Mirel Mërtiri
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- Name
- Mirel MërtiriFrom the research record · cites:
- Inceneratori i Fierit i shpallur në kërkim edhe Mirel Mërtiri (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · Jan 2022 · journalism · SQ
- Sekuestrimi i kompanisë së inceneratorit të Tiranës (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · undated · journalism · SQ
- Linking ownership of shell companies to fugitives: SPAK seizes Tirana's waste incinerator (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
- Mirel MertiriFrom the research record · cites:
- Former minister is sentenced to 5.8 years in prison for corruption with the incinerators, his second is found innocent (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 5 Oct 2023 · journalism · EN
- 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
- Albanian incinerators scandal (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · wiki · EN
- Mirel MërtiriFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Inceneratori i Fierit i shpallur në kërkim edhe Mirel Mërtiri (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · Jan 2022 · journalism · SQ
- Sekuestrimi i kompanisë së inceneratorit të Tiranës (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · undated · journalism · SQ
- Linking ownership of shell companies to fugitives: SPAK seizes Tirana's waste incinerator (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · Jun 2026 · journalism · EN
- UNDER_INVESTIGATIONFrom the research record · cites:
- Former minister is sentenced to 5.8 years in prison for corruption with the incinerators, his second is found innocent (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 5 Oct 2023 · journalism · EN
- 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
- Albanian incinerators scandal (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · wiki · EN
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Profile
Albanian businessman named by SPAK as the de facto owner of Albtek Energy in Elbasan and, with Klodian Zoto, of the Tirana incinerator concession company Integrated Energy BV SPV and its Dutch parent. SPAK sought asset seizure, and a Special Court decision of 28 Jul 2023 placed their assets under preventive seizure, which the Constitutional Court did not lift (press summary). He was declared internationally wanted in January 2022 (Exit News). Some sources spell the name 'Mertiti'.
Response from Mirel Mërtiri
No public response from Mërtiri to the SPAK ownership allegations was found in the sources retrieved.
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- Biography
- Albanian businessman named by SPAK as the de facto owner of Albtek Energy in Elbasan and, with Klodian Zoto, of the Tirana incinerator concession company Integrated Energy BV SPV and its Dutch parent. SPAK sought asset seizure, and a Special Court decision of 28 Jul 2023 placed their assets under preventive seizure, which the Constitutional Court did not lift (press summary). He was declared internationally wanted in January 2022 (Exit News). Some sources spell the name 'Mertiti'.From the research record
- Businessman named by SPAK as a de facto owner of Albtek Energy (Elbasan) and, with Klodian Zoto, of Integrated Energy B.V. SPV (Tirana). Name spelled Mertiti in some sources.From the research record
- Legal status detail
- Reported as convicted in absentia in the Elbasan and Fier incinerator cases (press summary;. Tirana status conflicts: SPAK sent 12 defendants to trial for 'abuse of duty' in the Tirana incinerator case (reported 2025), and a Gazeta Tema report (2 Jul 2026) describes Zoto and Mërtiri going to trial for fraud, money laundering and structured-group charges. Primary court texts not retrieved. Treat the status as contested.From the research record
- Top Channel (5 Oct 2023) reports 6.8 years in a combined first-instance verdict. Elbasan-specific sentence not confirmed by a second source. Tirana case status unconfirmed.From the research record
- Response
- No public response from Mërtiri to the SPAK ownership allegations was found in the sources retrieved.From the research record
- No defence statement retrieved.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 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 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 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
Elbasan incinerator: appellate and High Court status (2023-2026)
The Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO Appeal) issued decision nr. 43 (87-2024-321) on 8 November 2024 in the Elbasan case. Balkanweb reports that on 19 May 2026 the…
Status: Appeal decision nr. 43 (8 Nov 2024) upheld by the High Court per Balkanweb, 19 May 2026. Zoto, Mërtiri and Gugallja convicted in absentia (High Court report).…
Fier incinerator: retrial status after the High Court (2023-2025)
GJKKO first-instance judgment in the Fier file (reported as September 2023). The Special Court of Appeal decision nr. 55 (87-2024-383) of 19 Dec 2024 sent the case back for retrial. On 21 October…
Status: Pending retrial at the GJKKO Appeal Court before a different panel (High Court decision of 21 Oct 2025). The Dec 2024 retrial order was annulled. No 2026…
Tirana incinerator: first-instance verdict (16 Apr 2025) and appeal order (14 May 2026)
The Tirana case went to trial in late 2024 (Shqiptarja, search summary). Koka and seven other defendants were tried under the shortened procedure, while four defendants went to ordinary trial…
Status: First-instance verdict 16 Apr 2025 (Koka 2 years). Appeal order 14 May 2026 to return Koka to prison for six months. Enforcement not confirmed.
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Connections
Open the map →Named as convicted in absentia in the Elbasan file (High Court report, 19 May 2026)
Evidence: Balkanweb names 'Mirel Mërtiri (in absentia)' among those whose sentences were upheld.
alleged de facto owner
Evidence: SPAK calls Zoto and Mertiri de facto owners of the Tirana concession companies (Tirana Times, Aug 2023).
alleged de facto owner
Evidence: SPAK: Mertiri de facto owner of Albtek Energy (Wikipedia summary).
Timeline
SPAK
Special Court orders preventive seizure of Integrated Energy B.V. SPV
Per Shqiptarja (search summary): on request of SPAK, the Special Court signed a preventive seizure against Integrated Energy B.V. SPV sh.p.k.; SPAK says Zoto and Mertiri are de facto owners of it and of its Dutch parent (later renamed Geogenix B.V. per SPAK).
Linked: Tirana incinerator case · Klodian Zoto · Mirel Mërtiri
SPAK
SPAK preventive seizure of Tirana concession company
Preventive seizure of Integrated Energy B.V. SPV sh.p.k. and of Zoto's Integrated Technology Services; a 611 m2 property worth 1 million euro seized (Tirana Times). Tirana Times says the Dutch parent was later renamed Geogenix B.V.
Linked: Tirana incinerator case · Klodian Zoto · Mirel Mërtiri
Court
Elbasan first-instance verdict
Special Court verdict reported by Top Channel on 5 Oct 2023: Koka 5 years 8 months and 5 years disqualification; Bllako acquitted; Zoto and Mertiri 6.8 years, Gugallja 4.8 years (combined article, case attribution not fully explicit).
Linked: Elbasan incinerator case · Lefter Koka · Alqi Bllako · Klodian Zoto · Mirel Mërtiri · Stela Gugallja
Court
Special Court of Appeal decision nr. 43 (87-2024-321) in the Elbasan case
GJKKO Appeal decision nr. 43 (87-2024-321) of 8 Nov 2024, which the High Court later refused to change (reported 19 May 2026). A search summary says the appeal court convicted Koka also of abuse of office and added one year to his sentence; not confirmed in an opened article.
Linked: Elbasan incinerator case · Lefter Koka · Alqi Bllako · Klodian Zoto · Mirel Mërtiri · Stela Gugallja
Court
GJKKO Appeal decision nr. 55 (87-2024-383) orders the Fier case retried
Decision nr. 55 of 19.12.2024 ordered the Fier case retried. The High Court overturned it on 21 Oct 2025. Corresponds to the existing event ev-2024-12-19-fier-retrial.
Linked: Fier incinerator case · Lefter Koka · Alqi Bllako · Klodian Zoto · Mirel Mërtiri · Stela Gugallja
Court
High Court refuses to change Elbasan appeal decision nr. 43; upheld sentences listed (as reported)
Balkanweb, 19 May 2026: the High Court, sitting in council chamber, left decision nr. 43 (87-2024-321) of 8 Nov 2024 in force. Named as upheld: Koka; Alqi Bllako; Pëllumb Abeshi; Bardhyl Çabiri; Serafin Papa; Jonida Zeqo; Mirel Mërtiri (in absentia); Stela Gugallja (in absentia); Klodian Zoto (in absentia); legal persons Albtek Energy and Integrated Technology Services. Decision date and sentence lengths not stated in the article.
Linked: Elbasan incinerator case · Lefter Koka · Alqi Bllako · Klodian Zoto · Mirel Mërtiri · Stela Gugallja · Pëllumb Abeshi · Serafin Papa · Bardhyl Çabiri · Jonida Zeqo
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
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- Jan 2022
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- undated
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- Jun 2026
- Publisher
- Top Channel
- Date
- 5 Oct 2023
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 19 May 2026