Eduart Kapri
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Profile
Former mayor of Pogradec. SPAK charged him in 2021 over a 2017 firewood tender and over the closing of schools used as polling centres in 2019. The Special Court acquitted him and five former subordinates in July 2023, and the Special Appeal Court upheld the acquittals on 19 Sep 2024. Party is not stated in the 2024 article; earlier research notes list him as Democratic Party.
Legal status
Acquitted
acquitted
What this means: A court found the person not guilty of the charge concerned.
Response from Eduart Kapri
Kapri said the schools were municipal property and that the municipality had followed a presidential decree postponing the 2019 elections; per Report TV he denied the tender-equality charge when questioned (Shqiptarja, 13 Jul 2021).
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 Oct 2017
Pogradec ex-mayor Eduart Kapri: 2017 firewood tender and 2019 school-polling case (acquitted, upheld on appeal)
SPAK sent former Pogradec mayor Eduart Kapri and five former subordinates to trial in July 2021. The charges concerned an open procedure for firewood purchase held in October 2017 (limit 9.268…
Status: Acquitted at first instance (4 Jul 2023); acquittal upheld on appeal (19 Sep 2024).
From 27 Feb 2025
Eduart Kapri: Pogradec building transfer and extension (abuse of office, 2025 appeal)
The Special Appeal Court for Corruption and Organized Crime upheld the first-instance verdict against former Democratic Party mayor of Pogradec Eduart Kapri and two former officials. The appeal…
Status: Appeal upheld 11 November 2025; further appeal possible under law
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Hypotheses
Possible explanations that connect this record with other findings. They are not findings; each lists the evidence for and against.
- Source label: Unverified
Appeal courts keep first-instance verdicts against local officials, but reduced sentences recur
The Special Appeal Court upheld the Kapri verdict (11 Nov 2025) and reportedly the Goro verdict (25 Mar 2026). The Zarka verdict was reduced under the shortened-trial procedure. This suggests appeal courts seldom overturn convictions, while shortened-trial reductions often cut the sentence in half.
Evidence for
- Kapri first-instance decision no. 18 of 27 Feb 2025 upheld on appeal 11 Nov 2025
- Goro Livadh 2-year sentence upheld on appeal (reported 25 Mar 2026)
- Zarka 4-year sentence reduced to 2 years 8 months under shortened trial
Evidence against
- Only three cases checked; the search did not cover all 2025-2026 verdicts
- Conflicting reports on other cases (Lezhë, Gjilekë, Gjici) were not resolved
- Further appeals to the High Court were not checked for these cases
Connections
Open the map →Former mayor of Pogradec
Evidence: Shqiptarja (2021, 2024).
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · 13 Jul 2021
The schools were municipal property and the municipality had followed a presidential decree postponing the elections (as reported, Shqiptarja).
Speaker: Eduart Kapri
SPAK çon në gjykatë ish-kryetarin e Bashkisë Pogradec dhe 5 ish-punonjës (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 13 Jul 2021 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
Courts acquitted Kapri and co-defendants (first instance 4 Jul 2023; appeal upheld 19 Sep 2024). Acquittal does not evaluate the schools argument in the sources opened.
- Akuzohej për abuzim me tenderin e drurëve, Apeli i Posaçëm konfirmon pafajësinë (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 19 Sep 2024 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
SPAK
SPAK sends Pogradec ex-mayor Eduart Kapri and five former subordinates to court
Firewood tender (9.268 million lekë) and polling-centre schools allegations.
Linked: Pogradec ex-mayor Eduart Kapri: 2017 firewood tender and 2019 school-polling case (acquitted, upheld on appeal) · Eduart Kapri
Court
Special Court acquits Pogradec ex-mayor Eduart Kapri and five former subordinates
First-instance acquittal (date as stated in the 2024 appeal article).
Linked: Pogradec ex-mayor Eduart Kapri: 2017 firewood tender and 2019 school-polling case (acquitted, upheld on appeal) · Eduart Kapri
Court
Special Appeal Court upholds acquittal of ex-Pogradec mayor Kapri
SPAK appeal rejected.
Linked: Pogradec ex-mayor Eduart Kapri: 2017 firewood tender and 2019 school-polling case (acquitted, upheld on appeal) · Eduart Kapri
Court
GJKKO first instance: Kapri and two former officials sentenced over Pogradec building (decision no. 18)
The Special First Instance Court for Corruption and Organized Crime issued decision no. 18 on 27 February 2025. It found former Pogradec mayor Eduart Kapri guilty of abuse of office in the building case. The reported sentence was 1 year 6 months suspended as 2 years probation, plus a five-year ban on public functions.
Linked: Eduart Kapri: Pogradec building transfer and extension (abuse of office, 2025 appeal) · Eduart Kapri
Court
Special Appeal Court upholds Kapri abuse-of-office verdict (Pogradec building)
The Special Appeal Court for Corruption and Organized Crime upheld first-instance decision no. 18 of 27 February 2025 against Kapri and two former officials, and charged court costs jointly. The appeal by one defendant was not accepted, as reported. The ruling can be appealed further under the law.
Linked: Eduart Kapri: Pogradec building transfer and extension (abuse of office, 2025 appeal) · Eduart Kapri
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 13 Jul 2021
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 19 Sep 2024