by the Ministry of Finance (consultation document dated 15.07.2026, seen in search only). Exit.al article dated 23 July 2026 (opened): Governor and Deputy Governors may not be arrested, detained, personally searched or have homes searched without prior Constitutional Court authorization. No parliamentary vote reported. Status: draft, not enacted.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Media
Gazeta Tema reports the government preparing a law giving the BoA governor and deputies immunity, part of an EU-linked package; government asks the opposition to back it (search summary only)
Gazeta Tema English page returned 403 on fetch; the date and content come from the search result summary. Also cited in the summary: an earlier Gazeta Tema piece of 17 Jul 2026 on Constitutional Court approval before detention, and the note that most EU central bank chiefs remain subject to ordinary criminal law. The summary also cites a Central Banking survey: 44 of 64 central banks (68.8 percent) say their governors have no immunity. No opposition response was found.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Parliament
Reported Assembly approval of Bank of Albania law changes with 84 votes (NOT CONFIRMED)
Reported by the requester as Euronews Albania and CNA. The Euronews article and CNA article were not reachable and no Kuvendi record was found. Vote count for, against and abstaining: unknown. Party breakdown (PS, PD, LSI, PL, others): unknown. Whether all 84 were PS: unknown. Date of the vote: unknown. Sponsor, rapporteur and committee: unknown.
Linked: Gent Sejko
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 8 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Constitute Project
- Date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bank of Albania
- Date
- 23 May 2024
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 5 sources
- Publisher
- Bank of Albania
- Date
- Feb 2015
- Publisher
- Transparency International
- Date
- Mar 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 10 Jul 2024
- Publisher
- exit.al
- Date
- 23 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 21 May 2024
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 1 source
- Publisher
- Ministry of Finance (konsultimipublik.gov.al)
- Date
- 15 Jul 2026