Ilir Rrapaj
No party
Legal status
On trial
on-trial
What this means: A court is hearing the case. The person is presumed innocent until a final verdict.
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Legal status
- on-trialFrom the research record · cites:
- SPAK issues 8 arrest warrants for the sterilization concession (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 17 Aug 2023 · journalism · EN
- Koncesioni për sterilizimin arrestohet ish-zv.ministri i Shëndetësisë Klodian Rjepaj (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · Aug 2023 · journalism · SQ
- Sterilizimet: gjykata kërkon të ndriçohen lidhjet e ish-ministrit Ilir Beqaj me aferën (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · undated · journalism · SQ
- unknownFrom the research record · cites:
- The Three Healthcare Concessions of Minister Beqaj - Exit Explains (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · journalism · EN
- Sterilization constract; Court leaves in detention former deputy health minister and businessman (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · journalism · EN
- on-trialFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- SPAK issues 8 arrest warrants for the sterilization concession (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 17 Aug 2023 · journalism · EN
- Koncesioni për sterilizimin arrestohet ish-zv.ministri i Shëndetësisë Klodian Rjepaj (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · Aug 2023 · journalism · SQ
- Sterilizimet: gjykata kërkon të ndriçohen lidhjet e ish-ministrit Ilir Beqaj me aferën (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · undated · journalism · SQ
- UNDER_INVESTIGATIONFrom the research record · cites:
- The Three Healthcare Concessions of Minister Beqaj - Exit Explains (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · journalism · EN
- Sterilization constract; Court leaves in detention former deputy health minister and businessman (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · journalism · EN
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Profile
Albanian businessman arrested by SPAK on 17 Aug 2023, together with former deputy health minister Klodian Rjepaj, in the sterilisation concession case (€100 million, 10-year concession, awarded to the SaniService consortium). Press reports say his company Investital LLC holds 40% of SaniService. Shqiptarja reports the file was later referred to trial at the GJKKO with former minister Ilir Beqaj and others. Charge descriptions differ across sources (fraud; later theft and organised-group charges).
Response from Ilir Rrapaj
No public response from Rrapaj was found in the sources retrieved.
Other accounts in the research (3 fields worded differently)
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- Biography
- Albanian businessman arrested by SPAK on 17 Aug 2023, together with former deputy health minister Klodian Rjepaj, in the sterilisation concession case (€100 million, 10-year concession, awarded to the SaniService consortium). Press reports say his company Investital LLC holds 40% of SaniService. Shqiptarja reports the file was later referred to trial at the GJKKO with former minister Ilir Beqaj and others. Charge descriptions differ across sources (fraud; later theft and organised-group charges).From the research record
- Businessman whose company Investital LLC led the consortium that won the 10-year sterilization concession. SPAK's case against former Minister Beqaj cites a conflict of interest involving Rrapaj.From the research record
- Legal status detail
- Arrested by SPAK 17 Aug 2023 (Citizens.al). Shqiptarja reports the GJKKO referred the sterilisation file to trial with Rrapaj among the defendants. Charge descriptions differ, and the sources retrieved do not agree on current custody status. No verdict was found.From the research record
- Named in SPAK's conflict-of-interest allegation. Whether he is a formal co-defendant was not confirmed in the sources reviewed.From the research record
- Response
- No public response from Rrapaj was found in the sources retrieved.From the research record
- Not located in sources reviewed.From the research record
Related cases
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 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.
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Connections
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Evidence: Citizens.al and Shqiptarja (Aug 2023) report Rrapaj owns Investital LLC, which holds 40% of SaniService.
Leads Investital consortium
Evidence: Exit.al: the sterilization consortium is led by Investital (Ilir Rrapaj).
founder and sole employee; company created 17 Jul 2014 (per SPAK file)
Evidence: BalkanWeb's account of the SPAK file: Investital LLC created 17 July 2014 by Rrapaj with EUR 1,000 capital; he was its only employee.
Timeline
Other
Rrapaj, Beqaj and Rrjepaj enter Albania at Rinas on an Alitalia flight from Rome (per SPAK file as reported)
BalkanWeb's account of the SPAK file says the three men arrived at Rinas airport on 15 June 2014. The article does not explicitly say the trip was to Italy, though its headline does.
Linked: Sterilization of medical equipment concession (health PPP) · Ilir Rrapaj · Ilir Beqaj · Klodian Rjepaj (Rrjepaj)
Other
Investital LLC registered in Prishtina by Ilir Rrapaj with EUR 1,000 capital (per SPAK file as reported)
Per the SPAK file as reported by BalkanWeb, Investital LLC was created one month after the June 2014 trip. The article says it had one employee, its founder Ilir Rrapaj, and that it held 40% of the concession bid. SPAK alleges Rrapaj concealed his acquaintance with Rjepaj, whom he had known since university.
Linked: Sterilization of medical equipment concession (health PPP) · Ilir Rrapaj · Klodian Rjepaj (Rrjepaj)
SPAK
SPAK arrests Ilir Rrapaj and Klodian Rjepaj in sterilisation concession case
SPAK issued eight arrest warrants; Rrapaj (Investital LLC, 40% of SaniService) and former deputy health minister Klodian Rjepaj were arrested. The concession is reported at €100 million.
Linked: Sterilization of medical equipment concession (health PPP) · Ilir Rrapaj
SPAK
SPAK closes sterilisation concession investigation; sends Beqaj and eight others to trial
Cross-reference to case-sterilization-concession. Charges per the Dec 2024 article: abuse of office (Beqaj); fraud, forgery and abuse of office (Rjepaj); fraud (Rrapaj).
Linked: Sterilization of medical equipment concession (health PPP) · Ilir Beqaj · Klodian Rjepaj (Rrjepaj) · Ilir Rrapaj
Court
GJKKO judge asks SPAK to requalify sterilisation charges; SPAK accepts
Judge Flojera Davidhi requested requalification to theft by abuse of office within a structured criminal group; SPAK accepted the same day per the article.
Linked: Sterilization of medical equipment concession (health PPP) · Ilir Beqaj · Klodian Rjepaj (Rrjepaj) · Ilir Rrapaj
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 6 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 6 sources
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 17 Aug 2023
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- Aug 2023
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Top Channel
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- not recorded