Shkelzen Berisha
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What this means: The research does not establish this person's legal status.
Profile
Named in Albanian press as living in a villa reported to be registered in the name of Ilir Shtufi. The sources reviewed do not establish his family relationship to Sali Berisha, and no business partnership between him and Shtufi is documented in them.
Response from Shkelzen Berisha
Per Shqiptarja reporting, he acknowledged living in the villa and called the reports slander. A second Shqiptarja article says he did not sign a contract in his own name for the villa. His own statement was not retrieved directly.
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 2017
CEZ parliamentary commission: conflict-of-interest objection to Balla as chair (c. 2017)
When Taulant Balla chaired the parliamentary commission investigating the CEZ privatisation, PD MP Arben Ristani asked that he step down, arguing a conflict of interest because of court proceedings…
Status: Dispute reported. No formal finding found.
From 2013
Defamation suits between Shkëlzen Berisha and Taulant Balla (2013 and 2026)
Shkëlzen Berisha, son of former PM Sali Berisha, has filed defamation suits against Balla. Search snippets give conflicting accounts of an earlier (2013) proceeding: one says Judge Ardiana Bera…
Status: 24 Jul 2026: partially accepted per BalkanWeb. Other rulings conflicting or unknown. Appeals not found.
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Connections
Open the map →Slander suits, 2013 and 2026
Evidence: BalkanWeb 24 Jul 2026: court partially accepted Shkëlzen Berisha's slander suit against Balla.
Shkelzen Berisha reported to live in a villa registered to Shtufi
Evidence: Shqiptarja reports residence in a villa registered to Ilir Shtufi. The relationship to Sali Berisha is not established in the sources reviewed. No business partnership is documented.
Timeline
Parliament
PD MP Arben Ristani asks that Balla step down as chair of the CEZ commission
Ristani argued that Balla had a conflict of interest because of court cases involving his family and a slander conviction. Balla denied any conflict. Shkëlzen Berisha refused to take the oath or testify while Balla chaired. No formal ruling on the objection was found. Date given as around 2017 in sources.
Linked: CEZ parliamentary commission: conflict-of-interest objection to Balla as chair (c. 2017) · Taulant Balla · Arben Ristani · Shkelzen Berisha
Court
Court partially accepts Shkëlzen Berisha's slander suit against Balla
BalkanWeb (24 Jul 2026, 11:57) reports that the court partially accepted the suit. The article does not name the court, the statements at issue, any damages or whether an appeal was filed. No reply by Balla is reported.
Linked: Defamation suits between Shkëlzen Berisha and Taulant Balla (2013 and 2026) · Taulant Balla · Shkelzen Berisha
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 24 Jul 2026
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 2026