Safet Gjici
Socialist Party (PS)
Legal status
Convicted
convicted
What this means: A court found the person guilty. Check the detail below for whether the verdict is final or under appeal.
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Legal status
- convictedFrom the research record · cites:
- Former mayor of Kukes Safet Gjici is arrested for corruption, house arrest for the woman in their sex video (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 24 Jun 2023 · journalism · EN
- Supreme court upholds conviction of ex-mayor (opens in a new tab)Gazeta Tema · unknown · journalism · EN
- Tri vite burg per ish-kryebashkiakun Safet Gjici dhe nje vit heqje lirie per Alma Kacin (opens in a new tab)Telegrafi · unknown · journalism · SQ
- and 2 more in that record
- unknownFrom the research record · cites:
- Balkanweb: ADF gave 3 mln euro tender in Kukës to the brother of mayor Safet Gjici (fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 3 Oct 2020 · journalism · SQ
- Safet Gjici (Wikipedia; search result) (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · unknown · wiki · EN
- convictedFrom the research record · cites:
- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Former mayor of Kukes Safet Gjici is arrested for corruption, house arrest for the woman in their sex video (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 24 Jun 2023 · journalism · EN
- Supreme court upholds conviction of ex-mayor (opens in a new tab)Gazeta Tema · unknown · journalism · EN
- Tri vite burg per ish-kryebashkiakun Safet Gjici dhe nje vit heqje lirie per Alma Kacin (opens in a new tab)Telegrafi · unknown · journalism · SQ
- and 2 more in that record
- UNDER_INVESTIGATIONFrom the research record · cites:
- Balkanweb: ADF gave 3 mln euro tender in Kukës to the brother of mayor Safet Gjici (fetched) (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 3 Oct 2020 · journalism · SQ
- Safet Gjici (Wikipedia; search result) (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · unknown · wiki · EN
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Profile
Mayor of Kukes until June 2023. In June 2023 a video from his municipal office circulated; he resigned and said he was prey to a trap. Co-defendant Alma Kaci was also tried. First-instance and appeal convictions followed, and reports say the Supreme Court upheld the convictions. No source opened states his party.
Response from Safet Gjici
Said he was prey to a trap after the video (Top Channel). Asked to serve the rest of the sentence at home on health grounds; Balkanweb reports the court overturned that request (date not confirmed). Filed a constitutional complaint (vend.mosk 14126).
Other accounts in the research (3 fields worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Biography
- Mayor of Kukes until June 2023. In June 2023 a video from his municipal office circulated; he resigned and said he was prey to a trap. Co-defendant Alma Kaci was also tried. First-instance and appeal convictions followed, and reports say the Supreme Court upheld the convictions. No source opened states his party.From the research record
- Mayor of Kukës from the June 2019 elections (Balkanweb). Balkanweb (3 October 2020) reports that Kevin Construksion sh.p.k., founded in 2006, was owned by him and that he transferred its shares in 2014 to his brother Lavdrim Gjici after entering politics. Search summaries report that he resigned in June 2023 and was later arrested and prosecuted; those later developments were not verified in fetched sources.From the research record
- Legal status detail
- Arrest reported in an article dated 24 June 2023 (Top Channel): suspected of corruption linked to a public tender. First instance reported by Balkanweb as 2 years on 7 Feb 2024; a Telegrafi headline gives 3 years. Appeal reported as 3 years for passive corruption (Balkanweb summary). A Constitutional Court filing (vend.mosk 14126) challenges the verdict; outcome not found. Sentence figures conflict across sources and must be checked against the judgments.From the research record
- Criminal proceedings reported in search results (2023 arrest; sentence and appeal reported in secondary summaries). Not verified against court documents.From the research record
- Response
- Said he was prey to a trap after the video (Top Channel). Asked to serve the rest of the sentence at home on health grounds; Balkanweb reports the court overturned that request (date not confirmed). Filed a constitutional complaint (vend.mosk 14126).From the research record
- No response from him to the Kevin Construksion tender report found in the Balkanweb article.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 11 Aug 2020
Albanian Development Fund tender in Kukës (neighbourhoods 4-6) won by a joint venture that includes the mayor's brother's company
Balkanweb (3 October 2020, fetched) reports that the Albanian Development Fund (FSHZH, directly subordinate to the Prime Minister, led by Dritan Agolli) opened a tender in August 2020 for…
Status: Media report (2020); no official finding found in sources reviewed.
From Jun 2023
Kukes municipality: Safet Gjici case (tender corruption, passive corruption, abuse of office)
In June 2023, after local elections, a video from the Kukes municipality office circulated. Safet Gjici resigned, and the Council of Ministers ordered his removal (as reported). Top Channel (article…
Status: Final ruling reported by the Supreme Court (date unclear; a Gazeta Tema item shows 'Sep 25' without a year). Constitutional complaint outcome not found.
From unknown
Kukes: fuel-supply tender file (Granit Gjana)
SPAK opened an investigation into abuse in tenders for fuel supply in Kukes. Prefect Granit Gjana, reported as having acted as mayor after the Gjici dismissal, was suspended from duty on a SPAK…
Status: Suspension confirmed by GJKKO; charges and trial status unknown.
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Connections
Open the map →brother (as stated by Balkanweb)
Evidence: Balkanweb (3 Oct 2020) states that in 2014 the shares went to his brother Lavdrim Gjici.
former owner until 2014 (per Balkanweb)
Evidence: Balkanweb states the company was owned by the then mayor of Kukës, Safet Gjici, and that shares moved to his brother in 2014.
- Court proceeding→Kukes municipality: Safet Gjici case (tender corruption, passive corruption, abuse of office)Source label: Officially reported
Defendant; convictions reported
Evidence: Top Channel (arrest, 2023); Balkanweb and Gazeta Tema (verdicts).
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · 24 Jun 2023
Said he was prey to a trap after the video (Top Channel, close paraphrase).
Speaker: Safet Gjici
Former mayor of Kukes Safet Gjici is arrested for corruption (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 24 Jun 2023 · journalism · EN
What the documents show
Court judgments reported for abuse of office and passive corruption. The trap statement concerns the video, a different matter from the tender count.
- Supreme court upholds conviction of ex-mayor (opens in a new tab)Gazeta Tema · unknown · journalism · EN
Timeline
Other
Kevin Construksion shares transferred from Safet Gjici to his brother Lavdrim Gjici (year only in source; day set to 1 January)
Balkanweb (3 Oct 2020) reports that after entering politics Safet Gjici transferred the shares of Kevin Construksion sh.p.k. to his brother Lavdrim Gjici in 2014.
Linked: Albanian Development Fund tender in Kukës (neighbourhoods 4-6) won by a joint venture that includes the mayor's brother's company · Safet Gjici · Lavdrim Gjici
Government
Albanian Development Fund tender for Kukës neighbourhoods 4-6 opened (twelve bidders)
Per Balkanweb (3 Oct 2020). Winner: Mela / Alba Shpresa / Kevin Construksion joint venture, 1.8 million euro in the body text.
Linked: Albanian Development Fund tender in Kukës (neighbourhoods 4-6) won by a joint venture that includes the mayor's brother's company · Safet Gjici · Lavdrim Gjici
Media
Balkanweb reports the Kukës ADF award to the mayor's brother's company
Balkanweb (3 Oct 2020) publishes the ownership history and the award; no responses from the parties are reported.
Linked: Albanian Development Fund tender in Kukës (neighbourhoods 4-6) won by a joint venture that includes the mayor's brother's company · Safet Gjici · Lavdrim Gjici
Police
Kukes mayor Safet Gjici arrested
Arrest reported by Top Channel, suspected of corruption linked to a public tender, after a video scandal in the municipal office.
Linked: Kukes municipality: Safet Gjici case (tender corruption, passive corruption, abuse of office) · Safet Gjici
Court
GJKKO first-instance judgment against Safet Gjici (as reported)
Balkanweb reports 2 years for abuse of office; a Telegrafi headline reports 3 years. Figures conflict.
Linked: Kukes municipality: Safet Gjici case (tender corruption, passive corruption, abuse of office) · Safet Gjici
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 7 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 7 sources
- Publisher
- Top Channel
- Date
- 24 Jun 2023
- Publisher
- Gazeta Tema
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Telegrafi
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Telegrafi
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 3 Oct 2020
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- unknown