Sonila Qato
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Legal status
Charged
charged
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Profile
Former director of the Albanian Road Authority. A 2019 dispute with contractor Gjoka Konstruksion over the Kardhiq-Delvina Lot 7 tender ended with her resignation in September 2019 after mutual accusations. Reporting says the Special Prosecution communicated an abuse-of-duty charge to her in December 2022 regarding this tender.
Response from Sonila Qato
Not located in sources reviewed. The contractor Gjoka denied submitting false data (per Exit.al).
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 Jun 2019
Kardhiq-Delvina road, Lot 7 tunnel tender (2019)
The 2019 Lot 7 tender for the Kardhiq-Delvina road was held in June 2019 with six bidders. Search summaries report that the Road Authority selected Ircop (the highest bid) and that Sulova offered EUR…
Status: Criminal proceedings reported; outcome not found in sources reviewed. A Top Channel headline says a tender was cancelled with the Procurement Agency still…
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Connections
Open the map →Abuse-of-duty charge (reported)
Evidence: Reporting says the Special Prosecution communicated an abuse-of-duty charge to Qato in December 2022.
moved from Minister of State for Entrepreneurship to head of ARRSH
Evidence: Shqiptarja headline and search summaries: after the ministry (2017-2019) she was named head of ARRSH following the DH Albania scandal. Public-to-public move; no company role documented.
Timeline
Government
Kardhiq-Delvina Lot 7 tender held
Lot 7 tender held in June 2019 with six bidders (search summary); a dispute followed over the disqualification of Gjoka Konstruksion.
Linked: Kardhiq-Delvina road, Lot 7 tunnel tender (2019) · Sonila Qato
Government
Sonila Qato resigns from the Albanian Road Authority
Qato resigned in September 2019 after an exchange of accusations with Gjoka Konstruksion (search summary).
Linked: Kardhiq-Delvina road, Lot 7 tunnel tender (2019) · Sonila Qato
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 4 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 3 sources
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- Exit.al
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- Exit.al
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- A2 News
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Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 1 source
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- Shqiptarja
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