Spiro Ksera
Democratic Party (PD)
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.
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- Source label
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
- Spiro Ksera (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · 2026 · wiki · EN
- Denohet me 1 vit e 8 muaj burg ish-br. ministri i punes Spiro Ksera, vendimi i gjykates se Tiranes (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · unknown · journalism · SQ
- Former labor minister arrested on corruption charges (opens in a new tab)Tirana Times · unknown · journalism · EN
- UNDER_INVESTIGATIONFrom the research record · cites:
- Spiro Ksera (Wikipedia) (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia · unknown · wiki · EN
- Denohet me 1 8 vite burg ish-br. ministri i punës Spiro Ksera (Shqiptarja, headline) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · unknown · journalism · SQ
- OFFICIALLY_REPORTEDFrom the research record · cites:
Profile
Spiro Ksera was Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities from 2009 to 2013. A Tirana court convicted him of abuse of power over the embezzlement of about 30 million lek (about USD 285,000) meant for pro-minority events that prosecutors say never took place, and sentenced him to 20 months in prison (1 year and 8 months per Shqiptarja). A later Tirana Times report, with no year in the article, describes a new arrest in Gjirokastra on a Tirana prosecution warrant over about EUR 234,500 of embezzlement by the ministry.
Response from Spiro Ksera
According to the Tirana Times, Ksera considers the new arrest politically motivated and maintains his innocence through his lawyer Genc Gjokutaj, who said he would appeal.
Other accounts in the research (3 fields worded differently)
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- Biography
- Spiro Ksera was Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities from 2009 to 2013. A Tirana court convicted him of abuse of power over the embezzlement of about 30 million lek (about USD 285,000) meant for pro-minority events that prosecutors say never took place, and sentenced him to 20 months in prison (1 year and 8 months per Shqiptarja). A later Tirana Times report, with no year in the article, describes a new arrest in Gjirokastra on a Tirana prosecution warrant over about EUR 234,500 of embezzlement by the ministry.From the research record
- Spiro Ksera was Prefect of Gjirokastër and then Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. Wikipedia says he was first in the Unity for Human Rights party and later joined the Democratic Party; he is therefore listed here as PD, not PS, as a cross-check against. He was arrested in January 2016 over about 30 million lekë of minority-event funds that were allegedly never spent, tried, and convicted of abuse of power.From the research record
- Legal status detail
- Conviction by a Tirana court: 1 year and 8 months (about 20 months per Wikipedia) for abuse of power, plus a five-year ban on public office (search summary). Conviction date not confirmed; Wikipedia says he was arrested in 2016. Separately, a new arrest on a Tirana Prosecution warrant is reported in a Tirana Times article with no year; he was arraigned and the judge ordered custody pending trial. The court and year of that second matter are not stated.From the research record
- Abuse of power (Tirana court; tried in absentia per Shqiptarja). Sentence reported as 1 year 8 months (Shqiptarja headline; Tirana Times) and as 20 months (Wikipedia), plus a five-year ban on public office. Conviction date not confirmed; the sources reviewed do not give it. Appeal outcome not found. A separate new arrest on a Tirana Prosecution warrant is reported in a Tirana Times article with no year.From the research record
- Response
- According to the Tirana Times, Ksera considers the new arrest politically motivated and maintains his innocence through his lawyer Genc Gjokutaj, who said he would appeal.From the research record
- Denial reported in a search summary of Shqiptarja (text not fetched); his lawyer said he would appeal. No quote found.From the research record
Related cases
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From Jan 2016
Spiro Ksera: minority-event funds (abuse of power)
Former Labour Minister Spiro Ksera was arrested in January 2016 on a Tirana Prosecution warrant over about 30 million lekë allegedly obtained through fictitious tenders for events for children, Roma…
Status: Convicted (first instance per sources); appeal unknown
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Connections
Open the map →Shared counsel: Gjokutaj also reported as Ksera's lawyer (in absentia verdict)
Evidence: Search summary of the Ksera verdict says Ksera was represented by Genc Gjokutaj; the Shqiptarja page was not opened, so this is UNVERIFIED on the page itself.
- Court proceeding→Spiro Ksera: minority-event funds (abuse of power)Source label: Under investigation
Convicted (first instance per sources)
Evidence: Wikipedia and Shqiptarja headline; date not confirmed.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Date
- 2026
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- unknown