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Gaps
550 gaps recorded by the researchers. When a page says “not found”, the missing information is usually listed here, with where to look for it. Gaps are open questions, not suggestions of wrongdoing.
KLSH Tirana Municipality financial/compliance findings 2023-2026
Missing: Current KLSH report texts with leke amounts for Bashkia Tirane were not extracted. Only the 2025 lake pollution audit (no amounts), the 2019 Tirana Parking audit and the 2023 cleaning/greening audit were located, by title or summary.
Where to look: klsh.org.al audit reports list filtered by Bashkia Tirane; KLSH audit 'Mbi Auditimin e Ushtruar ne Bashkine e Tiranes per Projektin Ndertimi i Rrugeve Bashkiake te Tiranes' (URL seen in search, not opened).
Tirana Municipality - Erion Veliaj audit link
Missing: No KLSH finding was located that ties a damage figure to Erion Veliaj personally; the criminal case is handled by SPAK (see research/veliaj.json).
Where to look: SPAK case file updates; KLSH audits of Bashkia Tirane 2022-2025.
KLSH Tropoje / Gjirokaster / Shkoder / Librazhd audits (2025-2026)
Missing: Only titles and URLs seen. The Tropoje PDF URL returned the KLSH homepage on fetch, so no findings or amounts were extracted for it.
Where to look: Individual KLSH PDFs; panel.klsh.org.al storage links.
Ombudsman report on Komisariati nr. 3 Tirana (detention area)
Missing: PDF returned compressed binary text; inspection findings and date could not be extracted. Search snippet suggests an inspection on 1 Feb 2023 and a finding that the escort area was not built per Law 108/2014 (unverified).
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al media/manager PDF; request OCR or text export.
Ombudsman 2025 annual report and 2025 Ilir Meta custody recommendation
Missing: 2025 annual report and the August 2025 recommendation on custody (ex-president Ilir Meta) appear in search results but were not opened.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al/en/articles/special-issues/police/ (Ilir Meta custody recommendation); Raporti Vjetor 2025 PDF.
Commissariat No. 3 Tirana - earlier 2025 ruling and July 2026 follow-up
Missing: A search summary mentioned a Shqiptarja report (15 Nov 2025) that a Tirana court found an earlier arrest of two Station 3 officers unlawful; the URL was not captured and not opened. No indictment or court outcome for the July 2026 arrests found.
Where to look: Shqiptarja and Tirana Criminal Court records; AMP and Tirana Prosecution Office statements.
ILDKPKI official annual data and 2025-2026 referrals
Missing: No official ILDKPKI annual report or 2025-2026 referral statistics retrieved. Conflicting claims: Shqiptarja cites 518 officials reported 2014-2021 and 372 reported through 2018; an Albania Voice article (redirect from albaniavisit.com, not fetched) claims no senior official was referred to SPAK under current leadership. Outcomes of the Pitaku (2015) and Peza (2017) cases not found.
Where to look: ildkpki.al annual reports; SPAK statistics; albaniavoice.com/ildkpki-asset-verification-spak/ read directly.
APP (Public Procurement Agency) conflict-of-interest findings
Missing: No APP or Public Procurement Commission report on conflicts of interest was located. A Vetting investigative piece (per search summary) describes recurring incomplete conflict-of-interest forms in APP reports over 10 years; not opened.
Where to look: app.gov.al annual and procurement-monitoring reports; Vetting (Balkanweb) investigation.
GRECO 2025-2026 Albania reports and party-financing status
Missing: No 2025 or 2026 GRECO report on Albania found. Fifth-round report (Dec 2020) and 2022 compliance report exist but were not read. Whether the draft party-financing law was adopted is not confirmed.
Where to look: coe.int/en/web/greco/ Albania country page; GrecoRC5(2022)4 and later compliance reports.
OSCE/ODIHR statements on corruption and political finance
Missing: Final ODIHR report (23 Oct 2025) and Urgent Interim Opinion (2026) not read; findings on political finance and vote buying come from search summaries only. The '37 vote-buying investigations' figure (Tirana Times commentary) is unverified.
Where to look: odihr.osce.org/node/600169 and /node/665752.
Ombudsman and protest policing - remaining 2026 items
Missing: Ombudsman staff checks on July 2026 police-violence complaints (Police Stations 1-4 and Security Block) and an 'overcrowding and alleged police abuse over four days of protests' report were not opened; no formal recommendation text retrieved.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al news archive, July 2026.
Investigative reporting with audit documents (BIRN/Reporter.al, OCCRP, Faktoje, Citizens.al 2026)
Missing: No BIRN or Reporter.al pieces citing 2025-2026 audit findings were located via search. The OCCRP Tirana-mayor page returned HTTP 403 and was not read. No Citizens.al 2026 audit coverage found.
Where to look: birn.eu.com and reporter.al search for 'KLSH'; occrp.org Albania tag; faktoje.al; citizens.al 2026.
Outcomes of KLSH criminal referrals (Finiq, Belsh, Sarande, Kukes, Ministry of Interior 2021, Road Authority 2018)
Missing: No court or SPAK outcomes found for these referrals. Dates for several Tirana Times items are inferred and unverified.
Where to look: Albanian court and SPAK records; Shqiptarja follow-up articles; article pages themselves for dates.
Primary text of KLSH audits on Tirana Parking (2019) and cleaning/greening directorate (2023)
Missing: Only report titles and secondary descriptions seen; no amounts or finding counts extracted.
Where to look: klsh.org.al Tirana Parking final audit (June 2019) and cleaning/greening final audit.
KLSH 2025 annual totals in lekë
Missing: The KLSH homepage 'efektet financiare' total (722) has no currency or year stated and was not used. 2025 annual activity report (presented to Parliament, July 2026) not read.
Where to look: KLSH annual activity report 2025.
Documented messaging, propaganda and disinformation linked to Taulant Balla and the Socialist Party, with the same evidence standard applied to the Democratic Party (PD).
Fact-checks of Taulant Balla statements (Faktoje, BIRN, Reporter.al, AFP Fact Check)
Missing: No Faktoje, BIRN or Reporter.al verdict on any Balla statement was found. The en.faktoje.al subdomain did not resolve (DNS error). A Faktoje page on a Balluku/parliament statement (en.faktoje.al/?p=7376) appeared in search but was not opened. The faktoje.al search for 'Balla' returned unrelated people with that surname. No rating is recorded for any Balla statement.
Where to look: faktoje.al search for 'Balla'; reporter.al and birn.eu.com search for 'Taulant Balla'; the Albanian-language faktoje.al page on the 12 March 2026 vote.
Balla's 2026 statements on Balluku, the opposition and the protests (exact quotes)
Missing: The persons file records 23 Feb 2026 and 30 Apr 2026 statements. The Citizens.al article on the 12 March 2026 vote does not mention Balla. His individual vote on 12 March 2026 and his Mandates Council remarks were not located.
Where to look: Assembly stenographic records for 23 Feb 2026 and 12 Mar 2026; balkanweb.com and shqiptarja.com Balla pages.
Balla's 2018 claim on the audio and video testimony published by the DP
Missing: Only a search summary (Top Channel, 'SP: Democratic Party's audio-evidence, mafia-style manipulations') was seen. Not opened. Date, quotes and the witness claim are not verified.
Where to look: top-channel.tv/english/sp-democratic-partys-audio-evidence-mafia-style-manipulations and Albanian-language coverage.
Kulicaj case fine (700,000 ALL)
Missing: Search summaries said a Tirana court fined Balla 700,000 ALL for slander against Agron Kulicaj. The fetched Top Channel article (17 Apr 2012) says the Court of Appeal rejected the suit and returned it, with no fine and no conviction. The fine may come from another proceeding. Not resolved.
Where to look: Tirana court records; Top Channel 'Wikileaks, MP Balla fined by court' (URL seen in search, not opened); Albanian press from 2011-2012.
Balla's Partizani complaint and PS claims against Berisha and Basha
Missing: The Partizani complaint (Nov 2020) and the Feb 2025 new evidence to SPAK are in ps-members.json and in search summaries only. The Basha appeal outcome is covered in ps-pd-shared-ties.json (claim-balla-sparka-basha-2020).
Where to look: exit.al appeals-court article cited in ps-pd-shared-ties.json; SPAK press releases.
Balla's undated Berisha-Putin claim (Telegrafi)
Missing: Telegrafi headline (search summary): Balla said he had strong claims that Berisha has personal ties to Putin and that facts would be published soon. Date and whether facts were published are not established.
Where to look: telegrafi.com article 'Balla akuza të forta Berishës: ke lidhje personale me Putin'.
PS paid political ads on Meta: 2025 party-level spending
Missing: The KRIIK preliminary report (30 June 2025, 404 at fetch time) and the BIRN March 2026 campaign-finance PDF were not readable. The ODIHR-cited Albanian figures give candidate-level, PD and small-party totals; PS appears only through one candidate (Vullnet Sinaj, 748,960 lekë), and the article says PS made no online payments. The IDEA PDF was not readable, so its $265,985 figure is unverified.
Where to look: kriik.al open data; birn.eu.com report PDF; IDEA Albanian report at idea.int/sites/default/files/2025-12/monitorimi-i-rrjeteve-sociale-zgjedhjet-parlamentare-t%C3%AB-shqip%C3%ABris%C3%AB-2025-alb.pdf; Meta Ad Library (Albania, political ads, 2025).
PS and state-funded TV spots and billboards (2013-2026)
Missing: No documented Socialist-era state-advertising total was found. The 4,735,500 USD figure in search summaries covers Interior Ministry TV ads for 2006-2012 (Socialist opposition claim, 2011-2012). The 2012 Top Channel state-TV-ads article is in ps-pd-shared-ties.json (doc-shalsi-tv-ads-top-channel-2012).
Where to look: Audiovisual Media Authority; Public Procurement Agency records; Media Observatory Albania; BIRN state-advertising reports.
Coordinated accounts attributed to PS or Balla
Missing: No platform or researcher finding attributing a network to Balla personally. Meta's adversarial threat reports on Albania were not found. The Sophie Zhang account is not attributed to PS by any verified source. The BIRN 2026 network is not formally attributed to PS. Instagram and TikTok material remains UNVERIFIED unless a platform confirms it.
Where to look: Meta quarterly adversarial threat reports (2019-2026, Albania); the full BIRN and ACQJ reports; Exit.al 2019-2021 investigations in full.
Influencer and TikTok payments for PS (2025)
Missing: No documented payment to influencers for PS content was found. A search summary says TikTok was restricted in the 2025 campaign; this was not checked against an official source.
Where to look: KQZ media-monitoring reports (May 2025); influencer-disclosure reports by BIRN or Reporter.al.
Media outlets used by PS-linked messaging (ownership and contracts)
Missing: Media Ownership Monitor profiles for Top Channel and TV Klan were seen in search summaries. They describe owners and political leanings, not PS-documented contracts. No 2025-2026 ownership or payment link to Balla was found. The Frangaj and Shtufi material is in ps-pd-shared-ties.json and should be read there.
Where to look: albania.mom-rsf.org owner profiles; company registry records (not reachable from these tools); ps-pd-shared-ties.json.
Balanced PD comparison: 2025 PD ad spend and Meta pages
Missing: PD's own 2025 Meta spend by page is not broken down in any source read. The ODIHR-cited figure (PD 2,746,960 lekë, about €27,950) is the only PD party-level 2025 total seen. The 2021 Exit/BIRN and Citizens figures (PD $11,536 and $4,762) use different methods and periods.
Where to look: Meta Ad Library, political ads, Albania, April-May 2025, filtered by page; KRIIK annex.
EU Delegation and Albanian Media Council statements naming PS or Balla
Missing: No EU Delegation or Albanian Media Council statement naming Balla or the PS on disinformation or hate speech was found. The Media Council's statement on messages from the Tirana mayor and its 2021 LGBTIQ statement were seen in search summaries only.
Where to look: eeas.europa.eu Albania press releases 2025-2026; Albanian Media Council website; Alliance Against Hate statements.
Balla's response to the BIRN 2026 fake-account report and to the 2021 ad analyses
Missing: No Balla or PS response was found to the BIRN network (July 2026) or to the 2021 ad analyses. The PM's office and an adviser denied any link to administration coordination (per BalkanWeb, 22 July 2026).
Where to look: PS press office statements; Balla interviews on Top Channel, Klan, Report TV.
Parliamentary speeches fact-checked against documents
Missing: No fact-check of any Balla parliamentary speech was found. Assembly stenographic records were not opened.
Where to look: Assembly of Albania stenographic records (kuvendi.al) for 2013-2026 speeches by Taulant Balla.
Belinda Balluku, SPAK and the Albanian justice system
SPAK 20 Oct 2026 final charges
Missing: No source found for a SPAK action dated 20 Oct 2026, nor for a list of five charges (corruption, money laundering, concealment of assets, equal treatment). Searches returned only the 31 Oct 2025 indictment, the Aug 2026 new accusations and the Sept 2026 villa seizure. The 'five charges in 15 instances' figure was in a search summary with no fetched source.
Where to look: SPAK official site (spak.gov.al) press releases for Oct 2026; GJKKO press office; Balkanweb, Top Channel, Euronews Albania for 20 Oct 2026; the indictment document if published.
Primary SPAK indictment and the Llogara charge sheet
Missing: Primary text of the indictment, the exact legal articles, and the full list of defendants and counts. The 31 Oct 2025 date rests on secondary reporting.
Where to look: SPAK press releases from 31 Oct 2025; GJKKO case file summary; Albanian court news releases.
Constitutional Court rulings on the GJKKO suspension
Missing: Sources conflict: one reports a 4-4 split on 6 Feb 2026 that left the GJKKO suspension in force; another Shqiptarja headline says Balluku returned to duty; search summaries also mention a 12 Dec 2025 5-3 interim decision. Official decision text not retrieved.
Where to look: Constitutional Court of Albania website (gjk.gov.al) decisions list for Dec 2025 and Feb 2026; official press release on the vote.
Parliament vote record (12 Mar 2026)
Missing: Vote tally (82 against / 47 for) is from search summaries and outlets that disagree on the split. The official Assembly record was not checked.
Where to look: Kuvendi.al sessions and voting records for 12 March 2026.
Article 242 amendment status
Missing: Whether Rama's proposed Article 242 change was drafted, passed or enacted. Only the 10-11 Feb 2026 announcement was retrieved.
Where to look: Official Gazette (Fletorja Zyrtare) and Assembly legislative agenda for 2026; Ministry of Justice draft laws.
Signal messages and their provenance
Missing: The Balkanweb article (headline mentions Signal) does not say which messages came via Signal; message dates are mostly undated. Authenticity and chain of custody not tested. Berberi's and Balluku's responses not found.
Where to look: SPAK file summaries; GJKKO decisions on evidence admission; interviews with Berberi's lawyer.
Outer Ring Road procurement details
Missing: The 'seven procurement procedures' figure, lot numbers beyond Lot 4, the bid values and the winning companies were not verified. Businessmen names (Bashkim Ulaj, Ilir Shtufi) were not found in any reviewed source and are not included.
Where to look: Public Procurement Agency (APP) tender records for Tirana Outer Ring Road 2021; ARRSH tender notices; SPAK charge sheet.
Foreign embassy statements (German, Dutch)
Missing: The German and Dutch statements were taken from search summaries. The full embassy texts were not retrieved.
Where to look: German Embassy Tirana and Dutch Embassy Tirana websites or social media posts, 12 Mar 2026.
EU Rule of Law report 2026 Albania chapter
Missing: Full SWD(2026) 928 text not retrieved. Press summaries conflict in tone (progress vs concern). Exact ratings and the SPAK passage were not quoted.
Where to look: commission.europa.eu 2026 Rule of Law Report, Albania country chapter PDF.
Balluku defence and legal team
Missing: No direct quotes from Balluku in a fetched source; no lawyer statements found. Parliament speech text not retrieved.
Where to look: Assembly transcripts for Balluku's speech (late 2025); her public statements on social media; Albanian news interviews.
Rama's criticism of SPAK and GJKKO
Missing: Exact quotes not retrieved from fetched pages; only headlines were seen (Telegrafi, Balkanweb). The Venice Commission reference is unconfirmed.
Where to look: Rama's official speeches and social media posts, Nov 2025 to Feb 2026; Venice Commission opinions on Albania 2025-2026.
Berberi's response
Missing: A search summary says Berberi denied the charges, but no fetched source confirms this.
Where to look: Balkanweb and Shqiptarja interviews with Berberi or his lawyer; SPAK press statements.
Villa cases (Dhërmi and Palasë)
Missing: Full texts of the seizure decisions and the 410,000 euro charge report were not fetched. Ownership records for the villas were not checked. The link to the tender case is not established.
Where to look: Albanian Land Registry (ASHK) records; GJKKO press releases on seizures; SPAK press releases on the villa case.
Bank of Albania governor immunity: the reported Assembly vote (84 votes), the provision text, reactions, and the 84 figure in the Balluku case
Vote on the Bank of Albania law (84 votes)
Missing: No source confirms an Assembly vote on the Bank of Albania law, its date, the for/against/abstain counts, or any party breakdown. The Euronews Albania article and the CNA article could not be reached (only the Euronews headline appeared on a search page). The 84 figure found for Bank of Albania votes is the Inspector General election (Merita Bejtja: 84 for, 23 against, 1 abstention; search summary, date and URL not confirmed) and is not the law vote.
Where to look: parlament.al plenary records and voting record for the sitting that adopted the law (look for 'Për Bankën e Shqipërisë' and the vote count); Euronews Albania and CNA articles on the vote (search by date and headline); Balkanweb and Shqiptarja live blogs of that day; Kuvendi press releases.
Party breakdown and whether all 84 were PS
Missing: No breakdown by PS, PD, LSI, PL or others found for any vote on this law. Whether the 84 were all PS: unknown.
Where to look: Kuvendi roll-call record (parlament.al) for the vote date; Albanian outlets' per-party coverage.
Adopted text and final article numbering
Missing: Only the 15 July 2026 consultation draft was read. The adopted text, article numbers and any amendments made in committee or plenary are unknown. Neni 72 numbering is from the draft.
Where to look: Fletorja Zyrtare publication; parlament.al bill file; Kuvendi committee (Komisioni i Ekonomisë dhe Financave) report.
Sponsor, rapporteur and committee for the bill
Missing: Draft header: proposed by the Council of Ministers. No MP sponsor, group, rapporteur or committee speaker found. Whether the Economy and Finance Committee reviewed it: not found.
Where to look: parlament.al committee agenda and minutes (2026); Ministry of Finance consultation comments on konsultimipublik.gov.al.
Debate and speakers (Taulant Balla and others)
Missing: No source found with Taulant Balla saying most concerns are disinformation, or any other MP speaking for or against the immunity provision. The 2018 Balla quote ('Sot nuk i kishim 84 vota') is about a different law.
Where to look: Kuvendi plenary stenogram for the vote date; Balkanweb and Shqiptarja live coverage; Balla's own press statements.
European Commission reaction (Protocol 7, Chapter 17)
Missing: No Commission statement on the governor's immunity found. The draft cites TFEU and Protocol No. 4 on the ESCB Statute; Protocol No. 7 is not in the draft's footnotes. No source states that Protocol 7 applies after accession. Chapter 17 link only through a Bank of Albania summary of general Commission assessments (search summary).
Where to look: Commission Albania Report 2026 (ec.europa.eu, Chapter 17 and Chapter 23 sections); EU delegation Albania statements on konsultimipublik or eeas.europa.eu; Commission response to the Balluku request (March 2026) for comparison.
Bank of Albania and Governor Sejko reaction
Missing: No official Bank of Albania statement defending the provision or answering the 'safe zone' criticism. No statement by Gent Sejko on the draft immunity provision.
Where to look: bankofalbania.org press releases; konsultimipublik.gov.al comments by the Bank; Sejko's press conferences.
Constitutional experts, opposition parties and NGOs
Missing: No named constitutional expert, opposition party (PD, LSI, PL) or NGO statement on the immunity provision was found. A PD statement on the Balluku immunity request was found, but not on the Bank provision.
Where to look: Albanian press commentary on 'Neni 72' or 'imuniteti i guvernatorit'; Tirana Times 'officials immunity' article of 11 July 2026 (search summary only, not opened); Transparency International Albania; Albanian Helsinki Committee.
Constitution Article 81 para. 2 letter a: exact wording
Missing: The Constitute Project fetch shows the nine categories but not the letter labels. The mapping of letter a to 'organisation of institutions provided for in the Constitution' is inferred from order and from the draft's citation.
Where to look: Official Albanian Constitution (parlament.al or gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al), Article 81 para. 2.
Current immunity rules in Law 8269
Missing: The current Law 8269 (1997, amended) was not opened. Unknown whether it contains any immunity clause for the Governor.
Where to look: https://shtetiweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Ligj_nr_8269_date_23_12_1997_Per_Banken_e_Shqiperise-1.pdf (seen in search only); bankofalbania.org legislation page.
Link to the SPAK microcredit file (GJKKO order of 10 July 2024)
Missing: The 2024 SPAK file is not mentioned in the draft text or in any parliamentary source found. Only exit.al links the draft to the investigation. No 2026 SPAK decision on Sejko found.
Where to look: spak.gov.al press releases 2024-2026; GJKKO decisions; Assembly debate transcript for the vote date.
Balluku vote record and 84 figure
Missing: The official Kuvendi record for 12 March 2026 was not checked. One Balkanweb article gives 128 present, which conflicts with 82 + 47 = 129. No source links any SPAK decision to a vote threshold. No source found says SPAK dropped charges to reach 84 votes.
Where to look: parlament.al voting record 12 March 2026; Balkanweb live blog of that day; Kuvendi Council for the Rules, Mandates and Immunity records.
Source of the 84 figure in the Euronews headline
Missing: It is unclear whether the Euronews headline refers to the Inspector General vote (84 for), to the three-fifths rule for laws, or to another item. The Euronews article itself was not reached.
Where to look: Euronews Albania article archive (search by 'Banka e Shqipërisë' and date); Kuvendi voting record.
Bashkim Ulaj: current ownership of Gener 2 and G2 Infra
Missing: Current QKB record (partners, administrators, shares). Only a 2020 historical extract with an illegible partner field was reached.
Where to look: qkb.gov.al company search for Gener 2 sh.p.k. and G2 Infra sh.p.k.; SPAK press releases on the Thumanë–Kashar file.
Bashkim Ulaj: his own response to SPAK allegations
Missing: No direct statement by Ulaj about the Thumanë–Kashar concession, Lot 4 or Rrjoll was found. Only a VOA line that he declined to address the DH Albania allegations (date unclear).
Where to look: A2 News / Gener 2 press office; Albanian-language interviews; Tirana Times follow-ups.
Bashkim Ulaj and the Llogara tunnel
Missing: No source linked Ulaj to the Llogara tunnel. The Llogara consortium (Intekar Yapi and ASL) and the supervision contract were found, but not Ulaj.
Where to look: Shqiptarja Llogara dossier (https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/dosja-e-tunelit-te-llogarase-si-fituan-turqit-tenderin-170-mln-euro-duke-shkelur-kriteret) and SPAK Llogara filings.
Ilir Shtufi: Lot 4 charges and Greek handover
Missing: No Albanian charge specific to Lot 4 found for Shtufi; no confirmation of final extradition or handover. The Gazeta Tema pages could not be fetched (HTTP 403) for the extradition article; facts come from search summaries.
Where to look: Balkanweb and Shqiptarja on Shtufi; Thessaloniki Court of Appeal decision; SPAK announcements.
Ilir Shtufi: Nova Construction ownership and Lot 4 contract value
Missing: Lot 4 contract value (about €20m per Report TV) not confirmed from tender documents; Nova QKB record not retrieved.
Where to look: openprocurement.al Lot 4 award (Tirana Outer Ring Road); QKB for Nova Construction 2012 sh.p.k.
Elman Abule: trial status and his own statements
Missing: No verdict found; Abule's own statements not found (declined comment at SPAK, per A2 News). The A2 News article and a GJKKO decision page could not be fetched (HTTP 403).
Where to look: GJKKO announcements; Shqiptarja Veliaj case page.
Agron Neza: 2025-2026 developments
Missing: No 2025 or 2026 statement from Neza found. The McGonigal sentence length conflicts (28 months in one headline, 26 in a summary).
Where to look: US DOJ press release on McGonigal sentencing (justice.gov) and the McGonigal docket in the District of Columbia.
Fatmir Bektashi and Xhimi Begeja: trial status and verdict
Missing: No verdict found; hearing dates conflict across 2025 articles. Begeja's own statement not found.
Where to look: GJKKO calendar; Shqiptarja and Balkanweb Partizani tag pages.
Klodian Zoto, Mirel Mërtiri, Stela Gugallja: legal status conflict
Missing: Conviction in absentia (Elbasan and Fier) is reported in summaries and in incinerators.json, but the Tirana case status conflicts (a Gazeta Tema report of July 2026 describes trial). Gugallja's location (Austria; arrested or at large) is unresolved. Primary court decisions were not retrieved.
Where to look: Special Court (GJKKO) and Special Court of Appeal decisions; SPAK press; Constitutional Court seizure decisions. Reconcile with incinerators.json.
Zoto, Mërtiri, Gugallja: public responses
Missing: No public statement or lawyer statement from any of the three was found in the sources retrieved.
Where to look: Albanian outlets interviewing defence lawyers; Exit News follow-ups.
Ilir Rrapaj: custody status and verdict
Missing: Sources disagree on charges (fraud vs theft or organised group) and on current custody. No verdict found.
Where to look: GJKKO sterilisation concession file (Shqiptarja and Balkanweb articles, 2023-2024).
AKSHI: Beqiri status and Papa, Hoxha, Rryta charges
Missing: Beqiri's reported arrest in France (28 Jul 2026) comes from one source only. No indictments found for Papa, Hoxha or Rryta. Ergys Agasi's arrest year is taken from the article date.
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Balkanweb and Shqiptarja on the AKSHI case.
Thumanë–Kashar contract economics
Missing: Conflicting figures: 13 vs 35 years; €225.8m bid vs €245.75m dossier; a €330m figure in one Exit report; a €271m project cost in another. No tender or concession document was retrieved in full.
Where to look: Official tender and concession documents on openprocurement.al; Road Authority and Ministry of Infrastructure records.
Blue Borgo / Rrjoll: SPAK action
Missing: No SPAK case, charge or closure found for the complaints; land-size claims (147.2 ha vs 250 ha) unverified.
Where to look: Shkodër prosecution office; SPAK complaints register; cadastre records for Baks-Rrjoll.
DH Albania: the Ulaj link
Missing: No corporate record found linking Ulaj to DH Albania; allegations come from BIRN and VOA reporting. Only the Tirana Times summary was reached.
Where to look: BIRN and VOA original reports; QKB records for DH Albania and the Dunwell Haberman branch.
Other businessmen not yet covered
Missing: Not yet covered: Ahmet and Astrit Ulaj (brothers, named in press), Kujtim Shtufi, Argita Malltezi (legal consultant reported), Italian partners of SaniService, Fausto De Mare (De Mare Albania, Tirana incinerator tender; charge status not found), Viktoria Invest International.
Where to look: Follow-up searches on these names; Transparency International incinerator case page; spa.data.al for payments.
Original SPAK and court documents
Missing: No SPAK or court primary document was downloaded to research\downloads\businessmen\ in this pass; all facts come from press, Wikipedia or summary pages. Several source dates are marked 'undated' where the page did not show one.
Where to look: spak.gov.al press releases; GJKKO decisions; Thessaloniki court decision for Shtufi.
Companies and contractors named in Albanian public-procurement and corruption reporting: Llogara tunnel (Intekar Yapi / ASL), Ring Road Lot 4 and Thumane-Kashar (Balluku file), incinerators (Albtek, Integrated Technology, Integrated Energy/Geogenix), 5D (Tirana municipality), Zvernec/Sazan resort, Xoxa network
Intekar Yapi and ASL Insaat ownership
Missing: Shareholders, beneficial owners, Turkish trade registry (Ticaret Sicili) records, and the Albanian QKB registration for the joint operator and any INTEKAR-ASL branch.
Where to look: Turkish MERSIS / Ticaret Sicili Gazetesi; Albanian QKB (qkb.gov.al); ARRSH and Ministry of Infrastructure procurement file for the Llogara tender; SPAK press releases on the Balluku case.
Llogara contract final value
Missing: Signed contract price and currency: sources give 139.33m (Tunnelbuilder), 155.08m (tender notice excl. VAT), 170m (allegation), 168m (Hill, per Turkish summary), 178m USD (World Highways). No primary contract read.
Where to look: Public Procurement Agency (APP) Albania tender record; Ministry of Infrastructure contract register; Hill International project page.
Tirana Outer Ring Road Lot 4 and Ilir Shtufi arrest
Missing: Current court status of the Ring Road case, Shtufi's extradition status from Greece, and whether Euroteorema, Pevlaku or Nova Construction have responded.
Where to look: SPAK and GJKKO press releases; Greek extradition court records; QKB entries for Euroteorema Peqin and PE-VLA-KU; spa.data.al tender history for Euroteorema Peqin.
Bashkim Ulaj / Gener 2 registry and federal or US allegations
Missing: Gener 2 registry extract; ownership; the VOA/Tirana Times allegation about an offshore company fraud (headline only read).
Where to look: QKB extract for Gener 2 sh.p.k; Tirana Times / VOA original article; US DOJ or SEC filings if the offshore claim is real.
Zvernec ownership conflict
Missing: Official registry extracts for Zvernec South Adriatic Development, Universal Properties Projects BV, Blue Industries Investment Holding, Sazan Operations Holding, Albania Land Development; the Dutch KvK extracts; the 29 April 2026 NTC decision no. 5 text; Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC registration (jurisdiction unknown).
Where to look: QKB Albania (Sazan Operations Holding, ALD, ZSAD), KvK Netherlands (Dutch Trust Management BV, UPP BV, Blue Industries Investment Holding BV), Official Gazette of Albania (Fletore Zyrtare), NTC/KKT decisions, SPAK press releases.
Albania Land Development land deals
Missing: Primary deed or sale contract for the Artur Shehu to ALD land sale (5.5m euro reported, 21 Nov 2025, value rising to 122m per search summary); cadastral records for zone 1007; SPAK freeze order (about 2 June 2026).
Where to look: ASHK (Albanian Immovable Property Registration Office) records; SPAK freeze decision; Citizens.al and Reporter.al original documents.
Affinity Partners role and funding
Missing: Affinity's written statement (none found; did not respond to Correctiv, Citizens.al); Bloomberg-cited 3.1 billion dollar assets and Saudi PIF share not verified; US Congressional letter dated 2026-08-24 (Raskin to Affinity) appeared in a search result but was not opened.
Where to look: Affinity Partners public statements; US House Judiciary Democrats letter (2026-08-24, URL seen in search results, not fetched); Saudi PIF annual reports.
Al-Khayyat group BIRN cascade
Missing: BIRN original report with the six-company cascade and Urbacon Trading and Contracting details; Sazan Real Estate Development partner status (CBS per search summary, no URL read).
Where to look: BIRN Albania (birn.eu.com) original articles; CBS News report; NYT report with Ramez Al-Khayyat quote.
Incinerator companies current status
Missing: Current registry status and ownership of Integrated Technology Waste Treatment Fier sh.p.k (established 3 Oct 2016 per search summary), Geogenix B.V. KvK record, and Albtek Energy sh.p.k current legal personality after the first-instance order.
Where to look: QKB Albania; KvK Netherlands; Special Court (GJKKO) decisions; exit.al and Shqiptarja follow-ups.
5D Konstruksion status
Missing: Current trial status, verdict, and date of Qato house-arrest decision (search summary only). Conflicting tender-period figures (2016-2020 vs 2016-2022) and no contract values found.
Where to look: GJKKO press office; Tirana Municipality procurement records (APP); Balkanweb / Shqiptarja trial coverage.
Xoxa network NGOs and companies
Missing: No reporting found in this run linking Eventus, Frobolous, Muza or Byl (in veliaj.json) to Ajola or Valmir Xoxa or to SPAK's EUR 1 million allegation. The only 'Muza' hit was an unrelated Tirana event company registration (18 Mar 2026), not linked.
Where to look: Albanian NGO registry (Qendra Kombetare e Regjistrimit); SPAK indictment text (Citizens.al 2025-09-10 article); NGO annual reports; Albanian-language searches on each NGO name.
Downloads
Missing: No primary registry or procurement PDF was downloaded to research\downloads\companies\. The opencorporates.al extracts seen in search results were not opened.
Where to look: Re-run with WebFetch or curl on the opencorporates.al PDFs (1779184739ekstrakt_historik_2026-05-19..., 1777535116ekstrakt_historik_2026-04-30...).
Sazan agreement status
Missing: Whether a concession or investment agreement with the Strategic Investment Corporation has been signed; the full Investment Committee decision text.
Where to look: Strategic Investment Committee decisions, Official Gazette, Strategic Investment Corporation statements, Albanian press (Citizens.al, Shqiptarja).
Zvernec permits
Missing: The NTC decision text and date (30 March vs 29 April 2026), permit holder and scope; whether any construction permit exists.
Where to look: National Territorial Council records, IKMT statements, AIDA register (aida.gov.al), Albanian press on NTC sessions.
Law 21/2024 status
Missing: Whether Parliament has amended or repealed Law 21/2024 after the July 2026 government announcement; the official text and zoning changes.
Where to look: Kuvendi legislative records, Official Gazette (Fletore Zyrtare), EU Delegation statements.
SPAK on Sazan and Vjosa-Narta
Missing: Official SPAK statement, case number or charge; the Politico/N1 report was not opened and is unconfirmed.
Where to look: spak.gov.al press releases, Politico original article, Albanian press.
Durres port concession
Missing: Operator name, award date, concession term, KLSH audit year and report reference; status of the arbitration and Constitutional Court challenge.
Where to look: KLSH audit reports (klsh.org.al), ICSID case record for Durres Container Terminal, Constitutional Court decisions.
Rinas airport concession
Missing: Outcome of the government-commissioned independent economic review (BDO), the Competition Authority investigation, and any SPAK involvement; reconciling the 84m vs 85m figure.
Where to look: Competition Authority, Civil Aviation Authority, BDO report, Albanian press.
Railway concessions
Missing: No documented irregularity in an Albanian railway concession was found. The Albrail 25-year operating concession (Fier-Vlore, 2016) appears only in a search summary; no value or URL checked.
Where to look: Hekurudha Shqiperise tender notices (openprocurement.al), KLSH audits of HSH, EBRD loan documents for the Durres-Tirana line.
Hospital construction contracts
Missing: No SPAK case or documented irregularity found for a new hospital construction contract. The Shkodra regional hospital concession appears in a search summary without value or retrievable URL.
Where to look: KLSH audit of Shkodra Regional Hospital, Ministry of Health tender records, openprocurement.al.
Sterilization concession value and verdict
Missing: Reconciliation of 9.7bn lek (about EUR 71m, excl. VAT, Exit.al) with nearly EUR 100m (A2 News); award date; final court verdict.
Where to look: GJKKO court records, trial transcripts, Ministry of Health contract register, 2015 tender on openprocurement.al.
Hemodialysis concession
Missing: Reconciliation of Exit.al (8.6bn lek, about EUR 63.5m) with the KLSH EUR 75m figure; current status; date of the cancelled USD 45m tender.
Where to look: KLSH audit report cited by Balkanweb; Agency for Public Procurement cancellation notice.
Oil licensing and Albpetrol
Missing: No KLSH 2025 audit on oil licensing found. A 2018 Albpetrol tender (Transoil Group; disputed payment timing; BIRN) appears only in a search summary with no retrievable URL. McGonigal court papers were not found; the opposition questions to Rama are political, not court findings.
Where to look: BIRN Albania investigations on Albpetrol, Agency for Natural Resources (ARN) records, Tirana District Court records.
Bankers Petroleum fraud probe and audit
Missing: Primary source for the fraud probe and untaxed-revenue claims; date of the tax settlement; the High State Audit USD 504m damage estimate and its audit reference.
Where to look: KLSH audit reports (klsh.org.al), Tirana prosecution statements, Bankers Petroleum regulatory filings (SEDAR).
Tirana permits court outcomes
Missing: Outcome of the 2015 Basha-era permit probe; current status of the Veliaj permit evidence; date of the Council of Ministers permit-transfer decision.
Where to look: Tirana Prosecution Office, Administrative Court records, Official Gazette, National Territorial Council records.
Public Procurement Agency conflict-of-interest findings
Missing: No official APP conflict-of-interest finding or report located. The 70 percent problematic-tender figure is attributed to the Prime Minister by Exit.al and was not checked against APP data.
Where to look: app.gov.al annual reports, Public Procurement Commission decisions, EU Commission chapter 5 reports, Albanian Anti-Corruption Agency records.
Air Albania
Missing: PPP structure facts (Turkish Airlines 49%, MDN Investment 41%, Albcontrol 10%) and the reported Turkish Airlines exit (19 Nov 2025) came from search summaries without a verified primary source; no audit or EU SAA finding confirmed.
Where to look: KLSH reports, Parliament records, Turkish Airlines disclosures, EU Commission answers on SAA compliance.
Kardhiq-Delvina Lot 7 value
Missing: Final awarded value and confirmed winner from tender documents (Ircop vs Sulova figures come from a search summary only); outcome of Qato's charges.
Where to look: openprocurement.al tender notice for Lot 7 (2019); Special Prosecution Office case records.
Corruption in customs, tax administration, Ministry of Interior, State Police leadership, border and migration services, 2013-2026
Customs officials arrested 2025-2026
Missing: No 2025-2026 arrest of an Albanian customs director or officer was confirmed. Only the 29 July 2026 referral (no arrests stated) was found.
Where to look: dogana.gov.al newsletters (Mars 2026 and Maj 2026 issues appeared in search), SPAK press releases, Albanian outlets by month
Customs undervaluation cases
Missing: No SPAK or court case on customs undervaluation in Albania was found.
Where to look: SPAK case list; Gjykata e Posacme; KLSH customs audit reports
Kakavija customs: eight employees suspended
Missing: Tirana Times reports eight employees suspended over smuggling at Kakavija (about 2015, per search summary). Outcome not found; exact article URL not retained.
Where to look: Tirana Times archive for March 2015; Gjirokaster prosecution
Durres port customs bribery video (BalkanWeb)
Missing: Date, role (customs vs border police) and outcome of the BalkanWeb-reported case involving an adviser's circle.
Where to look: Full BalkanWeb article; Durres prosecution
Tax officials: criminal report
Missing: Names and charges of the eight senior Tax Office officials are not confirmed; the article date is unknown.
Where to look: Ministry of Finance press releases; Top Channel English archive; prosecution records
Bankers Petroleum case status
Missing: Intellinews returned HTTP 403, so its content was not read; the nine-arrest and CEO detail rests on a search summary. Current SPAK status not found.
Where to look: SPAK press releases 2025-2026; BalkanWeb English
Police vehicle procurement
Missing: No SPAK or AMP investigation into police vehicle procurement was found. Only tender notices appeared (car rental 2025; motorcycles, deadline January 2026).
Where to look: Public Procurement Agency tender archive; KLSH audits of State Police procurement
Ministry of Interior KLSH audit findings
Missing: The KLSH final report on Interior Ministry budget management (39 recommendations, per search snippet) was not read; PDFs not downloaded in this pass.
Where to look: klsh.org.al audit reports; research/downloads/customs-interior/
ILDKPKI findings on customs, tax or police officials
Missing: No ILDKPKI decision, sanction or referral about customs, tax or interior officials was found.
Where to look: ildkpki.al decisions and annual reports
AMP Durres operation, September 2026
Missing: A reported AMP operation in Durres (one arrest in flagrante, two referred free, 15 Sept 2026, case 100/2026) appeared only in a search summary; source URL not retrieved.
Where to look: AMP press releases; BalkanWeb September 2026
Shkodra: 14 police arrested over a commissariat tender
Missing: Shqiptarja reports 14 Shkodra police arrested in a month AMP reported as July, over a commissariat reconstruction tender. Year not confirmed; not included as a case.
Where to look: Full Shqiptarja article; AMP monthly reports
Visa, residence-permit or citizenship-for-investment schemes run by officials
Missing: Only forged-document and visa-fraud cases involving non-officials were found (e.g. Sri Lankan nationals with forged Italian permits, Korca, May 2025). No official-level scheme was found. Golden passport suspended in 2023; no investigation found.
Where to look: Tirana prosecution (forgery); Border and Migration Police releases; Albanian Helsinki Committee paper
Tax amnesty vote record and beneficiaries
Missing: The 2026 parliamentary vote count and date are not confirmed; the 22 Dec 2025 date is for approval in principle only. The list of official beneficiaries is not public in the sources reviewed; a draft excluding senior officials was reported but not checked against the final law.
Where to look: parlament.al voting records (Law No. 86/2025); tatime.gov.al statements
Uniform tender: trial outcome
Missing: Trial verdict and the status of the retrial of the detention ruling are not found.
Where to look: SPAK case announcements 2021-2026; GJKKO records
Morina: trial outcome and director
Missing: Outcome of the trial sent for 34 persons is not found. The director's name and rank are not confirmed in the sources (the Top Channel article omits them).
Where to look: GJKKO trial records; Shqiptarja Morina coverage
Customs and tax corruption surveys for Albania
Missing: No Albania-specific customs corruption survey was found; search returned Kosovo UNDP material. A FIAA score (75/100 for 2023) appeared in a search summary without a retrieved source.
Where to look: UNDP Albania; IDM Albania; Global Initiative Albania; FIAA
Source quality and dates
Missing: Many Tirana Times pages show current-date banners (e.g. 'Today: Aug 2026') rather than article dates; these were not used as dates. Several Shqiptarja and BalkanWeb items have no date in the retrieved text. Telegrafi (HTTP 402) and Intellinews (HTTP 403) could not be fetched.
Where to look: Re-fetch with archive snapshots or date parsing
Overlap with existing research
Missing: The Fier incinerator tax-invoice case overlaps incinerators.json and was not repeated here. Kosovo ATK fictitious-invoice arrests (12 officials, about EUR 2.8m VAT refunds) are outside Albania and were excluded.
Where to look: research/incinerators.json
Civil registry and voter-list manipulation 2024-2026 (ALUIZNI)
Missing: No 2025-2026 source found on flagged voter-list entries, ALUIZNI investigations or charged registry officials. ALUIZNI does not appear in any result retrieved.
Where to look: SPAK press releases; ALUIZNI (aluizni.gov.al); Albanian outlets (Shqiptarja, Exit, BIRN) searching 'regjistri i votuesve' and 'ALUIZNI'; KQZ voter-list audit reports (VendimKShZ 2025 15).
KQZ commission members or staff under SPAK investigation
Missing: No case found naming a KQZ member or staff member under SPAK investigation for 2025. Only the 2025 cooperation protocol and KQZ statements were found.
Where to look: SPAK annual reports; KQZ decisions and minutes (kqz.gov.al, arkiva.kqz.gov.al); Albanian search 'anetar KQZ hetim' for 2025-2026.
Official SPAK count of 2025 electoral proceedings
Missing: Figures conflict: 46 proceedings with 22 open (search snippet); 33 investigations (headline); 18 proceedings (early May 2025). A '39 cases' figure attributed to the Berisha-era reporting was not found in any retrieved text. No consolidated official document reviewed.
Where to look: SPAK annual report 2025 and press releases; the Balkanweb item (balkanweb.com/?p=3001010) that returned the 46/22 figure in search, not yet opened; a Tirana Times 37-investigations claim (opinion piece, unverified).
Campaign-finance donors for PS and PD in 2025
Missing: No verified source on donations or on public officials or businesspeople funding PS or PD in the 2025 campaign. A Gazeta Tema editorial says a businessman financed PD 2021-2025 (opinion, no evidence given). A Tirana Times item on underworld financing of parties was not read in full.
Where to look: KQZ campaign-finance declarations for 2025 (kqz.gov.al); BIRN Albania; SPAK financial investigations into party funding; english.gazetatema.net editorial.
KQZ campaign-finance sanctions in the 2025 cycle
Missing: No 2025-cycle KQZ sanction decision with figures found. The 2024 decision on 2022 funds is the only one with verified figures. The 'PS exceeded three times' and '17 candidates with unknown funds' items are undated headlines.
Where to look: KQZ CSC decisions 2025-2026; KAS decisions on appeals of decision No. 38 (9 Apr 2024).
KAS and KQZ outcomes of 2025 appeals and recounts
Missing: Final KAS rulings on Tirana, Kukes and Korce appeals not confirmed; Dibra recount result from a search summary only; diaspora audit outcome not found.
Where to look: arkiva.kqz.gov.al (KAS decision 1314/2025 and related); Electoral College appeals.
Outcomes of 2025 vote-buying trials
Missing: No verdict found for Fier (Bozha, Lushkaj), Vau i Deja (Shkreli) or Kukes (Peposhi cousins). Gazment Peposhi's status after May 2025 unknown.
Where to look: GJKKO hearing schedule; SPAK press releases; Shqiptarja and Balkanweb case tracking.
Lushnje vote-buying complaint
Missing: Conflicting reports on who was accused (Marin Leka, a PD representative, or unnamed). Transfer to SPAK unconfirmed.
Where to look: Shqiptarja article on the Lushnje arrest (May 2025); Fier prosecutor's office; SPAK case registry.
Electiongate (2017) and 2016 Dibra file outcomes
Missing: Appeal status of the 2021 Durres convictions; Dako's charge status; File 339 after 2021; Dibra File 184 dismissal date and decision; date of the Bild wiretap publication.
Where to look: Court of Durres and Court of Appeal Durres decisions; Dibra prosecution office; exit.al follow-ups.
Lapsi.al 910,000-voter database (2021)
Missing: No final court outcome; Socialist Party spokesperson not named in sources; exact publication day of the Lapsi report not confirmed (recorded as 2021-04).
Where to look: Prosecution and SPAK decisions on Lapsi.al (2021); Ombudsperson report on data processing; ALUIZNI statements from 2021.
Durres 52-vote claim
Missing: Date and primary source of the Arben Kraja statement and warrants not verified; the 52-vote figure did not appear in other matched reports.
Where to look: SPAK press releases 2017-2021; full text of exit.al/en/?p=132182.
OSCE/ODIHR vote-buying detail
Missing: Only the summary text of the final report was read. Recommendations on pages 32-34 not read in full; no official count of vote-buying prosecutions found in the ODIHR text retrieved.
Where to look: odihr.osce.org/odihr/elections/albania/600169 (full final report PDF).
Party naming in Kukes and Fier sources
Missing: Several Shqiptarja texts use 'PSD' while describing Socialist Party positions; confirm which party each candidate ran for.
Where to look: KQZ candidate registration lists 2025 (kqz.gov.al).
Schema compliance notes
Missing: Some events carry partial dates (2021-04, 2025-02) because sources give no day; some startDate values are a year or month only; source type 'other' is not in the schema and was not used for sources.
Where to look: Original Albanian press releases for exact days.
Corruption and irregularities in Albanian energy: electricity distribution (CEZ / OSHEE), KESH, hydropower concessions and river licences, oil and gas (Patos-Marinza, Albpetrol), ERE regulator. 2013-2026
Dvorani hydropower concession
Missing: No Dvorani hydropower plant, concession or river licence was found. Searches for 'Dvorani HEC' returned Ashta (Verbund/EVN, Drin) and Drin cascade material only. The only Dvorani in the existing research is Ardian Dvorani, a judge and KED chair (ardian-dvorani), who is not an energy figure.
Where to look: Ask the owner whether 'Dvorani' means a specific HPP, a developer, or Ardian Dvorani. ERE licence register (ere.gov.al decisions) and Albanian Ministry of Energy concession list; search 'HEC Dvorani' with the developer name.
SPAK hydropower investigation (2026)
Missing: No 2026 SPAK file on hydro licences or river permits was found. The most recent confirmed transfer is the Kacinar court ruling of Sept 2025.
Where to look: SPAK press releases (spak.gov.al); Albanian search 'SPAK hidrocentrale 2026' with prosecutor names; Lezha Prosecution.
Small hydro court outcomes (Shushica, Valbona, Zais, Zall-Gjocaj)
Missing: Court outcomes were mentioned in search snippets (Shushica annulment Dec 2024; Valbona cease-construction order; Zais licence stripped) but the originating pages were not opened and attribution is unclear. Not recorded as findings.
Where to look: Administrative Court of Tirane decisions; Supreme Court press releases; Toka and EcoAlbania case pages; Citizens.al Valbona coverage.
KLSH Devoll river hydro concession audit (Jan 2023)
Missing: The Devoll audit was found in a search summary but the PDF was not opened. Findings not recorded.
Where to look: klsh.org.al audit register, search 'Devoll koncesion KLSH 2023'.
Vjosa / Kalivac hydro permits 2025-2026
Missing: No 2025-2026 Vjosa licence revocation found. Kalivac concession reopening and cancellation dates are unclear (EcoAlbania headline; Balkan Green Energy News).
Where to look: EcoAlbania, Balkan Green Energy News, ERE licence registers; Ministry of Environment permit decisions.
ERE chair appointment challenges
Missing: No court or audit challenge to an Albanian ERE chair appointment was found. Sokol Ramadani's appointment date and any challenge is unclear: Tirana Times items for his appointment carry crawl dates and the successor story matches 2011.
Where to look: Parliament (Kuvendi) minutes and resolutions on ERE; Constitutional Court decisions; ERE board press releases (ere.gov.al) for 2024-2026.
ERE tariff decisions annulled by court
Missing: CEZ-era bad-debt ruling (16.5% vs 14%) and KESH tariff effects are reported from 2012-13 summaries; no final court record of annulment was found and dates are unclear.
Where to look: Tirana Administrative Court archive; ERE decision register (Decision No. 71, 72, 147, 148 PDFs appeared in search results but were not opened).
KLSH audit of ERE
Missing: KLSH audit finding on ERE's conduct (2013-2015) is in the OSHEE audit text; ERE's formal response was not found. A separate ERE audit was not found.
Where to look: ERE response to KLSH audit; ERE annual reports; KLSH audit register.
CEZ-DIA case: current status
Missing: Current SPAK status of the Meta / Kryemadhi CEZ-DIA file, whether charges were filed, and any trial date were not confirmed. Figures EUR 512k/month, EUR 6.5m transfer, EUR 414m damage are unverified and need the primary source (BIRN annex, SPAK file).
Where to look: SPAK and GJKKO press releases; BIRN investigation on the DIA annex; Meta trial coverage (Balkanweb 'doc-balkanweb-meta-trial' already in research).
CEZ Shperndarje 2024-2025 ownership
Missing: A 2024 EFT acquisition of the distribution business was not found in any source; the 2014 share transfer and the 2013-2014 settlement are the most recent confirmed transactions. Tirana Times 2026 items on CEZ state administration carry crawl dates only.
Where to look: OSHEE annual reports; Albanian Ministry of Finance; CEZ Group annual reports 2013-2014 (inside information releases); ERE decisions 2014-2016.
KESH / Haxhiademi questioning
Missing: A report that KESH director Viola Haxhiademi was questioned by SPAK in the Balluku file appeared in a search summary; the source URL was not captured, so it is not recorded as a fact. Status (witness or suspect) unknown.
Where to look: Balkanweb and Shqiptarja coverage of SPAK questioning in the Balluku/Ring Road file; SPAK press releases.
Balluku electricity-trading allegation
Missing: No SPAK charge over KESH electricity purchases or sales was found. The allegation is a Democratic Party statement (Shqiptarja headline).
Where to look: SPAK charge sheet for Balluku (Llogara, Ring Road Lot 4); any KESH tender file in the Balluku investigation.
Oil and gas licences 2025-2026
Missing: No 2025 or 2026 Albanian hydrocarbon tender or Council of Ministers licence decision was found. The Tirana Times seven-block item is a 2015 round with a 2026 crawl stamp; the 2026 seven-block tender found is Algeria's. Law 7746 on petroleum (IEA, updated June 2025) is the current framework.
Where to look: Albanian National Agency of Natural Resources (AKBN); Council of Ministers decision archive (kryeministria.al); Ministry of Economy and Energy tender notices; Public Procurement Agency bulletin.
Albpetrol 2026 status and Taci/Vetro links
Missing: Albpetrol's 2026 privatisation status, the 2015-16 tender outcome, and the 2011 transfer of 140 Patos-Marinza wells for USD 34m (search summary, unverified) were not confirmed on opened pages.
Where to look: Tirana Times 2026 Albpetrol articles (headline 'Albpetrol privatization saga ends in failure'); Ministry of Economy correspondence; Albpetrol annual reports.
Bankers Petroleum tax-probe status
Missing: Current indictment, trial or SPAK file status; the conflicting loss figures (ALL 11.7bn vs ALL 117bn); and whether the 2024 ICC award affects the tax case.
Where to look: SPAK and GJKKO press releases for July 2025 measures; Fier and Tirana prosecution documents; ICC award text (bankerspetroleum.com or ICC).
Hydro licence termination outcome (2019)
Missing: Whether the 17 or 27 hydro contract terminations were carried out or challenged in court; the moratorium report to parliament.
Where to look: Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy 2019 reports; Administrative Court of Tirane case list; Exit.al follow-up coverage.
Source access
Missing: Intellinews, OCCRP and Albanian Daily News pages were partly unreadable (HTTP 403 for two fetches). Several claims rely on search-result headlines and summaries. Items marked UNVERIFIED reflect that.
Where to look: Re-fetch these pages from a browser; cross-check headline figures with primary documents.
Hospital construction tenders in Durres, Shkodra and Vlora
Missing: No construction-tender investigation found for these regional hospitals. Procurement notices seen only for equipment and small works (Vlora 2026 equipment limit about 4.99m lekë; Durres 2024 works budget about 2.96m lekë).
Where to look: openprocurement.al notices; KLSH audit reports; spak.gov.al press releases.
National hospital project cost overruns and KLSH audit
Missing: No KLSH audit of a national hospital cost overrun found.
Where to look: klsh.org.al audit list; QSUT tender records.
Medicine and drug procurement audits
Missing: No Public Procurement Agency or KLSH finding on a specific national medicine tender for 2024-2025 located. The EUR 26m expired-medicines claim has no confirmation or audit result.
Where to look: Ministry of Finance internal audit reports; KLSH 2025 reports; openprocurement.al Ministry of Health lots.
COVID-19 SPAK file status
Missing: Current status of the SPAK case on the COVID-era respirator tender and the equal-treatment charge against ten officials is not confirmed. No SPAK press release located.
Where to look: spak.gov.al; GJKKO case register.
Joana Duro verdict finality
Missing: Sources conflict on whether the Nov 2023 verdict is first-instance or appeal, and on the sentence; the appeal ruling date is not shown.
Where to look: GJKKO and Court of Appeals decisions; SPAK communiques 2023.
Sterilisation concession trial status 2026
Missing: No 2026 verdict found. contracts.json (on-trial) and officials.json (charged) differ on Beqaj's legal status; this file does not change either.
Where to look: GJKKO trial calendar; SPAK; Shqiptarja court coverage 2026.
Reporter.al (BIRN) sterilisation investigation
Missing: Reporter.al's Dec 2020 piece on the sterilisation PPP was named in search results but its URL was not retrieved.
Where to look: reporter.al archive; birn.eu.com.
Together for Life COVID procurement report
Missing: Original report not located; the figures (198 procedures, EUR 35m, 60 companies, 11 secret contracts) come only from PD quotes.
Where to look: Together for Life website; KLSH meeting note (klsh.org.al, Feb 2025).
ISHP test-kit award and price audit
Missing: Award value and kit count for the Aug 2020 ISHP tender not found. Shqiptarja headline says 505m, text says 50.5m lekë.
Where to look: openprocurement.al ISHP 2020 lots; KLSH 2020 budget report.
Elbasan and Shkodra case outcomes
Missing: Verdicts for Ballhysa, Zyberi and Beqiri not found. Court decision on the 2018 Shkodra arrests and final status of Cela not confirmed.
Where to look: GJKKO decisions; Elbasan and Shkodra court records.
Undated Tirana Times items
Missing: Godo's EUR 26m claim and the Mother Teresa hospital article are undated in the copies reviewed; the SPAK medical-supply item shows 10 May with no year.
Where to look: Albanian originals; Ministry of Health press releases.
Diaverum tender cancellation
Missing: Specific tender defects and any APP or KLSH review of the 2026 hemodialysis tender not found.
Where to look: Public Procurement Agency cancellation notice; KLSH renal therapy follow-up (July 2025, not opened).
Delta Pharma SPAK file
Missing: No SPAK communique confirms a proceeding on Delta Pharma links; Eduard Curraj ownership comes from one outlet.
Where to look: QKB company registry; SPAK; Report TV original.
Items seen but excluded
Missing: KDI analysis concerns Kosovo's Health Ministry (not Albania) and is excluded. A nine-person pharmacy reimbursement fraud (EUR 400,000) and an Elbasan hospital meal tender (626m lekë) appeared in summaries without dates or source pages and are excluded.
Where to look: Dated SPAK releases for those cases.
Albania Uncovered - history-opposition research
Partizani (Berisha, Malltezi, Bektashi, Begeja, Pustina) - 2026 status
Missing: No 2026 hearing, verdict or postponement found. Latest session found: 15 Sept 2025. Trial date and outcome unknown. The 5.5m euro alleged benefit figure appears only in a summary and has no primary source.
Where to look: GJKKO press releases (gjkko.gov.al); SPAK press releases; Shqiptarja and A2 CNN Albania 'Partizani' tag (Albanian search: 'Partizani GJKKO 2026').
US 7031(c) designation of Berisha - official text
Missing: State Department's published designation statement was not fetched; reasons are taken from press reprints. Current status (waiver or lifting) not confirmed.
Where to look: state.gov press releases May 2021 ('Designation of Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha'); Federal Register / Congressional quarterly 7031(c) reports.
UK ban on Berisha - official basis and date
Missing: UK Home Office / Foreign Office text not retrieved; exact date reported as 19 or 21 July 2022. The ban is an entry ban, not an asset designation as the brief stated. SIAC appeal lost June 2024 (JURIST).
Where to look: gov.uk Home Office decision; SIAC judgment 2024 (caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk).
21 January 2011 - verdicts and charge labels
Missing: Conflicting charges and courts: manslaughter (one source) vs negligent homicide (another); 'Court of Appeal convicted' vs 'trial court acquitted then appeal' sequence; victims named for Prendi differ (Myrtaj vs Myrtaj/Deda/Veizi). Primary judgment texts not retrieved. 2021 Supreme Court reopening request could not be confirmed; the 12 March 2024 decision is the best-attested reopening.
Where to look: Tirana Court of Appeal and Supreme Court decisions (lart.gov.al); SPAK 'January 21' press releases; ECHR judgment in the Nika family case (search HUDOC for Albania, 2023, Aleks Nika).
21 January 2011 - 2021 reopening request
Missing: The brief asked to verify a 2021 reopening request. A Shqiptarja diary entry says 2021 opened with a request citing seven unperformed actions; the request itself, its court and its outcome were not confirmed.
Where to look: Shqiptarja 'Jakin Marena' diary; Supreme Court register; Rajmonda Nika petition (2023).
Klodian Rasha - appeal outcome and sentence
Missing: Sentence reported as 10 years, 12 years, 15 years (first instance), 18 reduced to 12 (appeal). Appeal date not confirmed. Final status not clear.
Where to look: Tirana Court of Appeal decision 2021 (Albanian search 'Hajdaraj apel 18 vite'); Balkanweb / Top Channel follow-ups.
Klodian Rasha - alleged incidents (pepper spray on cafe patrons, journalists detained, minors arrested)
Missing: Brief's allegations about pepper spray on cafe patrons, detained journalists and arrested minors were not confirmed in any retrieved source. Citizens.al (21 Dec 2020) reports police violated human rights during protests (general finding). Specific incidents not located.
Where to look: Citizens.al, BIRN Albania, OSCE/ODIHR and Ombudsman reports on 8-12 Dec 2020 protests; Ombudsman annual report 2020.
Officer prosecution - Rasha
Missing: Prosecution and conviction confirmed in part; formal indictment text not seen. The officer's name (Nevaldo Hajdaraj) is confirmed via Top Channel and Shqiptarja.
Where to look: Tirana District Court press release; Albanian 'vrasja e Klodian Rashes' searches.
Sander Lleshaj - statements after resignation
Missing: Lleshaj's own public statements and any formal Rama acceptance text not retrieved. Rama's statement that he accepted the resignation is from search summary.
Where to look: Government of Albania press release 10 Dec 2020; Lleshaj's Facebook (not web-searched).
2024 protests - official police totals
Missing: Figures conflict (10 police injured, 10 officers and 3 demonstrators, 16 officers and 13 arrests). No official police bulletin retrieved. Only the 7 Oct 2024 protest is clearly dated; other totals are undated or may belong to a different protest (a Kuwait Times 2019 item was discarded).
Where to look: Albanian State Police press releases (asp.gov.al) for 7 Oct 2024; AP / Reuters wire reports; Interior Ministry statements.
Zvernec - Parliament protest 27 July vs 27 Aug 2026 date conflict
Missing: SafeJournalists page body and case-date say 27 July 2026; the page title in a search snippet said 27.08.2026 and the posting line shows 25.08.2026. Fetched page title says 27.07.2026. Injury: SafeJournalists records no injury; another source describes an officer struck on 23 July 2026 (Gazeta Tema). No footage found.
Where to look: SafeJournalists case page (safejournalists.net/?p=120403) re-check at source; Ora News original report; police statement on the July 2026 protest.
Zvernec - SPAK investigation status
Missing: No charge or closure found after June 2026. Frozen-funds figure (about 200m euros) is from one outlet only. SPAK's own release on scope (2024 protected-areas changes; land purchase origin) not retrieved.
Where to look: SPAK press releases (spak.gov.al); Albanian search 'Zvernec SPAK sekuestro'.
Zvernec / Kushner - Kushner's direct response
Missing: No direct statement from Kushner or Affinity Partners retrieved. Delo reports no response; Kushner's firm earlier referred questions to Sazan Real Estate Development. The 120m USD land purchase is from a congressional Democrats press release, not an independent source.
Where to look: Affinity Partners or Sazan Real Estate Development statements; US House Judiciary correspondence; Bloomberg / Reuters follow-ups.
Zvernec - 2024 Protected Areas law amendments and 2026 repeal
Missing: Whether the 2024 amendments (Law No. 21/2024 per reporting) were repealed is unconfirmed. Reporting describes the amendments as allowing large tourism infrastructure in protected zones.
Where to look: Albanian Official Journal (Fletorja Zyrtare) 2024 law text; Parliament (Kuvendi) decisions 2026; EU Commission Albania 2026 progress report.
Ilir Meta / CEZ-DIA - trial dates and witness decisions
Missing: Trial start date and first hearing year unclear (reports cite 18 March, 10 September; years not stated). Special Court referral decision date not confirmed. SPAK's 110 witnesses and defence's Rama witness request: court decision not found.
Where to look: GJKKO calendar; Balkanweb / A2 'Meta' tag; Tirana Times 2026.
Monika Kryemadhi - charges and trial status
Missing: Conflicting reports: one says SPAK closed an investigation into Kryemadhi and her mother; another says she was charged with money laundering, corruption and failure to declare income. Her own defence statements not retrieved.
Where to look: SPAK indictment (Shqiptarja 'Kryemadhi' 2024-2025); A2 undated piece on closure; GJKKO decision on trial referral.
McGonigal affair - Rama mention count and indictment text
Missing: '14 mentions of the Prime Minister' is from a Faktoje summary in a search snippet; Faktoje page was not reachable (DNS error for en.faktoje.al). Indictment text not retrieved. Sentence length conflicts (28, 26, 24 months).
Where to look: Faktoje.al McGonigal articles (Albanian domain); US DOJ press release Feb 2024 (justice.gov, District of Columbia); PACER docket for McGonigal (D.D.C.).
Rama investigation status (US and Albania)
Missing: The brief asks whether Rama is 'not under investigation' in the US or Albania per Boston Herald. Only an opinion column (Peter Lucas, Feb 2024) was found; no official confirmation from DOJ, FBI or Albanian prosecutors.
Where to look: DOJ/FBI statements; SPAK's official response to parliamentary requests; opposition-requested parliamentary inquiry (did it open?).
Rama SPAK statements - 2026
Missing: Most quoted Rama remarks on SPAK are from 2025 (Veliaj case). The 2026 Balluku-related criticism is only summarised by OSW. Verbatim 2026 statements not retrieved.
Where to look: Rama's press conferences (kryeministria.al); Albanian parliament transcripts (Kuvendi).
Ilir Beqaj - trial date and verdict
Missing: Trial date reported as 15 September in one commentary (unverified). No verdict. Constitutional Court decision (28 Jan 2026) PDF was listed but not read.
Where to look: GJKKO press releases; Constitutional Court decision PDF (gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al, 2026/03 vend.726).
Saimir Tahiri - current status and retrial date
Missing: Sentences and dates reported without clear years (2019 conviction for abuse of office; later prison term; retrial order). Retrial date and outcome not confirmed.
Where to look: High Court decisions 2019-2024 (lart.gov.al); Albanian search 'Tahiri rigjykim'.
Lulzim Basha - 2019 charges outcome
Missing: Outcome of the 2019 falsification and money-laundering prosecution (lobbying payments) not confirmed; one headline reports the money-laundering charge was dropped. Date context of 2026 headers unreliable.
Where to look: Tirana court / SPAK 2019-2020 decisions; Albanian search 'Basha falsifikim dokumentesh pastrim parash vendim'.
Fatmir Mediu - Gerdec verdict
Missing: No verdict found after the 2024 hearings. Status 2025-2026 unknown. Brief expected a 2008 verdict; none exists in reporting - the 2008 event led to 2012 convictions of 19 others and a 2009 indictment of 29 including Mediu.
Where to look: GJKKO decisions for Gerdec (Albanian search 'Gerdec GJKKO aktgjykim Mediu'); Exit.al follow-up.
Tahiri and Beqaj - party affiliation
Missing: Party affiliation for Mediu, Tahiri, Beqaj and Kryemadhi-era officials was not stated in retrieved sources; left null rather than assumed.
Where to look: Official parliamentary biographies (parlament.al).
Sali Berisha - 2024 denial of the January 21 SPAK summons
Missing: The brief expected a 2024 denial. No 2024 Berisha statement was found; the denial located is from Nov 2025 questioning.
Where to look: Shqiptarja / Report TV coverage of Berisha's SPAK questioning, Nov 2025.
Jan 21 - ECHR judgment primary text
Missing: ECHR judgment (2023, Nika family case) text not retrieved; findings taken from Top Channel reporting. Case name and number not confirmed.
Where to look: HUDOC (hudoc.echr.coe.int) search 'Albania January 21 2011 Nika'.
Videos - police violence footage
Missing: No lawful footage link was located or viewed for any of the incidents. All video entries are placeholders with footageStatus 'unverified' and null embed URLs. Do not treat them as evidence of content.
Where to look: Official police and prosecutors' video evidence (court files); verified newsroom archives (Top Channel, Ora News, BIRN) with dates; Tirana court exhibit lists.
2011-2013 Berisha government - trial sequence
Missing: The record of which court (trial vs appeal) issued each verdict is conflicting in the search summaries (the 2013 verdict is sometimes described as the Court of Appeal's). Verify with the official court register.
Where to look: Tirana Court of First Instance / Court of Appeal records; Supreme Court decisions (lart.gov.al).
Documented conditions in Albanian public hospitals and health centres, 2013-2026 (medicine shortages, infrastructure, deaths/harm, staffing, official responses, Ombudsman and KLSH findings)
Ombudsman health-sector and hospital reports 2024-2026
Missing: Full text of the Shkoder (17.12.2025) and Elbasan (09.12.2025) reports could not be extracted. The Ombudsman's 2024 health complaints figures (19 received, 13 admissible) were seen only in a Telegrafi search snippet; the fetch was blocked (HTTP 402).
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al annual reports 2019-2025; NPM visit reports; open the PDFs in a desktop reader and add the text.
KLSH hospital audit reports
Missing: Full KLSH PDFs were not opened. Findings used come from BalkanWeb, Shqiptarja and Citizens.al. Audit periods for the 2014-2015 expired-stock figures and the 2025 oncology audit are unconfirmed.
Where to look: klsh.org.al (audit reports on QSUT, Oncology Hospital, FSDKSH, Shkoder Regional Hospital); panel.klsh.org.al storage PDFs.
Official responses 2024-2026
Missing: Full text of the Ministry of Health response to the 2024 interpellation and the administrative inquiry was not read (Shqiptarja pages blocked or summarised only). No 2026 ministry statement on medicine shortages was found.
Where to look: shendetesia.gov.al press releases; Albanian parliament record of the interpellation; QSUT website (qsut.gov.al) statements.
Current medicine shortages 2025-2026
Missing: No readable 2026 report on hospital medicine shortages was found. A Lapaj statement (Telegrafi; fetch blocked, HTTP 402) and a Shkoder Regional Hospital 'stops routine visits' report (A2 News; HTTP 403) were not read.
Where to look: Albanian outlets (Top Channel, Euronews Albania, BIRN Albania, Shqiptarja) searching 'mungese ilacesh spital' with month names; Agjencia e Mjekesise shortage lists.
Insulin shortages in Albania
Missing: No Albanian insulin shortage report found. The only mention was an undated Kosovo outlet report about Kosovo patients buying insulin in an Albanian town.
Where to look: Albanian diabetes association; Agjencia e Mjekesise; FSDKSH reimbursement lists.
Deaths or harm linked to shortages or conditions
Missing: No Albanian prosecutor or court finding linking a death to medicine shortage or infrastructure was found. The Peja hospital infant-death Ombudsman case (Telegrafi) was blocked (HTTP 402); its outcome is unknown.
Where to look: Ombudsman case page for Peja hospital; SPAK and Tirana Prosecution press releases; Albanian Helsinki Committee statements.
Infrastructure: ceilings, mould, heating, water in Albanian hospitals (2013-2026)
Missing: Only an undated Top Channel item on a Shkoder Regional Hospital fire (cause suspected heating device, no casualties), an undated Tirana main hospital electrical repair delay item, and a 2006 Reuters record (Elbasan maternity: crumbling ceiling) were found. None were verified.
Where to look: Albanian news search for 'spital ngrohje', 'spital tavan', 'spital uje'; Ombudsman NPM reports; KLSH audits of regional hospital building works.
Ambulance shortages and equipment
Missing: No national figures on ambulance fleet or equipment were found. Anecdotal cases (Vlora Orikum door jam June 2023; Elbasan patient four hours in an ambulance; Fier crash) were seen but not verified against official sources.
Where to look: National Emergency Service (Sherbimi Kombetar i Emergjencave) reports; KLSH audit on ambulance procurement; Ministry annual health reports.
Staff shortages, unpaid shifts and strikes 2025-2026
Missing: A Nurses' Association protest over unpaid December 2025 wages (BalkanWeb; page not fetched) was seen in search results only. No readable 2025-2026 doctor or nurse strike report was found. Staffing ratio (1.1 doctors per 1,000) is from an undated search summary. A Constitutional Court decision of Dec 2025 on normative act 2/2024 was seen in results, not read.
Where to look: Shoqata e Infermierëve te Shqiperise; Sindikata e Punonjesve te Sherbimit Shendetesor; INSTAT health-sector employment tables; gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al.
Psychiatric hospital conditions 2024-2026
Missing: Only the 2019 Citizens.al article was read in full. Ombudsman 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025 recommendations for Vlora, Elbasan and Tirana psychiatric hospitals exist in search results but their PDFs were not extracted.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al psychiatric hospital recommendation pages (2021, 2022, 2023).
Unverified search-summary leads (not in events[] as facts; need the full articles)
Missing: (a) Opposition MP Adriatik Lapaj reportedly said two patients died because of an anti-allergy medicine shortage at the Oncology Hospital and announced a complaint to the Special Prosecution (search summary of a Shqiptarja article, date unknown; the death claim is an allegation and no prosecutor finding was found). (b) MP Albana Vokshi reportedly alleged expired drugs were given to patients; the QSUT pharmacy director denied it (Shqiptarja, date unknown). (c) Health Minister Koçiu reportedly ordered dismissal of two doctors and the oncology coordinator after the scandal (Shqiptarja/Telegrafi headlines, 2024, not read). (d) An Ombudsman press item 'Recommendations On The Healthcare System 2025' dated 29 Oct 2025 exists on avokatipopullit.gov.al; its text was not opened. (e) A Durrës resident's account of patients buying syringes and medicines outside the hospital is anecdotal only.
Where to look: Shqiptarja and Telegrafi articles on the 2024 interpellation (Shehaj); avokatipopullit.gov.al press item of 29 Oct 2025; Shqiptarja article on the Vokshi allegation.
Photos or videos of conditions
Missing: No photo or video of Albanian hospital conditions was retrieved or downloaded. Nothing was saved to research\downloads\hospitals\.
Where to look: Report TV and Top Channel archives; Ombudsman NPM visit photo galleries; only if the source is lawful and identifiable.
Albanian incinerator cases (Elbasan, Fier, Tirana) and Arben Ahmetaj
Fier sentences (Koka, Bllako, Zoto)
Missing: A single primary verdict text or two opened Albanian articles agreeing on Koka 10y/9.8y/6y8m, Bllako 2y8m, Zoto 12y/8y/6y8m. Current sources disagree and the Wikipedia summary is internally inconsistent (lead vs body on Bllako and Zoto).
Where to look: GJKKO press release (gjkko.gov.al), SPAK press releases (spak.gov.al), Shqiptarja and Top Channel verdict articles from 25 Sept 2023 in full
Elbasan appeal and sentences for Zoto, Mertiri, Gugallja
Missing: Confirmed Elbasan-specific sentences for Zoto, Mertiri and Gugallja, and the outcome of the appeal (search summary says appeal changed the 5 Oct 2023 decision; not verified)
Where to look: GJKKO appeal decisions Nov 2024 onwards; Shqiptarja Elbasan case threads
Appeal Court effective sentences (Corruption and Organized Crime)
Missing: Full text of the Special Court of Appeal decisions of Dec 2024 (Fier) and May 2026 (Tirana) with the operative paragraphs
Where to look: GJKKO website, Albanian Official Journal references, Shqiptarja
Tirana verdict date and Koka sentence
Missing: Date of the first-instance Tirana verdict and confirmation of the sentence (research brief: 3 years covered by detention; Telegrafi: 2 years after reduction from 3). Telegrafi fetch returned HTTP 402 and text was not read.
Where to look: Telegrafi article (page blocked); A2 CNN Albania Tirana verdict article; GJKKO press release
Tirana arrest warrants
Missing: Confirmed number of arrest warrants and house-arrest count (Exit: 12 warrants; Shqiptarja headline: 15; research brief: 15 with 6 house arrest attributed to Tirana Times, which was not found in the article read)
Where to look: SPAK press release Tirana concession (2023); Exit News article on 12 warrants (not opened)
Geogenix B.V. renaming
Missing: Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) records showing Integrated Energy B.V. renamed to Geogenix B.V. The renaming is only SPAK's claim as reported by Tirana Times.
Where to look: Dutch KvK register (kvk.nl), SPAK seizure decision of 28 July 2023
Elbasan concession value (about 28 million euro)
Missing: No opened source confirmed 28 million euro for Elbasan. Only the Fier value (about 35 million including VAT, Wikipedia summary) was found.
Where to look: Ministry of Environment concession contract 2014; KLSH audit reports; BIRN Elbasan coverage
Tirana state effect (130.9 million euro) and total (174m to 180m euro over 30 years)
Missing: No source found for 130.9 million euro (Exit) or 174m to 180m euro totals. Exit (search) gives 128 million euro investment and 140 million euro in a Vlora article (different project).
Where to look: Exit News 'Who is paying for Tirana's waste' article (not opened); KLSH audit PDF
Municipality of Tirana payments (about 12 million euro since 2018)
Missing: No confirmed figure. Search summaries give different totals (40 million euro state payments since 2018 per Exit; 3.3 million euro municipal payments first six months of 2022 per Exit).
Where to look: Exit News articles on Tirana waste payments; Shqiptarja fact-check on the 12 million euro claim; Treasury open data
OpenSpending figure (5.1 billion ALL)
Missing: Faktoje article not fetched (DNS error) and no OpenSpending query result seen. Conversion (about 43.7 million euro) is from a search summary only.
Where to look: en.faktoje.al (retry), OpenSpending Albania dataset, Treasury payments data
Faktoje 45 million euro claim (July 2022)
Missing: The official's title and Faktoje's verdict on the claim; fetch failed. Search summary says the claim was made by Jamarbër Malltezi on 27 July 2022.
Where to look: Faktoje article (retry), Albanian press for 27 July 2022
Arben Ahmetaj 2025-2026 status
Missing: No 2025 or 2026 article on Ahmetaj found. Shqiptarja headline says SPAK sent him for trial in absentia for a second time (text not opened, date unknown). Wikipedia fetch undated. Current status (still wanted, location, any extradition request) not confirmed.
Where to look: SPAK press releases 2025-2026; Interpol public notices; Shqiptarja 'Ahmetaj' tag; Telegrafi 'Ahmetaj' tag
Immunity vote for Ahmetaj
Missing: Conflict between TI CEPI (no vote held after he left) and Reporter.al headline ('Kuvendi i heq imunitetin', 14 July 2023). Parliament record not checked.
Where to look: Parliament of Albania session records July 2023 (kuvendi.al)
Erion Veliaj charges
Missing: No charge or indictment found. Search summaries mention asset probe from May 2024 and opposition allegations; primary SPAK status not confirmed. Tirana Times 2026 headline ('Veliaj's Prison Transfer') is unrelated to the incinerator case in the page read.
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Shqiptarja Veliaj tag; file reference 5D cited in search summary
Council of Ministers decision numbers (VKM)
Missing: VKM number for the Tirana concession (decision dated 7 Dec 2016 per search summary, 8% tender bonus) and for the Elbasan and Fier decisions. Not found.
Where to look: Fletore Zyrtare (Official Gazette) Dec 2016 and 2014 issues; Council of Ministers decisions register (qbz.gov.al)
Tirana Times verdict date and sentences for Mertiri and Zoto in Tirana
Missing: No verdict for Mertiri or Zoto in the Tirana case found in sources read.
Where to look: A2 CNN Albania Tirana verdict; Telegrafi (retry); SPAK press releases
Exit News 'Who is paying for Tirana's waste' and 12 arrest warrants articles
Missing: Not fetched. Only search-result titles seen.
Where to look: https://exit.al/en/who-is-paying-for-tiranas-waste ; https://exit.al/en/special-prosecution-issues-12-arrest-warrants-over-incinerator-conctracts
Citizens.al coverage
Missing: No citizens.al article on the case was opened (only search titles, including a 2023 Dec piece on Tirana waste fees).
Where to look: https://citizens.al/en/2023/12/22/fatura-e-pastrimit-ne-tirane-rritet-inceneratori-djeg-vetem-parate-e-buxhetit/ (retry)
Zimbabwe extradition
Missing: A2 headline: former Fier incinerator administrator extradited from Zimbabwe and remains in prison. Name and date not confirmed from text read.
Where to look: https://a2news.com/english/shqiperia/kronike/u-ekstradua-nga-zimbabve-lihet-ne-burg-ish-administratori-i-in-i1150651 (retry)
Malay Mail 9 Oct 2026 article
Missing: Recent (Oct 2026) AFP-style piece on ghost incinerators seen in search results; not fetched, so its claims are not recorded here.
Where to look: https://www.malaymail.com/amp/news/world/2026/10/09/toxic-dust-blackened-lungs-and-ghost-incinerators-put-albanias-eu-accession-hopes-at-risk/238226
Wikipedia-based claims
Missing: Wikipedia summary contains internal inconsistencies (Bllako/Zoto names and sentences; Fier BOT signing year 2015 vs 2016). Used only as a lead, not as verification.
Where to look: Primary Albanian sources listed above
Documented cases in Albania (2011-2026) where police allegedly caused serious injury, or died in custody after police contact
Erjon Vishkulli
Missing: Which eye, shooting distance, hospital record, the Italy surgery outcome, and whether the prosecution number 7806/2026 is confirmed by the Prosecution Office itself (only seen in a search summary). Also the Shqiponjat officer suspension (headline only).
Where to look: Tirana Prosecution Office press releases; State Police statement; Balkanweb articles from 24-31 Oct 2026; Italian hospital statements
Rubber-bullet injury count
Missing: Official tally of face/eye injuries from rubber bullets; official reconciliation of 167 vs 1,067 arrests (Reuters copy) and 132 injured officers.
Where to look: State Police press releases; Health Ministry releases; Ombudsman recommendations due after 30 Oct 2026
Izmir Akulli (Dosja.al)
Missing: The existing police-violence-2026.json lists this incident; the search did not find any coverage of it. Not included as a case.
Where to look: dosja.al articles Oct 2026 (search by name in Albanian)
Klevin Metaj prosecution
Missing: Whether the prosecution or State Police inspectorate opened a case on the officer who struck him.
Where to look: Tirana Prosecution; State Police internal inquiry statements
Ombudsman findings 2026
Missing: Final Ombudsman findings on Police Station No. 1 minors and on rubber bullets (drafting recommendations per existing file).
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al news
Rasha appeal finality
Missing: Whether the 18-year appeal sentence (12 after reduction) became final; the appeal date is not confirmed.
Where to look: Tirana Court of Appeal decision; Albanian High Court records; Shqiptarja Aug 2021 coverage
21 January 2011 wounded
Missing: Hospital records and fate of Erald Visha; spellings of wounded names differ (Mahmataj/Mahmutaj, Bisha/Visha, Qesko/Qesku); the ECHR judgment's full list of injured persons.
Where to look: Nika v. Albania full text; Myrtaj and Others v. Albania (application 62907/16); SPAK case file
Enea Ftoi
Missing: Prosecution outcome after the AHC request; the date and author of the forensic finding reported by Shqiptarja.
Where to look: Korça District Prosecution; AHC follow-up statements
Jani Rustemaj
Missing: Autopsy and prosecution outcome; ombudsman role; hospital records.
Where to look: General Prosecution (Olsian Çela call, per ERRC); Tirana Prosecution 2023 file
Ilvi Meta
Missing: Court verdict for the three officers; the Ombudsman Kavaja report findings.
Where to look: Kavaja Court records; Ombudsman Kavaja inspection report 2023
Lear Kurti
Missing: Prosecution decision; whether the videos reported in a search summary exist and what they show (the Top Channel article does not mention video).
Where to look: Tirana Prosecution; Police Supervision Agency; Top Channel follow-ups Oct 2022
2019 and 2024 protest injuries
Missing: Searches for police-caused fractures or shootings in 2019 and 2024 returned only tear gas, journalist injuries and clashes (e.g. 13 Apr 2019 journalists hit by tear gas, Exit.al). No serious police-caused fracture found.
Where to look: Balkanweb, Shqiptarja archives, CPJ 2019 report
Zvërnec 30 May 2026
Missing: Excluded: the dragging of a protester was by private security guards with police present; Vlorë police director suspended. Not counted as police-caused. See police-violence-2026.json and existing events.
Where to look: Vlorë Prosecution; Citizens.al report of 31 May 2026
Tirana Police Station No. 3 (July 2026)
Missing: One officer injured by protesters (excluded: protester violence). Not counted.
Where to look: State Police statement 4 Jul 2026
Corruption in land, construction permits, urban planning and property in Albania, 2013-2026
Blloku (Tirana) permits and Pazari i Ri project
Missing: No prosecutor, SPAK, court or Ombudsman case on permits for either project was found. The Pazari i Ri searches returned only project history and an exit.al critique about bus licences. The Blloku search returned a tower near the Emin Duraku school, not Blloku, and the Balluku-signed permit there is a separate matter.
Where to look: Tirana Municipality permit register; KKT agendas (azht.gov.al); SPAK press releases; Albanian queries 'Blloku leje' and 'Pazari i Ri SPAK'.
Tirana Chamber of Commerce inquiries
Missing: No Chamber of Commerce investigation into a construction permit was found. Permits are issued by municipalities and KKT, so the chamber angle may be a complaint or business dispute.
Where to look: Chamber press releases; Albanian search 'Dhoma e Tregtisë' with 'hetim' and project names.
Ombudsman (Avokati i Popullit) on construction permits
Missing: No Ombudsman report on unpermitted construction or coastal permits for 2025-2026 was found. A Vlorë demolition recommendation PDF (inspectorate decision of 19.06.2023) appeared in results but was not opened.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al reports; search 'Avokati i Popullit leje ndërtimi'.
KKT judicial review
Missing: No Administrative Court or Constitutional Court ruling on a KKT permit decision was found.
Where to look: Gjykata Administrative e Apelit Tiranë; Constitutional Court decisions database; KKT minutes at azht.gov.al.
Status of Vlorë (Gjika), Sarandë 37/2024 and Himarë police cases
Missing: Verdicts, appeals or closures not confirmed. Sarandë 37/2024 has a Top Channel acquittal headline that was not read in full.
Where to look: GJKKO and Vlorë/Sarandë court registers; SPAK press; Police Oversight Agency announcements.
Sarandë proceeding 304/2026
Missing: Only a search summary was retrieved; no primary source or defendants' names confirmed.
Where to look: Sarandë Prosecution announcements; Albanian search 'nr. 304/2026 Sarandë'.
Goro land area and trial
Missing: Land figures conflict (4,200; 5,080; 10,000; 10,592 m2). Trial and verdict not confirmed. The SPAK 'closed investigation' headline was not fetched.
Where to look: Telegrafi SPAK headline (full text); GJKKO case register; Himarë cadastre extract.
Xhaçka/Gaçi SPAK file: date and status
Missing: Date of the Special Court order and SPAK appeal are unclear in A2 summaries ('February 28', 'May 14', no year). No charge, indictment or verdict found.
Where to look: A2 News dossier; SPAK press; Special Court decisions; Strategic Investments records.
Mali i Tiranës tower: KKT decision and permit file
Missing: KKT decision text, date and the ownership record of Nova Construction 2012 were not retrieved. No SPAK decision on the PD call found.
Where to look: azht.gov.al KKT agendas (2023-2025); Business Register extract for Nova Construction 2012; SPAK press.
Albanian Files complaint status and Rama's response
Missing: No SPAK registration or decision on the PD complaint found; no direct response from Rama to this complaint found.
Where to look: SPAK press; Rama's public statements; PD press releases.
Protected areas Law 21/2024: vote split, full text, and 2026 revision
Missing: Full Court decision text and exact vote split not retrieved. A travel-site claim of a 4-4 tie was not confirmed. The 2026 revision plan appears only in a search summary without a verified URL.
Where to look: Constitutional Court decisions (July 2025); Official Gazette (Fletorja Zyrtare); Assembly records.
Permits issued in protected areas after Law 21/2024
Missing: No list of permits issued in protected areas after the 2024 amendment was found.
Where to look: KKT agendas; Ministry responsible for environment; INSTAT permit data; EcoAlbania legal reviews.
Cadastre (ASHK) current status across regions
Missing: Most cadastre items are undated. Current status of Durrës (12 people, about 53,000 m2), Fier (about 1,143 ha), the Vlorë mosque referral and the Berat director is unconfirmed (Berat director sentenced, reported).
Where to look: Court and SPAK press; ASHK annual reports; Albanian searches with case numbers.
Lezhë land figures and Ndoka seizures
Missing: Mismatch between 40m euro (30 ha), 55m euro (75 properties) and 234,548 m2 (Tirana Times claim, not opened). Whether the 2018 seizure and the 2021 dismissal refer to the same assets is unclear.
Where to look: SPAK seizure orders; Special Court of First Instance records; Exit News archive.
Spille (Kavajë) verdicts and any 2026 Kavajë arrests
Missing: Trial verdicts and dates not found. The Tirana Times Kavajë headline carries a crawl date, not a publication date; no 2026 Kavajë arrest confirmed.
Where to look: Kavajë Prosecution and GJKKO registers; Tirana Times archive.
Tirana 17-permit (Basha) outcome and Florenc Hoxha arrest
Missing: No charge, closure or verdict found for the 17 permits. The Hoxha arrest date and charges are not confirmed.
Where to look: Tirana Prosecution register; Shqiptarja archive for Hoxha.
Legalisation amnesty status 2019-2026
Missing: No 2025-2026 Constitutional Court ruling on the legalisation framework found. The Council of Ministers decision on about 1,320 buildings is undated in sources.
Where to look: Official Gazette; Council of Ministers decisions (kryeministria.al); Constitutional Court database.
Politician and official family business interests in construction permits (beyond Xhaçka/Gaçi)
Missing: Other reported matters are not construction-permit cases or lack primary sources: auditing firms of relatives of Finance Minister Petrit Malaj (Balkanweb, not construction); a Tirana tax director's husband linked to a 2D Construction company (Balkanweb); and a former deputy minister whose husband owns a construction firm (no URL retrieved). None was added as a permit link.
Where to look: Business Register (QKB) for relatives' firms; public procurement records; asset declarations (KLP and Vetting investigations).
Vlorë Shën Vasil 220 ha seizure
Missing: Only a search summary (about 100m euro, 220 ha) is available. The originating report, date and case are unknown.
Where to look: Vlorë Prosecution press; Albanian search 'Shën Vasil 220 hektarë'.
Grey Moon tower permit and the Ombudsman angle
Missing: The earlier Citizens.al analysis of attempts to circumvent development rules for the Grey Moon tower (18 floors, Sulejman Delvina street) could not be retrieved. No permit or case confirmed.
Where to look: citizens.al archive; Tirana Municipality permit register; KKT agendas.
Mayor and official 'Theth' follow-up
Missing: No KLP decision or prosecutor response on the Theth inaction claim was found.
Where to look: KLP press; Shkodër District Prosecution announcements.
Zvërnec building permit and residents' challenge
Missing: Search summaries say the PM stated in June 2026 that the company still had no building permit, and that a September 2026 complaint asked SPAK to check the works. Residents' land lawsuit (1991 land law) reportedly still in court after 14 years. No administrative-court challenge to a KKT permit was found. Primary article texts were not opened.
Where to look: Zvërnec KKT agendas and decisions; administrative court registers; SPAK complaint press; Zvërnec case file in contracts.json.
Lulishtë (Durrës) kombinat building seizure
Missing: Citizens.al July 2024 headline indicates a building was taken out of a builder's asset seizure; article body not retrieved, so permit status and ruling are unknown.
Where to look: citizens.al/en/2024/07/03 article full text; Durrës court records.
Microcredit scandal (skandali i mikrokredive, MCA / Final / Micro Credit Albania and related enforcement firms), 2024-2026, and any investigation touching the Bank of Albania (BSH) governor or officials. Includes the 'law changed after the microcredit investigations' headline on Syri TV (29 Oct 2026).
SPAK and GJKKO case numbers
Missing: No case number for the 23 Jul 2025 trial referral, the GJKKO order of 10 Jul 2024, the two SPAK files against the governor, or the 2024 detention decisions.
Where to look: spak.gov.al press releases (2024-2025); GJKKO (gjykatat.gov.al) case register; Shqiptarja and A2 News articles of 23 Jul 2025 for a case reference; Transparency CEPI case page references.
Trial court, trial date and verdict
Missing: The court that will hear the 23 Jul 2025 referral is not named in the opened source; no trial date or verdict found; no 2026 reporting on the trial was found in searches.
Where to look: GJKKO hearing calendar; Albanian court news; A2 News and Shqiptarja trial coverage 2025-2026.
Current status of the governor files (2025-2026)
Missing: No 2025 or 2026 SPAK decision on Gent Sejko was found. The A2 News search summary (July 2025) says the Tirana Prosecution assessed the Bank and governor could be responsible for delayed measures; the article was not opened and no SPAK decision was found.
Where to look: SPAK announcements; a2news.com article of July 2025 on the Bank's responsibility; Transparency CEPI person page for Sejko (transparency.org/en/cepi/people/gent-sejko, search result only).
Syri TV 29 Oct 2026 page
Missing: The Syri TV page and its sidebar were not found in any search. No Syri TV item dated 29 Oct 2026 was found. The URL of the sidebar is unknown.
Where to look: Syri TV website archive for 29 Oct 2026; its sidebar's linked article; ask the requester for the URL.
Parliamentary action on the microcredit scandal (commission or vote)
Missing: No parliamentary investigative commission on the microcredit scandal was found. Only the Economy Committee hearing (21 May 2024) is documented. A search summary reports a parliamentary debate on the scandal and a legal initiative filed in the Assembly; neither was opened and neither has a date or URL.
Where to look: parlament.al committee minutes (Komisioni i Ekonomisë, May 2024 and after); Assembly plenary agendas; Kuvendi press releases for 2024-2026.
President Begaj letter to Parliament
Missing: A search summary says President Bajram Begaj wrote to Parliament asking it to investigate the BoA's role in the microcredit scandal. The date is inconsistent in the summaries (mid-2024 or 'end of July' of an unspecified year). No source URL for the letter was opened. Not recorded as an event for that reason.
Where to look: president.al press releases; Kuvendi registry for the letter; Shqiptarja and Top Channel coverage in 2024-2025.
Constitutional Court and the 2026 draft
Missing: No record of the draft being formally tabled in the Assembly, and no record of its amendment, adoption date or effective date. Gazeta Tema (17 Jul and 9 Sep 2026, search summaries) says the government is preparing it; exit.al describes a draft.
Where to look: parlament.al bill file for the 'Për Bankën e Shqipërisë' project; Fletorja Zyrtare; konsultimipublik.gov.al comments and the Bank's reply to them (RENJK 1016 relacioni, a PDF listed in search results).
Government and opposition responses to the immunity draft
Missing: No official response from the government, the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Finance, the Bank or Sejko to the 'safe zone' criticism was found. Gazeta Tema (search summary) says the government asked the opposition to back the measures; no opposition reply was found.
Where to look: Ministry of Finance press releases; Bank of Albania press releases (bankofalbania.org); Kuvendi plenary stenogram for any debate; party statements (PD, LSI, PL).
Bank of Albania internal inspection of MCA and FINAL
Missing: The primary BoA inspection reports (2020 thematic examination; 2022-2024 on-site findings; decisions No. 644 of 6 Feb 2024, No. 5689 of 29 Dec 2022, No. 2819 of 27 Jun 2024) were not opened; they are Albanian PDFs or not reachable.
Where to look: bankofalbania.org Supervision and Legislation pages; Bank of Albania annual supervision report 2025 (PDF seen in search only); Bulletin Nr 33 2024.
Bank of Albania and Governor Sejko statements after 2024
Missing: No Bank of Albania or Sejko statement on the microcredit file dated 2025 or 2026 was found. The 2024 statements are press reports; the Bank's 'respected the law' press release was not located on bankofalbania.org.
Where to look: bankofalbania.org press releases; Sejko's public appearances (Economy Committee transcripts; Top Channel and Euronews Albania interviews).
Seizure of 10 million euro (Tirana Prosecution)
Missing: Telegrafi and Shqiptarja reported an order to seize about 10 million euro of bank accounts of the company administrators. Both pages were not readable (Telegrafi returned 402; Shqiptarja article not opened). The date and the court that ordered it are unconfirmed.
Where to look: Shqiptarja article 'Mashtrimi me mikrokredite, prokuroria e Tiranës sekuestron llogari bankare në vlerë 10 mln euro'; Telegrafi same story; GJKKO or Tirana Court order.
Pal Trashaj death and any investigation
Missing: Sources differ on whether Trashaj died or survived (Shqiptarja search summary; one outlet says he died at QSUT). The police investigative group's findings are unknown. SPAK said his case was not part of its investigations.
Where to look: Albanian police press releases (2 Jul 2024); Shqiptarja follow-ups; Tirana prosecution press office.
Defendants' responses to the 2025 trial referral
Missing: No defence statements by Meskuti, Elda Ibro, the companies or their lawyers were found in any opened source.
Where to look: Shqiptarja, A2 News and Balkanweb coverage of the defence; court filings after the 2025 referral.
Wider investigation of the enforcement chamber and the Tirana prosecution
Missing: The Ministry of Justice inquiry (2020) and the enforcement-chamber procedures are described only in summaries; no document was found. Olsi Ibro's death is not linked to any investigation in the sources.
Where to look: Ministry of Justice reports 2020; National Chamber of Private Judicial Enforcement Officers records; Tirana Prosecution Office statements.
Count discrepancy between sources
Missing: Transparency CEPI gives 36.8 million euro and about 30,000 affected citizens; Shqiptarja (23 Jul 2025) gives 36.8 million euro and about 17,000 citizens; Shqiptarja (24 May 2024) gives 17,000 affected and 3,999 bad loans (7.3 million euro). Sejko (21 May 2024) gives 15,944 MCA borrowers. These are unresolved and are reported as the sources state them.
Where to look: The 2025 SPAK referral text; the 2024 Tirana Court measures decision; BoA loan register data.
Post-scandal BoA rule changes: dates and adoption
Missing: The dates of the new BoA regulations on non-bank lenders and of the interest-rate methodology change are not confirmed. The Telegrafi and Shqiptarja items were search summaries only.
Where to look: bankofalbania.org regulations page (search showed Rregullore nr 33 2024 and rregullore on licensing SFJB 27549 and 28127 as PDFs, not opened); Bulletin 2024 and 2025.
Sali Berisha, Partizani (status 2026)
Missing: Verified date of the trial start and of the referral decision; any 2026 verdict; the outcome of the 10 September hearing. The existing veliaj.json record for sali-berisha says 'not-charged', which conflicts with the charge reported by Wikipedia (11 September 2024) and the GJKKO trial referral. That record should be corrected; this file does not add a duplicate persons[] entry for Berisha.
Where to look: GJKKO press releases; SPAK communiques; Constitutional Court decisions; a2news.com and shqiptarja.com trial reports from 2026.
Ilir Meta, CEZ-DIA (status 2026)
Missing: Trial hearing record after 10 September 2026; the text of the indictment and its counts; the amounts paid; the outcome of the Supreme Court review of the detention appeal (Albanian Daily News). The Tirana Times article on Meta and Dritan Prifti (hydropower tender) concerns an older case and must not be merged with the CEZ-DIA file.
Where to look: SPAK indictment; GJKKO calendar; Gazeta Tema and Balkanweb English trial reports.
Monika Kryemadhi
Missing: Her own written response to the trial referral; the text of the 18 March 2026 decision; the status of the villa seizures; her current party role in 2025-2026.
Where to look: Shqiptarja, A2 CNN, GJKKO decisions.
Lulzim Basha
Missing: The year and court status of the forgery-trial request (the Tirana Times article has no year); the outcome of the Toyota Yaris (EUR 3.4 million) file; a 50,000 lek defamation penalty linked to Taulant Balla (search snippet only).
Fatmir Mediu, Gerdec (verdict)
Missing: Any first-instance GJKKO verdict; the decision on the 2025 recusal of Judge Irena Gjoka; the Constitutional Court decision on Mediu's complaint about the reopening (search summary only, undated).
Where to look: GJKKO press office; Constitutional Court (gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al); shqiptarja.com Gerdec coverage.
Saimir Tahiri, Habilaj (conviction)
Missing: Date of the appeal-court decision (the Tirana Times article has no year; Wikipedia gives 19 September 2019 for the first-instance verdict); whether the High Court ruled on the appeal; current custody (house arrest per Wikipedia vs Fier prison per Shqiptarja). Sentence figures conflict across sources (3y4m vs 5y with 3.3y served).
Ilir Beqaj (health tender and SASPAC)
Missing: Trial start and verdict; the exact counts (sources give 4, 5 and 8); the verdicts in the sterilisation trial of co-defendants (reported in a search summary, not verified); whether the 15 September trial date was set.
Spiro Ksera
Missing: Court and year of the 1 year 8 months conviction (the Shqiptarja article has no date); the date and court of the newer arrest (Tirana Times article, 'Feb. 1', no year); appeal status; source for the five-year office ban.
Benet Beci (Shkoder)
Missing: Date of the shortened-trial decision; trial hearings; outcomes for the co-defendants; party affiliation (not verified in sources).
Fatos Tushe (Lushnje)
Missing: Exact conviction and appeal dates; the final sentence; whether the Constitutional Court ruled on the health-based detention requests.
Lefter Alla (Bulqize)
Missing: Verdict date and final sentence; whether the appeal court has ruled; the cocaine-video file (SPAK reportedly concluded the person in the footage could not be identified, per a search summary).
Damian Gjiknuri
Missing: Any SPAK charges; the date and text of the Aruba allegation; the 2023 witness testimony; the 'dosja 184' vote-theft claim, which is a partisan characterisation in the sources.
Deputies whose immunity was lifted
Missing: Only Belinda Balluku's immunity request (refused by Parliament on 12 March 2026, see balluku-spak.json) and Alqi Bllako's immunity revocation (see incinerators.json) were found. No MP was found arrested after immunity was lifted in 2013-2026 in the sources reviewed. Arben Cuko (former MP and prisons director, charged with passive corruption; result not found) needs follow-up.
Former ministers convicted by GJKKO
Missing: A complete list of former ministers convicted 2013-2026. Found: Saimir Tahiri, Spiro Ksera (older case), Lefter Koka (already in incinerators.json), Ilir Beqaj (not convicted). Nikolin Jaka (deputy transport minister; Tirana district court; sentence reported; year not in article, probably about 2008) is outside the 2013-2026 scope.
Mayors other than Tirana
Missing: Mayors convicted by GJKKO in 2026 beyond Zyra Islamaj (Tropoje) and Benet Beci (Shkoder, trial). Fatos Tushe and Lefter Alla are found. A former Pogradec deputy mayor (Eduard Kapri; SPAK sought 16 years in a search summary) and other cases were seen but not researched.
Edi Rama and Erion Veliaj
Missing: Covered in existing files (veliaj.json, balluku-spak.json, incinerators.json); not repeated here.
Political ties sustaining governments, party finance, and documented money/business links between parties and businesspeople, 2013-2026
PS coalition partners and cabinet posts 2025-2026
Missing: No documented agreement between PS and Nisma-Shqipëria Bëhet or Lëvizja Bashkë, and no list of 2025 ministers by partner, was found.
Where to look: kuvendi.al vote records for 18 Sep 2025; Council of Ministers site; Albanian press archives September 2025.
Official Assembly vote record for 12 March 2026
Missing: Named individual votes and attendance list were not retrieved. Sources differ: 82 vs 47 (citizens.al, EWB) versus 79 PS + 3 PSD against (search summary). Rama's own vote is not confirmed by a fetched source (one Albanian search summary says he voted against).
Where to look: kuvendi.al plenary minutes and electronic vote log for 12 March 2026.
Speaker's own words on the Balluku immunity vote
Missing: No statement by Speaker Niko Peleshi on the 12 March 2026 vote was found. An unattributed Albanian declaration (immunity 'should protect democratic processes' but 'should not be an obstacle to equal accountability') could not be tied to a speaker.
Where to look: kuvendi.al press releases 12 March 2026; Peleshi's official statements.
PS and PD business donors 2013-2026
Missing: No documented named business donor to PS or PD was found in sources reviewed. The 2023 KQZ audit PDF could not be parsed; 2024-2025 donor lists not retrieved.
Where to look: kqz.gov.al annual party financial reports (2023, 2024, 2025) and audit decisions.
Alqi Bllako immunity
Missing: The search did not find the immunity decision for former MP Alqi Bllako that a PD representative referenced.
Where to look: Kuvendi decisions 2019-2021; Albanian press archive for 'Bllako imunitet'.
Berisha immunity vote breakdown
Missing: Sources disagree on breakdown (one says 73 PS + 2 PSD; another says 75 total with opposition boycott). Only the 75 total is recorded.
Where to look: kuvendi.al 21 Dec 2023 vote log.
Lefter Koka and PS candidacy 2021
Missing: A search summary said Koka ran as a PS candidate in Durrës in 2021, but the source excerpt was not directly verified; not recorded as a connection.
Where to look: KQZ 2021 winning candidates list (arkiva.kqz.gov.al).
Allen Elbasani and wiretap-based votes
Missing: No results found for Allen Elbasani or for votes in Parliament linked to the 2019 wiretaps; the 2019 article names no former PS MP beyond the unnamed group and the brother of Arben Ndoka.
Where to look: Serious Crimes Prosecution press releases; BIRN Albania archive 2019.
Organized-crime links for opposition figures
Missing: Only a SPAK asset matter involving PD MP Luan Baçi (complaint by a former business partner) was surfaced; no documented organized-crime link for PD figures was found in this run.
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Albanian press for 'Luan Baçi SPAK'.
Media advertising 2024-2026
Missing: No 2024-2026 reporting on state advertising contracts to media was found; sources reviewed are 2002-2015 reports plus a CMPF framework note.
Where to look: Albanian Ministry of Finance treasury payment data; CMPF Media Pluralism Monitor Albania; BIRN Albania.
Erion Braçe and Shqipëria Bëhet
Missing: No source linked Erion Braçe to Shqipëria Bëhet; he appears as a PS figure (PS Tirana list 2025).
Where to look: KQZ candidate lists 2025.
SPAK action on Balla's 2020 complaint about PD funding
Missing: No SPAK decision on the complaint was found.
Where to look: SPAK press office; Tirana prosecution archives.
Kryemadhi 2023 documents: outcome
Missing: No court or SPAK outcome for the Top Channel documents, the criminal complaint or the civil suit was found.
Where to look: Tirana Court records; Top Channel follow-up coverage 2023-2026.
Lobbying meetings and shared directors (parties and businesspeople)
Missing: No documented board membership or shared directorship between party leaders and the businesspeople named here was found in this run.
Where to look: Albania Business Registry (QKB); Balkan Insight investigations.
2013 PS-SMI cabinet vote
Missing: Sources give different dates for the Rama cabinet (11 and 15 Sept 2013); the Kuvendi vote on the cabinet was not found.
Where to look: Kuvendi.al September 2013 records.
Ombudsman statement dated 21 Oct 2026
Missing: No 21 Oct 2026 Ombudsman statement found in search results. The existing police-violence-2026.json lists doc-ombudsman-2026-10-21-monitoring-20oct, which was not verified here.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al news section; Albanian outlets dated 21 Oct 2026.
Anti-protest package (25-26 Oct 2026) status
Missing: No bill text, committee record or vote found. Sources conflict: 'needs parliament approval' versus 'enacts'.
Where to look: kuvendi.al (agenda and votes); Albanian press on protest-related bills, late Oct 2026.
AMP annual reports 2011-2025
Missing: No AMP annual report (2022-2025) found; only H1 2026 and July 2026 bulletins, plus secondary US State Dept figures for 2023.
Where to look: AMP website (Agjencia e Mbikëqyrjes Policore publications); Albanian Parliament reports.
Dismissals, suspensions and charges in the 2026 protest wave
Missing: Names and status of the seven suspended officers (reported 17 Oct 2026) are not published in sources reviewed. No AMP decision linked to specific incidents found.
Where to look: AMP press releases; Tirana Prosecution; SPAK press releases.
Prosecution file 7806/2026 outcome
Missing: No later update, no named suspect, no indictment; the source does not explain the content of Articles 248 and 250.
Where to look: Tirana Prosecution Office press releases; Balkanweb and Shqiptarja follow-up after 26 Oct 2026.
Klodian Rasha: High Court decision and first-instance discrepancy
Missing: No High Court decision found. First-instance term reported as 10 effective (Exit.al) and 13 years 4 months (abcnews search summary); killing date 8 vs 9 Dec 2020.
Where to look: Albanian Supreme Court decisions; Tirana Court press releases; Shqiptarja and abcnews archives 2021-2024.
21 January 2011 case: SPAK outcome after 2024
Missing: No SPAK indictment or decision after the March 2024 Supreme Court order found. Search summaries conflict on earlier convictions versus the 2013 acquittals.
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Telegrafi and Top Channel follow-up 2024-2026; CoE execution documents.
ECtHR judgments against Albania on police ill-treatment, full list 2011-2026
Missing: HUDOC returned no usable content through WebFetch; BAILII returned 403. Pihoni (74389/13) and Prizreni (29309/16) come from secondary summaries. The 2022 Fier-area case name and number are not confirmed. No 2023-2025 judgments found in search.
Where to look: hudoc.echr.coe.int search by respondent 'Albania' and Article 3; CoE execution database (HUDOC-EXEC).
Ombudsman reports 2011-2024 on police abuse
Missing: Annual reports for 2012-2013 not found. Detainee complaint figures (103 through Aug in the 2014 US State Dept report; 104 through Aug in the 2017 report) come from search snippets; the PDFs could not be parsed.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al annual reports (e.g. 'Raporti Vjetor 2024' PDF); ecoi.net US State Dept Albania reports.
Ombudsman 2020 National Theatre protest findings
Missing: Only a headline (exit.al 'Albanian Police Used Unreasonable Violence...') was found; article text and complaint count not read.
Where to look: exit.al article; Ombudsman special report on the National Theatre demolition, 2020.
Skender Hita: investigations and resignation calls
Missing: No SPAK investigation of Hita confirmed. No formal resignation demand against Hita found in 2026 reporting (demands were aimed at PM Rama).
Where to look: SPAK statements; Albanian outlets after July 2026.
Journalists' complaints: outcomes
Missing: No police or prosecution outcome found for RSF- and CPJ-listed incidents (Akulli 13 Oct; Reuters pellets 17 Oct; eight media workers 18 Oct). SafeJournalists lists an Ora News reporter assault with conflicting dates (27 Jul vs 27.08.2026).
Where to look: AMP and Tirana Prosecution statements; SafeJournalists incident pages; Albanian Journalists' Association.
Dosja.al editor Izmir Akulli complaint
Missing: Whether Akulli filed a complaint, or whether AMP opened a referral, is not in the sources reviewed.
Where to look: Dosja.al; Tirana Prosecution; AMP.
Democratic Party complaint outcomes (Dec 2024 and Oct 2026)
Missing: No SPAK or Tirana Prosecution decision on either PD complaint found. PD's allegation about 2,500 euros per policeman is unverified.
Where to look: SPAK press office; Tirana Prosecution; Albanian Parliament records.
Ilir Meta arrest 21 Oct 2024: police accountability
Missing: Ombudsman recommendation text not read; findings known only through secondary reports, including partisan Freedom Party statements. No criminal proceeding against police director Ilir Proda found.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al recommendation PDFs for 2024 and 2025 police lists.
Official PDFs downloaded
Missing: Two Ombudsman recommendation PDFs were attempted by direct URL and returned HTML error pages, not PDFs; they were removed. No official PDFs are saved in research/downloads/police-accountability/.
Where to look: Open the avokatipopullit.gov.al recommendation pages (Komisariati nr. 4 arbitrary-acts recommendation; minor-violence recommendation) in a browser and save the PDFs.
Injury and arrest counts
Missing: Counts conflict: 272 injured including 169 police (Health Ministry, 18 Oct, per existing file); 71 police injured (Hita statement); 132 officers injured and 167 arrested (police count per search summary). No reconciliation.
Where to look: Health Ministry and State Police daily bulletins, Oct 2026.
Ombudsman recommendations on use of force (30 Oct 2026)
Missing: Recommendations on tear gas and rubber bullets were being drafted (per existing file); no published text found.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al news section, Nov 2026.
Vishkulli victim account and medical outcome
Missing: No statement by Vishkulli and no medical follow-up beyond the 'risk to sight' report.
Where to look: Albanian outlets after 24 Oct 2026; University Trauma Hospital statements.
Police statement on 7806/2026
Missing: No State Police response to the Vishkulli proceeding found in the reporting reviewed.
Where to look: State Police press releases, late Oct 2026.
Alleged police violence during the 2026 Albanian protests (Zvërnec/Flamingo protests from May 2026; student protests from 13 Oct 2026)
Al Jazeera, 25 Oct 2026: 'Police in Albania filmed beating protester unconscious' (video page)
Missing: Not found in any search or fetch. A search returned only an undated Ground News aggregator item (recorded above as unverified).
Where to look: aljazeera.com video and newsfeed listings for 24-26 Oct 2026; Albanian outlets for the same dates.
Al Jazeera, 17 Oct 2026: 'Protesters allege police brutality' (video page)
Missing: Only the headline was seen, as a recommended-story link. No video page was found.
Where to look: aljazeera.com/video and /news, 17 Oct 2026.
Euronews video, 17 Oct 2026
Missing: Not found. Euronews videos located are dated 19 Oct (sixth day, petrol-bomb caption) and earlier 2026 clashes.
Where to look: euronews.com/video/2026/10/17 and Euronews Albania.
Exit.al: 'Videos From Inside Tirana Police Stations Raise Alarm'
Missing: Headline not found. Closest exit.al pieces are from 2020 and 2022 (Klodian Rasha case and a custody death). Nothing from inside stations in Oct 2026 was found.
Where to look: exit.al/en archive, Oct 2026.
Exit.al: 'Albanian police accused of beating and detaining youths' (Oct 2026)
Missing: Not found; search returned only 2020 exit.al pieces (Roma youth; 15-year-old in Lake Park; Klodian Rasha protests).
Where to look: exit.al/en, October 2026.
Commissariat No. 3: two officers suspended
Missing: Not found. Sources say seven officers suspended, with no station attribution in the fetched text. The 'two officers' figure is not supported by any source retrieved.
Where to look: State Police communiques 17-18 Oct 2026; AMP (Agjencia e Mbikëqyrjes Policore) announcements.
Balkanweb: 'Dozens of police officers to stop a protester... dragged' (Kafe Flora area)
Missing: Not found. The closest item is the Metaj headline ('officers dragged him'), recorded above as unverified. The Kafe Flora claim and its date remain unconfirmed.
Where to look: balkanweb.com search for 'Flora' and 'zvarre', Oct 2026.
Ombudsman: phone searches without judicial order; officers without ID numbers
Missing: Phone searches are not mentioned in any Ombudsman statement fetched. The Ombudsman refers to plainclothes officers lacking identification markings, not to ID numbers.
Where to look: Full Ombudsman report PDFs on avokatipopullit.gov.al (16 and 21 Oct 2026).
Ombudsman: '5 of 8 minors' at which station
Missing: Resolved: Police Station No. 1 (Ombudsman monitoring of 19 Oct, reported by Econotimes 20 Oct). An OCCRP search snippet gives the same figure; the OCCRP page returned HTTP 403.
Where to look: Ombudsman Commissioner Prenci statement of 20 Oct 2026.
Injury and arrest totals after 18 Oct
Missing: 295 incl. 186 police not found in any source. Verified totals: 272 incl. 169 police (Health Ministry, 18 Oct); 167 arrested and 132 officers injured over five days (Hita, 17 Oct). Ground News figure of 1,067 arrests is an aggregator summary; 388 criminal proceedings appears in a search snippet only.
Where to look: Health Ministry and State Police daily bulletins, Oct 2026.
Tirana prosecution case 7806/2026 (articles 248 and 250)
Missing: Number and articles appear in a Balkanweb search snippet only; the fetched Balkanweb 25 Oct article does not mention them. The Bank of Albania footage request and the 20 medical records were not found.
Where to look: Balkanweb articles 24-27 Oct 2026; Tirana Prosecution press office.
Erjon Vishkulli's own account
Missing: No statement by Vishkulli himself was found. Only family and physician statements were located.
Where to look: Albanian outlets interviewing Vishkulli or family, Oct 2026.
Vishkulli surgical outcome
Missing: Conflicting reports: Health Minister Klodiana Spahiu (Gemelli, Rome; eye saved) vs albeu.com via Ground News (haemorrhage during surgery). Unresolved.
Where to look: Health Ministry statements; Italian hospital statements; albeu.com.
SafeJournalists: protest outside Parliament, protesters dragged or carried away (date conflict)
Missing: The specific item was not located. Related SafeJournalists items found: Gjinaj, 2 Jul 2026; Edison Vatnikaj (Ora News) assaulted by a State Police officer at a Parliament protest, 27 Jul 2026; journalists pepper-sprayed outside Parliament on 8 Oct (search snippet). The Ombudsman's 21 Oct remark on people 'dragged' is the closest documented match.
Where to look: safejournalists.net incident pages for 2 Jul, 27 Jul and 8 Oct 2026.
Rama: 'Antifa' and foreign-actor claims; anti-protest package 25-26 Oct 2026
Missing: 'Antifa' not found in any Rama statement retrieved. 'Hybrid war' and 'foreign hand' confirmed (18-20 Oct); Russia and Iran named (24 Oct). No anti-protest legislation package for 25-26 Oct found.
Where to look: Rama's live-stream transcripts; Parliament and Council of Ministers agendas, 25-26 Oct 2026.
Izmir Akulli (Dosja.al): video
Missing: Incident confirmed by RSF (fetched) but no video was found.
Where to look: Dosja.al coverage of 13 Oct 2026.
Reuters journalists hit by rubber pellets (17 Oct): footage
Missing: The Reuters shotgun footage was found only as secondary text; the Reuters primary URL was not retrieved.
Where to look: reuters.com video, 17 Oct 2026, Tirana.
Ombudsman: officer identities; hospital handcuffing order
Missing: Officer identities not named in any fetched source. Who ordered the handcuffing of the hospitalised man (reported 21 Oct) was requested by the Ombudsman but no answer is in the sources.
Where to look: State Police reply to Ombudsman requests; Ombudsman follow-up statements.
Bank of Albania footage request
Missing: Not found in any source retrieved.
Where to look: Tirana Prosecution statements; Bank of Albania press.
Ground News aggregator: officer beating a downed protester (eye injury, undated)
Missing: Date, location, original outlet and uploader unknown. Recorded as unverified; the aggregator summary is not an independent source.
Where to look: Original outlet via the ground.news link; reverse video search.
Zvërnec 30 May 2026: footage of private guards
Missing: Citizens.al says some sources refer to 'images'; no footage link was retrieved. The Vlorë police director suspension and charges against 15 protesters are reported in search-result text only.
Where to look: Vlorë police and SPAK statements, June 2026.
Final text of the October 2026 package
Missing: Article-level text, fine amounts per offence, masks/traffic/organiser provisions, status (draft, submitted, voted, in force), and any amendments. Rama's speech PDF could not be read (binary return).
Where to look: parlament.al (projektligjet 2026); qbz.gov.al (Official Gazette); Council of Ministers decisions page; a text-readable copy of Rama's 25 Oct speech.
Parliamentary vote on the package or on the 2001 assemblies-law amendment
Missing: No vote count, committee report or submission record found. The vote count is therefore not recorded.
Where to look: parlament.al voting records and Kuvendi session logs for late October and November 2026.
Text of Law 8773 of 23 Apr 2001 'Për tubimet'
Missing: Official text not fetched. Articles 5, 7, 9, 16 and 19 are cited only from a 2020 exit.al commentary; penalty articles not identified. A search result also mentioned 'Law No. 96/2013 On Assemblies'; this was not verified and may be wrong.
Where to look: qbz.gov.al (Official Gazette) for Law 8773/2001 and later amendments; Assembly legal database.
Law 21/2024 is not an assembly law
Missing: Search results link Law 21/2024 to protected areas and the Zvërnec project (BalkanWeb headline: opposition MP Ina Zhupa asks why its repeal was left on the Assembly's shelf). No source found linking 21/2024 to protests or assemblies, so the brief's premise is not supported. The protected-area restrictions in the 28 Oct amendments are a different measure.
Where to look: parlament.al entry for Law 21/2024; the Democratic Party's Constitutional Court challenge to it.
Fines actually imposed on protesters in 2026
Missing: No count of people fined under any 2026 law was found. A search summary reports 'fines of over $6,000' with no count. The 'casseurs-payeurs' term does not appear in the TRT World text. No Interior Ministry fines tally.
Where to look: Interior Ministry and State Police press releases (Albanian); Ministry of Interior answers to parliamentary questions; Tirana Municipality fine records.
Travel bans or exit restrictions on protesters or activists, 2026
Missing: None found. The only travel ban in the sources is on Balluku (Nov 2025), covered in research/balluku-spak.json, and she is not a protester. A July 2026 Serbian-language headline says dozens of Albanians from North Macedonia were refused entry to Albania (kosovo-online.com); purpose and any link to protests not established. A BalkanWeb headline says London activists were stopped at Black Mountain on orders from Albania; not verified.
Where to look: Border Police records; Tirana Court orders; Albanian-language coverage of the Black Mountain incident; 2026 foreign-ministry travel advisories.
Bans on demonstrations, curfews, municipal assembly limits
Missing: No ban on demonstrations or curfew found. Routine traffic-police restrictions for rallies (17 Apr and 8 May 2026) found. The only assembly restrictions reported are the package's protected-area and gathering-limit provisions; municipal councils may designate further areas under the 28 Oct amendments.
Where to look: Tirana Municipality and State Police notices; the 28 Oct amendment text.
Interior Minister statement and the ministry's view of the package
Missing: Interior Minister not named in any source reviewed; no Interior Ministry statement on fines or counts found.
Where to look: Ministry of Interior press page (mb.gov.al); parliamentary hearings.
Constitutional Court or Supreme Court challenge to the 2026 package
Missing: No filing found. Lawyer Redi Ramaj was quoted in a search summary as saying the measures could be unconstitutional (not verified). The Democratic Party's reaction is reported only through Këlliçi's AFP quote.
Where to look: gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al case list; Democratic Party and lawyers' statements (Albanian outlets).
Venice Commission or OSCE/ODIHR opinion on the assembly law
Missing: No opinion on the Albanian assembly law or the 2026 protest measures found. The only 2026 Venice Commission item found concerns a party-financing draft law (requested 27 Apr 2026; scheduled for the 147th Plenary, 12-13 June 2026); its outcome was not found.
Where to look: coe.int Venice Commission Albania pages; osce.org/odihr Albania.
ECtHR judgments against Albania on Article 11
Missing: No Albanian ECtHR judgment on protest dispersal found in this run. Only general case law surfaced in search (Ter-Petrosyan v. Armenia; Gafgaz Mammadov v. Azerbaijan; Knežević v. Montenegro; ECtHR Guide on mass protests). None was fetched, so none is cited as a standard here.
Where to look: HUDOC search for Albania + Article 11; Council of Europe Guide on Article 11 (fetch before citing).
Ombudsman recommendations specific to October 2026 protests
Missing: The 16 Oct statement is recorded. A formal numbered recommendation document for October 2026 was not found.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al media and reports sections.
Restrictions on online organisers and social-media takedowns
Missing: The only reported mechanism is the planned State Police power to request removal of calls for violence (Albanian Daily News, 28 Oct). No takedown order, prosecution of posts or account blocking was confirmed. A protester quoted by BalkanWeb (27 Oct) described online calls for protest being 'censored'; unverified.
Where to look: State Police statements on removal requests; platform transparency reports; CPJ, IPI and SafeJournalists follow-ups.
Journalists detained or prosecuted
Missing: CPJ open letter (14 Oct) records assaults and obstruction; one citizens.al journalist was briefly detained in Sep 2026 (no date). No prosecution of a journalist found.
Where to look: SafeJournalists network; RSF Albania page; AMP (Police Oversight Agency).
Consolidated 2026 detention counts from the Interior Ministry
Missing: Figures conflict: 16/49 (13 Oct), 55/98 and 56/97 (14 Oct), 160 (one Thursday), 54 (one Saturday), 71 over three days, 500 detained with 330 released (Charter 97, opposition-leaning, unverified). No consolidated Interior Ministry tally found.
Where to look: State Police press releases; Interior Ministry statistics; Tirana Prosecution Office communications.
Pre-trial measures and detention grounds
Missing: Only court outcomes for 1 Sep (14 activists), 22 Oct (27 released; 18 unlawful arrests; 9 reporting obligations) and a search-summary report of a 19-person Molotov/fireworks case (duty to appear; prosecution had sought prison for 5 and house arrest for 5; BalkanWeb, undated) are recorded. Legal articles not confirmed.
Where to look: Tirana Court and Court of Appeal decisions; Criminal Procedure Code provisions on security measures (article number not verified).
Ministry or prosecutor response to the 22 Oct release decision
Missing: No public response from the Interior Ministry or Prosecution Office found.
Where to look: Prosecution Office communications (Tirana); Interior Ministry response.
Legal basis for the 2026 administrative fines (October package)
Missing: The law and article number under which 10,000-500,000 lek administrative fines would be imposed were not identified. Article 262 (permit phrase repealed in 2021) is the only fine article for unauthorised assemblies identified in the sources.
Where to look: Text of the amendments; Official Gazette.
Compensation normative act for businesses
Missing: Amounts, scheme terms and number of the normative act not stated; approval reported by one source only.
Where to look: Council of Ministers decisions (qbz.gov.al); Ministry of Finance.
Companies, startups, NGOs and media receiving public money and documented as owned, co-owned, directed or controlled by PS officials, MPs, ministers, mayors or close relatives (2013-2026). Compiled 2026-10-31.
Ulsi Manja: business interests and companies
Missing: No company, shareholding or public-funding link found in Wikipedia or search results (Wikipedia gives no business interests; its Minister of Justice end date conflicts between infobox and navbox). No QKB result.
Where to look: QKB (qkb.gov.al) search by name and the RPP beneficial-owner register; parlament.al asset declarations; Shqiptarja/BIRN archive.
Taulant Balla: company registration
Missing: No QKB record linking Balla to a company. The only QKB extract surfaced in search was for a different person (Artan Balla) and was not used.
Where to look: QKB search for 'Taulant Balla' and RPP beneficial-owner register; parlament.al declarations.
QKB direct search
Missing: qkb.gov.al home page was fetched; it links to a company search and RPP search but no results were retrieved in this run. No NIPT/NUIS checks completed for Alko Impex, Albrail, 3i-Solutions or AG.TCC beyond the VKIS decision.
Where to look: qkb.gov.al 'Kërko për subjekt' and 'Kërko në RPP' with company names and NUIS L52227046H.
Startup grant beneficiary lists and the regulation in force in 2022
Missing: Grant decisions and beneficiary lists not found. The regulation PDF and FAQ on sipermarrja.gov.al returned a bot-protection page and were not saved. The 1,500,000 lekë cap in the search summary conflicts with the claimed 40-50 million lekë grants.
Where to look: sipermarrja.gov.al decisions and beneficiary pages; Ministry of Entrepreneurship decision archive; Fletorja Zyrtare.
Bilali response to Zhupa (Dec 2022) and ministry answer
Missing: No ministry or Bilali reply to the AADF, Agolli or Hasko claims found; only her earlier reply to Berisha ('shpifje').
Where to look: Ministry press releases Dec 2022; Shqiptarja and Top Channel follow-ups.
Abissnet public contracts
Missing: Contract values, dates, awarding institutions and NIPT not found.
Where to look: openprocurement.al search for Abissnet; ECtHR case 55159/16 judgment (hudoc.echr.coe.int).
Artan Gaçi / AG.TCC owners and directors
Missing: No QKB extract for AG.TCC sh.p.k. (NUIS L52227046H). The VKIS decision does not name owners. Name variant AG.TCC vs AG.TCCSh.pk not reconciled. Gaçi's own response not found.
Where to look: QKB by NUIS L52227046H; SPAK press office (Himarë complaint by Fredi Beleri); Himarë municipality lease records.
Olta Xhaçka party affiliation
Missing: Party field inferred from Transparency's description of the Socialist majority; no direct membership source retrieved.
Where to look: parlament.al MP profile.
Leskaj sons and Albrail ownership
Missing: Tirana Times names no company for the sons; Albrail ownership not found; no link confirmed.
Where to look: QKB for Albrail sh.p.k., Alb-Star sh.p.k. and Matrix Konstruksion sh.p.k.; Albanian coverage naming Leskaj's sons; the Fier-Vlorë concession contract (Ministry of Infrastructure).
Alko Impex: registration and SPAK file
Missing: NIPT of Alko Impex Construction not found; Balkanweb reports a SPAK file (outcome unknown); Sadri Abazi's office and term dates not confirmed; the contracting authority for the Dibër boulevard contract not confirmed.
Where to look: QKB; openprocurement.al award notices; SPAK press office; Tirana administrative court records (appeal of the APP ruling).
3i-Solutions ownership and contracts
Missing: No registry extract; Wikipedia's ownership statement is unclear; no contract values or dates.
Where to look: QKB by name; openprocurement.al for Tirana municipal entities; the Exit.al 'Conflict of Interest?' article (May 2024) cited by Wikipedia, not opened.
Skytech / 3DSKY owners
Missing: No QKB extract; the Bamllari names come from one summary and may be misspelled; no grant decision found.
Where to look: QKB by company names; sipermarrja.gov.al beneficiary lists.
Mazniku spouse and restaurant
Missing: Searches for the spouse's business or a restaurant linked to Mazniku's wife found no independent source beyond Wikipedia.
Where to look: QKB; Tirana municipality event-payment records; 5D case reporting.
Balla-Bego OST tender
Missing: No OST or prosecutor document confirming the 100 million lekë tender or its date; the company Bego used is not named.
Where to look: OST tender archive; openprocurement.al; SPAK.
Sadri Abazi office status
Missing: Sources disagree (Socialist MP vs former deputy); party and term dates not confirmed.
Where to look: parlament.al former-MP lists 2013-2026.
Socialist Party (PS) members, MPs, ministers, mayors and officials investigated, charged, convicted, or subject to immunity/suspension votes, 2012-2026; led by Taulant Balla
Taulant Balla: 12 Mar 2026 individual vote
Missing: How Balla voted on the Balluku arrest request (and any other immunity vote since 2013). Search results never named him in the vote; the summary of 23 Feb 2026 reports him speaking for five PS MPs.
Where to look: Assembly roll-call records for 12 Mar 2026 on parlament.al; PS group minutes; Albanian press with per-MP vote lists.
Taulant Balla: 'miscalculated' reply to protesters
Missing: A BalkanWeb headline suggests a reply by Balla to the 23 Jul 2026 protester demand, but the fetched page contains only the protester's words. Balla's own reply is unverified.
Where to look: Balkanweb and Shqiptarja coverage of 23-24 Jul 2026; Assembly press office.
Taulant Balla: '0900' remark
Missing: The date and exact wording of the 'number 0900' remark about DP MP Albana Vokshi; the 5 March date in a search summary was not confirmed. Ethics Secretariat outcome reported only in a search summary.
Where to look: Assembly session transcripts; Balkanweb/Shqiptarja March 2026 coverage.
Taulant Balla: ministerial dates
Missing: The 2023-2025 minister dates (Interior; Parliament Relations) come from Wikipedia only; no official decree was fetched.
Where to look: Presidential decrees and Council of Ministers records, 2023-2025.
Taulant Balla: Partizani complaint date and charges
Missing: The 17 Nov 2020 filing date and the list of five charges come from search summaries; the source article was not fetched. Only one offence was reportedly registered by SPAK.
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Shqiptarja articles on Partizani file 2020-2021.
Taulant Balla: 2019 vs 2012 immunity vote
Missing: A search summary dated Balla's immunity lifting to 2019; the fetched Shqiptarja article is dated 2 Feb 2012. The 2019 date is treated as an error.
Where to look: Assembly records for 2012 and any later Balla immunity vote.
Saimir Tahiri: final ruling and custody
Missing: High Court ruling on Tahiri's appeal (acquittal request and SPAK drug-charge appeal) not found; first-instance year (2019 per existing record) not confirmed in fetched text; custody (Fier prison vs house arrest from June 2023) in conflict; Tirana Times 'Feb. 4' article has no year; High Court release refusal undated.
Where to look: GJKKO and High Court (Gjykata e Lartë) decisions; Shqiptarja/Telegrafi 2025-2026 coverage.
Lefter Alla: appeal and release
Missing: Appeal confirmation (reported 8 Jun 2024 by abcnews) not fetched; High Court release rejection undated; a headline says he was released after serving, date unknown; arrest date 15 vs 16 Mar 2023; SPAK request of 3y6m (Telegrafi headline) undated. Alla's own statement not found.
Where to look: GJKKO Special Court of Appeal decision; Shqiptarja 2024-2026 coverage.
Fatos Tushe: Vlorë apartment case
Missing: Verdict in the undeclared-asset case is contradictory across sources (probation service vs conviction plus further charge). The 6 Jul 2021 arrest and next-day dismissal come from a search summary only. Tushe's own response not found. Expulsion from PS (Rama headline) not confirmed.
Where to look: GJKKO decision on the Vlorë asset case; Shqiptarja Vlorë coverage 2024; PS statement on expulsion.
Ilir Beqaj: arrest date and file details
Missing: Existing officials.json says arrested Aug 2023; Balkanweb says 4 Jul 2024. Trial date not confirmed; a2news pages returned HTTP 403 for fetching. Sterilisation-file status and any 2026 trial sessions not found. Counts in the SASPAC charges differ between sources (4, 5 charges).
Where to look: GJKKO press releases; SPAK case 13/2020; a2news/Balkanweb 2026 coverage.
Klotilda Bushka: 12 Dec 2025 decision
Missing: Whether the court sent the case to trial, returned it to SPAK or dismissed it on 12 Dec 2025 (or later) is not found. Her party status after leaving parliament is 'former MP'. Denial quotes available only as a2news headlines (site returned HTTP 403).
Where to look: GJKKO announcements Dec 2025; Balkanweb and Shqiptarja Veliaj file coverage Dec 2025-2026.
Arben Ahmetaj: party membership and status
Missing: Party membership unverified: one 2023 search summary calls him a Socialist deputy; fetched articles do not state it. Whether he is still an MP after 2023 (conflicting). Incinerator-file trial outcome, extradition from Switzerland (request filed), and his own response not found. Telegrafi article returned HTTP 402.
Where to look: Albanian Parliament membership list 2023-2026; Interpol notices; Swiss extradition decision; GJKKO incinerator file.
Spiro Ksera: party and dates
Missing: Party: Wikipedia says he joined the Democratic Party; officials.json lists him without party. Conviction date, court, appeal outcome and any statement not found; sentence reported as 1y8m and as 20 months.
Where to look: GJKKO/Tirana court decisions 2016-2018; Shqiptarja archive.
Albana Koçiu
Missing: No SPAK case, charge or immunity vote involving Albana Koçiu found in four searches. The only mention is as a successor to Balluku as Deputy PM (not a legal issue).
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Assembly immunity records.
Enea Karakaçi
Missing: No SPAK file or immunity request found under his name in two searches; the search returned only generic SPAK coverage.
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Albanian searches with his full name and 'SPAK' or 'imunitet'.
Erion Veliaj co-defendants: party membership
Missing: Party membership of co-defendants Erald Simixhiu, Elman Abule and Redi Molla could not be established; search returned only general Veliaj/PS coverage. Mariglen Qato is listed in veliaj.json with 5D (not established as PS).
Where to look: veliaj.json cross-check; GJKKO Veliaj indictment (2025) defendant list; PS membership lists.
Bledi Çuçi
Missing: No SPAK investigation or charge against former Interior Minister Bledi Çuçi found; a search summary mentions only his dismissal as Interior Minister (year not given).
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Albanian searches on 'Çuçi SPAK'.
Niko Peleshi: 2026 statement
Missing: The 2026 statement by Peleshi on the Balluku file is not dated; the reply to the claim that he is hiding the file (from a search summary) is not fetched. No immunity vote by Peleshi found.
Where to look: Parliament press releases; Balkanweb/Shqiptarja Dec 2025-2026.
Ulsi Manja: individual votes and any SPAK file
Missing: No individual vote record or SPAK file for Manja beyond his 12 Mar 2026 report; the Mandates Council vote record was not fetched.
Where to look: Assembly roll-call records; Mandates Council minutes.
PS MPs with immunity votes 2013-2026 (systematic list)
Missing: No systematic list of PS MPs whose immunity was voted on in 2013-2026 was compiled. Only Balla (2012), Tahiri (2017, result not found), Ahmetaj (2023), and Balluku (2026, existing) were found.
Where to look: Assembly immunity and mandates register; institutions-votes.json cross-check.
Constitutional Court 2013-2018 and 2025-2026 appointments
Missing: Party vote breakdowns for the 2019 and 2026 Court elections; whether Bejtja's replacement was voted in 2026; the 2025 Court filing (vend.6525, Oct 2025) was seen in search but not read.
Where to look: gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al decisions and register; kuvendi.al voting records; Shqiptarja/Top Channel searches for 'Gjykata Kushtetuese 2026 zgjedhja'
High Judicial Council (KLGJ) and KLP lay members 2013-2026
Missing: Names, vote counts and party splits of the Assembly-elected lay members; the undated 2025-era failure to reach 2/3 was seen only in a snippet.
Where to look: klgj.al and klp.al decisions; Assembly minutes for KLGJ/KLP elections; aksesdrejtesi.al
Local government: PS-PD joint governance or documented deals
Missing: No documented municipal or regional PS-PD co-governance or executive appointment deal was found. The only co-governance found (Shqiptarja, 18 Apr 2021) lists national governments only (1991, 1997, 2017 transitional).
Where to look: Municipal council constitution minutes (procesverbale) for 2015, 2019, 2023 elections; Albanian local news for specific municipalities; KQZ results by municipality
KQZ 2017 PS-PD deal
Missing: The 18 May 2017 PS-PD arrangement that replaced KQZ members with PD candidates was seen in search summaries only; the source article was not opened and no URL was retained.
Where to look: Shqiptarja and OSCE/ODIHR 2017 reports on the Albanian parliamentary elections
KLSH 2025 chair and any SPAK probe of Arben Shehu or family/business links
Missing: Who chairs KLSH after 2025 (a May 2025 'new KLSH chairman' PDF exists but could not be read). No SPAK or court investigation of Shehu or family found.
Where to look: klsh.org.al press releases 2025; spak.gov.al; Shqiptarja searches on Shehu
Public Procurement Agency (AQP) head and Public Procurement Commission (KPP) appointments
Missing: No nomination record, vote count or party position for the AQP head or the KPP chair/members found. A government nomination to Parliament for KPP was seen in a snippet only.
Where to look: kuvendi.al voting records for KPP; aqp.gov.al; Shqiptarja 'KPP emërim'
Assets declaration body (ILDKPKI) 2020 vote
Missing: The 100-vote figure was from a search summary; the results article was not opened. No party breakdown.
Where to look: Shqiptarja results article (23 Dec 2020 session); kuvendi.al decision
State Police leadership appointments
Missing: No documented PS-PD vote or nomination for a Director General of State Police found. Search results show Ilir Proda, Gledis Nano, Muhamet Rrumbullaku, Skënder Hita and Ardi Veliu appointments but not with party-vote data.
Where to look: Council of Ministers decisions; Ministry of Interior announcements; Shqiptarja
Ombudsman 2013-2025 history and PS/PD votes
Missing: Previous Ombudsman elections and the 2020-2023 gap were not checked.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al; Assembly decisions
Sterkaj and Tavo party switches
Missing: Year of Sterkaj's PD-to-PS move not stated; Tirana Times article on Sterkaj and Tavo is undated and may predate 2013. Tavo's switch is not in the 2013-2026 scope unless dated.
Where to look: Parliament member biographies (kuvendi.al); Albanian press from 2009-2013 and 2020s
Investigations of appointees' family or business links (SPAK or courts)
Missing: Only the Dvorani complaint (2019), Balluku (PS MP, not an institutional appointee of PD) and the Shabani challenge (rejected) were found. No SPAK review of Çela, Braho, Celibashi, Pelinku, Shehu or Bashari found.
Where to look: spak.gov.al; GJKKO/Court records; Shqiptarja searches on each name with 'SPAK'
Balluku dismissal and PS-PD vote on her posts
Missing: Balluku's own PS/PD vote history on appointments not covered here; see balluku-spak data.
Where to look: balluku-spak.json; Assembly minutes March 2026
Documented PS-PD cooperation in votes, deals and decisions, 2013-2026 (justice, SPAK, immunity, elections, appointments, public money)
Official Kuvendi vote records (all votes above)
Missing: Party-by-party roll calls for 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 and 2026 were not retrieved from kuvendi.al. Vote counts above come from press pages.
Where to look: kuvendi.al plenary records (procesverbale), Official Gazette (Fletorja Zyrtare) for constitutional amendments
Berisha immunity vote, 21 Dec 2023: count
Missing: Sources give 75 votes (majority) and 108 of 113 votes; 108 could not be confirmed. The telegrafi page returned HTTP 402.
Where to look: kuvendi.al 21.12.2023 session record; idea.int democracy tracker December 2023
Kryemadhi, Lulzim Basha immunity votes
Missing: No parliamentary immunity vote involving Monika Kryemadhi or Lulzim Basha was found in any search. The search summaries describe SPAK investigations, not a Kuvendi vote.
Where to look: kuvendi.al immunity records; SPAK statements
Ilir Meta immunity (2011)
Missing: Fox News reports a 128-2 vote in 2011; no second source found. Shqiptarja and Transparency.org give different dates (6 vs 11 Feb 2011). This was not a PS-PD joint vote and is not included as an event.
Where to look: kuvendi.al 2011 session records; Transparency.org case file
Erion Veliaj immunity
Missing: No parliamentary immunity vote found. Veliaj's removal was reported as a Tirana Municipal Council vote (search summary, 50 votes), not Kuvendi; not verified from a fetched page.
Where to look: Tirana Municipal Council decisions; Constitutional Court decisions on Veliaj
2023 electoral package with a named Kuvendi mediator
Missing: Search did not find a 2023 Rama-Berisha electoral package with a parliamentary mediator. Results were 2023 local-election coalitions and undated items.
Where to look: OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission opinions 2023; Albanian coverage of the 2023 political council
Rama-Berisha meetings and pacts (2020, 2024-2026)
Missing: No dated, sourced Rama-Berisha meeting or written pact was confirmed for 2020, 2024, 2025 or 2026. The 'Berisha-Rama 2' item (Shqiptarja, undated) is attributed to PD's Përparim Caca and PD's Rezart Kthupi; not verified. A 2024 Shqiptarja piece (source of a search summary) reports PS and PD changes to Assembly rules; no vote counts found.
Where to look: Albanian press with exact dates; PD and PS official statements; Kuvendi rules-of-procedure amendments 2024
2024 KLGJ/KLP elections and PS-PD deal
Missing: No vote count or date found for a 2024 KLGJ/KLP vote. One search summary describes a 2016 fallback mechanism (candidates counted as approved when the Assembly fails the 2/3 threshold), but no fetched page confirms it.
Where to look: kuvendi.al 2024 plenary records; High Judicial Council and High Prosecutorial Council decisions
2025 electoral code amendments (diaspora voting, list closure)
Missing: Reports say PS and PD agreed on several points, but the final Kuvendi vote and any Constitutional Court ruling were not found. Dates and tallies unconfirmed.
Where to look: kuvendi.al 2025 Electoral Code amendments; Constitutional Court rulings on the 2025 Electoral Code
Constitutional Court and KLSH appointments (2016, 2019, 2025)
Missing: No PS-PD vote breakdown was found for Constitutional Court judges (2016 or 2025), the SPAK head (2019 search summary cites a High Prosecutorial Council vote of 6-5, not Kuvendi), or the KLSH chair (2025 search summary cites a commission vote, not verified).
Where to look: kuvendi.al appointment records; Constitutional Court judgments; KLSH and High Prosecutorial Council decisions
Hahn mediation collapse (HJC/HPC)
Missing: A search for a collapsed Hahn mediation on the High Judicial Council and High Prosecutorial Council found only the 2016 consensus, not a collapse. The Balkan Insight, Reuters and EU documents on this were not retrieved.
Where to look: EU Commission reports 2017-2019; Balkan Insight archives
Berisha claim of a PD-PS pact (2022)
Missing: Search summaries say Berisha alleged a secret PD-PS pact before the 2022 vote, and Balla denied it, but the source article was not fetched. Treated as unverified.
Where to look: Shqiptarja and Top Channel coverage 9-11 Feb 2022
PS-PD shared ties: business, family, legal and media links (2013-2026)
Edi Rama - Israel links (government, procurement, business, personal, legal), 2013-2026
Israeli company public tenders won in Albania
Missing: No Albanian public procurement record naming an Israeli winner was found other than the Elbit arrangement (reported via KAYO, not a tender).
Where to look: openprocurement.al / Albanian Public Procurement Agency (APP) portal; KAYO and Ministry of Defence tender notices 2024-2026; Kapitali and reporter.al tender files.
Official text of 2023 defence MoU and 2025 defence agreement
Missing: Signed text, dates and signatories not retrieved; reports conflict (June vs July 2025; September per Haaretz via Press TV).
Where to look: Albanian Council of Ministers decisions (kryeministria.al, Fletore Zyrtare); Israeli MoD and Foreign Ministry releases; Haaretz original.
Elbit contract value and funding
Missing: No official figure; Kapitali EUR 400-600m estimate and bank-loan/sovereign-guarantee scheme unverified.
Where to look: Albanian Ministry of Finance budget registers; Ministry of Defence answers to parliament; KESH/Smart City financing documents if any; Elbit SEC/TASE filings.
Rama's direct response to Elbit and Ron Yeffet allegations
Missing: No direct Rama statement on Yeffet or the Elbit contract found; only Government Office and opposition quotes.
Where to look: Rama's press conferences and parliamentary transcripts (Kuvendi) 2025-2026; Top Channel, Euronews Albania, A2 CNN interviews.
SPAK case status on KAYO and Ron Yeffet
Missing: Exact dates of SPAK searches, case numbers and charges not confirmed; SPAK public statements not found.
Where to look: spak.gov.al press releases; Albanian court registry; Balkanweb and Shqiptarja follow-ups.
Ron Yeffet Florida lawsuit (Mark Faist)
Missing: Docket, filing, and defence response not found; only one secondary report.
Where to look: PACER / Florida state court dockets (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach); Panorama Online original reporting.
Israeli government and company responses to Albania Elbit and KAYO reports
Missing: Elbit statement on Albania not found; Israeli MoD and Foreign Ministry responses to KAYO allegations not found.
Where to look: Elbit press releases (Globes, Calcalist); Israeli MFA press room; Times of Israel and Haaretz coverage.
Albanian government press release on Zvernec and Israel claim
Missing: The government press release denying a sale to Israel was cited by CORRECTIV but not retrieved directly.
Where to look: kryeministria.al newsroom (June-July 2026); government Facebook/press release archive.
Rama flight to Israel (January 2026) payer
Missing: reporter.al article is internally inconsistent on who paid the charter; flight manifests or official travel expense records not found.
Where to look: Albanian government travel expense disclosures; Parliament questions; Tzachi Nachmias and Sani Sanilevich corporate filings (Israeli Companies Registry).
Israeli investors in Albanian energy, tourism, real estate, public works
Missing: No documented Israeli investor backed by a specific government decision was found in this search; the 2013 Valbona plan has no named company or outcome.
Where to look: ERE (Energy Regulatory Entity) licence registry; AIDA investment register; Valbona concession records; Israeli Ambassador statements archive.
Lobbying contracts and advisers with Israeli links
Missing: No Israeli lobbying firm contract with the Rama government found.
Where to look: US FARA database (fara.gov) for Albania-related foreign agents; Albanian Public Procurement records for consultancy contracts.
Iran cyberattack attribution
Missing: Independent technical attribution report not retrieved; Albania's attribution is official, Iran denies it.
Where to look: Microsoft Digital Defense reports 2022; Albanian Ministry of Interior statements July 2022.
McGonigal case: Israel element
Missing: No Israel or Mossad link found in sources reviewed; the premise could not be confirmed.
Where to look: DOJ press release for McGonigal sentence (justice.gov); US District Court for DC docket; court filings listing Neza's businesses.
Health cooperation MoU (Israel-Albania, Koci-Busso)
Missing: Signing year and text not confirmed from the snippets.
Where to look: Israeli Ministry of Health press release; Albanian Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Koci) news archive.
Documented conditions and corruption in Albanian schools and universities, 2013-2026
School buildings: national condition data
Missing: No current national inventory of unsafe, amortised or collapsed school buildings for 2025-2026; no current count of double-shift schools or overcrowded classes (only a 2020 COVID-era shift count and an undated Tirana shift report were seen).
Where to look: Ministria e Arsimit dhe Sportit (arsimi.gov.al) infrastructure department; INSTAT education statistics; ISHSH 2024 inspection report (the 12,365 inspections figure was seen only in a search summary with no URL).
School buildings: Ombudsman recommendations
Missing: PDF text of the Peqin recommendation could not be decoded; the Dimal and Velabisht recommendations were seen only as titles or search summaries. Ministry and municipal responses (30-day duty) not found.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al recommendations list (pages 2, 18-20 seen in search); request the municipal responses from Peqin and Dimal.
School buildings: photos and videos
Missing: No verified photo or video of unsafe school conditions in Albania was found in searches (only English-language US/Canadian/Indonesian examples). Water Charity project pages (sanitation, Rreshen toilets) were seen as summaries only.
Where to look: Local outlets (exit.al, Shqiptarja, Balkanweb) school-specific reports; Ombudsman annexes; social media (UNVERIFIED only).
School buildings: Emin Duraku and Sami Frasheri after 2019 earthquake
Missing: Current status of Emin Duraku school demolition (title only seen: 'do shembet 3 vite pas termetit') and of Sami Frasheri reconstruction completion.
Where to look: shqiptarja.com article on Emin Duraku; Tirana municipality decisions; SPAK annual report.
Education tenders: KLSH
Missing: No KLSH audit finding on school construction, renovation or textbook procurement was found. KLSH site (klsh.al) not reached by search.
Where to look: klsh.al audit reports (search terms: auditim shkolla, investime arsimore); Ministry of Education and municipal annual reports.
Education tenders: textbook procurement Albania
Missing: No Albanian textbook tender with irregularities found. The textbook corruption results were Kosovo (MASHTI) and North Macedonia, excluded from scope. The 7.3m vs 9m EUR fund discrepancy is unresolved.
Where to look: Agjencia Kombëtare e Prokurimit (APP) portal; ministry bulletin PDFs; Telegrafi article on 7.3m subsidy.
Education tenders: Tirana school reconstruction
Missing: Full ACQJ watchdog article (delays and costs) not opened; Tirana municipal school tenders (e.g. Krrabë secondary school notice) found only as tender notices without audit links. Sami Frasheri SPAK case later status not found.
Where to look: SPAK case file via news; Tirana municipality procurement records; ACQJ reporting.
UBT SPAK tender case (trial outcome)
Missing: Trial status after June 2025 referral; the 90 million lek vs EUR 900,000 vs under 30 million lek conflict; February 2025 security measures and later reversal (20 of 24) seen only in search summaries.
Where to look: GJKKO court records; SPAK press releases; Shqiptarja and A2 News follow-up coverage.
Teacher appointments and grades bribery (schools)
Missing: No Albanian school-teacher appointment corruption case with an outcome was found. The Anti-Corruption Unit review of Education Ministry appointments and transfers (reported in search results, date unknown) has no outcome found. Recruitment through the 'Mësues për Shqipërinë' portal is documented in a ministry instruction only.
Where to look: Prime Minister's anti-corruption unit announcements; SPAK annual reports; ministry instruction on teacher recruitment (arsimi.gov.al).
University grade bribery: final outcomes
Missing: Final court outcomes for the 2018 Elbasan case, the 2024 Elbasan case (reinstatement reported only in a headline), and the Korçë 'Fan Noli' case (date unknown) are not confirmed. Names of lecturers and intermediaries are omitted here as not officials.
Where to look: Elbasan and Korçë district court press; SPAK; Shqiptarja follow-up stories.
Fake diplomas: Wisdom University College
Missing: Italian file details (arrests in Italy, dates) not confirmed from an Italian or Albanian primary source. No Albanian charge against any official found. Ministry closure procedure outcome not found.
Where to look: Italian Guardia di Finanza press releases; Albanian prosecutor; ministry notices on Wisdom College closure.
Fake diplomas: Kristal owner and officials
Missing: Outcome of the Kristal owner's prosecution not found (a 2018 top-channel headline says a case was filed and later dropped per another search summary, not verified). No official was charged in the sources reviewed.
Where to look: Tirana prosecutor; top-channel 'ministry sues kristal' article.
Minister diploma allegations
Missing: No sitting Albanian minister found to hold a fake diploma in 2024-2026. A minister's thesis-plagiarism allegation (Health Minister, reported in a Tirana Times search result) is outside this topic and undated.
Where to look: Parliament records; ministries' own diploma verification notices.
Student protests Oct 2026: latest developments
Missing: Latest arrest, injury and detention counts after 24 October 2026; Ombudsman review of force use; prosecutor statements; the ministry's response to protesters' demands. Police force-use details are in police-violence-2026.json.
Where to look: Balkanweb, Shqiptarja, Top Channel, Ombudsman press releases; police statements.
Heating and closures
Missing: Official national count of schools without heating (28 vs 90% claims) not found; no 2025-2026 heating data found; the 2022 closure decision's reason is framed differently in two outlets.
Where to look: Ministry answers to parliament questions; municipal heating records; INSTAT.
Survey data on university corruption
Missing: Survey organiser, sample size, method and date of the 73% student survey (Telegrafi) are not shown in the snippet.
Where to look: Original survey publication (search for the Telegrafi headline title).
Municipal and ministry budgets
Missing: Ministry-reported 2025 school infrastructure spend (about EUR 30 million) and the 2025 budget line (ALL 5.4 billion for school, sports and university infrastructure) were seen in search summaries only; the source documents were not opened.
Where to look: arsimi.gov.al newsroom; Ministry of Finance 2025 budget law (financa.gov.al).
Charge count (8 counts)
Missing: No source retrieved gives '8 counts'. Reported figures: 4 categories (Tirana Times), 5 offences (Citizens.al 23 Jul 2025), 13 charges against Veliaj (Citizens.al 10 Sep 2025).
Where to look: SPAK press release of 10 Sep 2025 (spak.gov.al archive); indictment text; GJKKO case file summary.
Trial defendant counts (11 main, 19 abbreviated)
Missing: Not confirmed. Citizens.al gives about 30 indicted persons and entities. A search summary cites 'Veliaj and 7 other defendants' (Balkanweb headline) and 'Veliaj, Bushka and others'. Shqiptarja/A2 headlines not fetched.
Where to look: GJKKO calendar and decisions; Balkanweb and Shqiptarja hearing reports; SPAK press release 10 Sep 2025.
61,000-page evidence file
Missing: Only 'about 60,000' or 'nearly 60,000' pages was found (Balkanweb/Kasowitz summaries, Veliaj's statements). '61,000' was not located.
Where to look: Balkanweb and Telegrafi hearing reports; Kasowitz releases from March-April 2026.
March 2026 evidence-access dispute and two-week postponement
Missing: Not confirmed. Search results give dates (24 March, 1 April, 5 Dec) without clear years, and mention a court order for disclosure (Kasowitz 14 Apr 2026). Could not confirm the two-week postponement in March 2026.
Where to look: Balkanweb and Shqiptarja hearing reports Mar-Apr 2026; Kasowitz release 14 Apr 2026 (court order date).
Constitutional Court and Supreme Court decision texts
Missing: Primary decisions not retrieved. Constitutional Court decisions (3 Nov 2025; July 2026 annulment) and the Supreme Court decision (15 Sep 2026) rely on advocacy release or single news report. Constitutional Court register (gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al) was not fetched.
Where to look: gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al decisions register; Supreme Court (gjykataelarte.gov.al); Balkanweb reports.
Rama quote 'not a European standard for an elected mayor to be kept in pretrial detention'
Missing: Not found in any retrieved source. Only 'Once again, Tirana is without a head' (ADN, 15 Sep 2026) and 'unique ordeal' (paraphrase) were found.
Where to look: Rama statements on Albanian government site; Top Channel, Euronews Albania, RTSH transcripts Sep 2026.
Berisha incinerator claim detail
Missing: Berisha's 'EUR 1 billion' figure is UNVERIFIED. Shqiptarja article not fetched; date not confirmed. Documented feasibility-study payments (approx. EUR 91.8m over 30 years, per search summary) not verified.
Where to look: Shqiptarja and Balkanweb incinerator reports; Tirana municipal contract and council decisions.
Kasowitz / Mishcon de Reya advocacy releases
Missing: All defence releases are advocacy and labelled DISPUTED where they contest facts. Their claims about anonymous tips, political persecution and due-process defects are not independently verified. Feb 2026 one-year and March 2026 due-process report not fetched.
Where to look: FARA filings (efile.fara.gov) for Kasowitz and Mishcon; independent legal analysis (Venice Commission reference per search summary).
Ajola Xoxa charges and asset seizure
Missing: Tirana Times article on her charges not fetched. Asset seizure (over EUR 800,000 in bank accounts per search summary) and house-arrest status (not executed; abroad) not confirmed from fetched primary text.
Where to look: Balkanweb 'gjkko-vendos-masen-arrest-shtepie-per-ajola-xoxen' article; GJKKO appeals decisions; A2 News.
Klotilda Bushka obstruction charge
Missing: A2 News article returned HTTP 403. Obstruction charge is from headline and search summary only.
Where to look: A2 News article i1141230; SPAK press release Sep 2025.
Valmir Xoxa, Erald Simixhiu, Elman Abule specific charges
Missing: Only inclusion in the trial referral and Abule's measures (Citizens.al) confirmed. Specific charges for Valmir Xoxa and Simixhiu not found.
Where to look: SPAK press release 10 Sep 2025; GJKKO indictment summary.
5D file status
Missing: Trial referral (A2 headline 'The Special Court passes the 5D file for trial') not fetched. Current status and defendants not confirmed. Molla/Qato ownership is SPAK suspicion as reported in Tirana Times (2024).
Where to look: A2 News 5D article; SPAK press releases on 5D; Citizens.al 2024 5D seizure report.
NGO network and ownership
Missing: Named NGOs (Muza, Eventus, BYL-A, Frobolous) are from Citizens.al only. Founders, registration and links to Xoxa were not verified.
Where to look: Albania NUIS business and NGO registries (QKB/QKOP); SPAK indictment.
Veliaj 2 probe details
Missing: Date of the searches, agency statement, and whether suspects or charges exist. Single report from Albanian Daily News citing News24 anonymous sources.
Where to look: SPAK press releases Jul 2026 (spak.gov.al, currently listing only 13-28 Oct 2026); News24 Albania; Balkanweb.
Developments Aug-Oct 2026
Missing: No reporting found for August 2026 or October 2026 about detention, trial, or Veliaj 2 beyond the 15 Sep 2026 Supreme Court decision. SPAK press releases of 13, 22, 27 and 28 Oct 2026 exist but their bodies were not retrieved. OCCRP article returned HTTP 403.
Where to look: spak.gov.al press release pages for 13, 22, 27, 28 Oct 2026; GJKKO calendar; Tirana Times and Balkanweb.
Arrest date
Missing: Sources conflict: 10 Feb 2025 (Citizens.al, dated article and 'this afternoon') vs 11 Feb 2025 (Exit.al-style summary and a search summary). No primary SPAK record retrieved.
Where to look: SPAK press release Feb 2025; GJKKO detention order of 12 Feb 2025.
Municipal council removal and reinstatement date
Missing: Council dismissal (Sep 2025 per search summary, not fetched) and reinstatement date (3 Nov 2025 per Mishcon de Reya) not confirmed in a primary source. Current office status after Sep 2026 not confirmed.
Where to look: Tirana Municipal Council decisions; Constitutional Court decision of 3 Nov 2025.
ECtHR application
Missing: Gazetatema report (Jul 2026, search result only) says Veliaj's lawyers will challenge detention at the European Court of Human Rights. Article not fetched (HTTP 403). ECtHR case number not found.
Where to look: ECtHR HUDOC; Mishcon de Reya releases.
Incinerator probe linkage to Veliaj case
Missing: Tirana Times (2024) names arrested persons (Ahmetaj, Tusha, Thimixhi, Koka, Bllako) and entrepreneurs (Zoto, Mertiri) in the incinerator file. Whether these are linked to the Feb 2025 trial was not established.
Where to look: SPAK press releases on the incinerator file (2024-2025); Citizens.al incinerator explainer.
Verification of two claims: (A) parliamentary immunity for the Bank of Albania governor; (B) SPAK dropping Balluku charges around an 84-vote threshold
Claim A: Parliamentary vote on Bank of Albania governor immunity
Missing: No vote, committee report or agenda item granting immunity or protection to the governor was found. The immunity provision exists only in the July 2026 draft law, which was not opened in full and has no reported vote.
Where to look: parlament.al (plenary records and the Committee on Economy and Finance, 2026); konsultimipublik.gov.al draft RENJK 1016 15.07.2026 (read the full text); Albanian press on 'Projektligji për Bankën e Shqipërisë' and 'imuniteti i guvernatorit'.
Claim A: Current immunity text of the Law on the Bank of Albania
Missing: The text of Law No. 8269 (23.12.1997) was not opened, so it is unknown whether the current law contains any immunity clause for the governor. The existing draft's Constitutional Court rule could be a new provision or a restatement; not determined.
Where to look: https://shtetiweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Ligj_nr_8269_date_23_12_1997_Per_Banken_e_Shqiperise-1.pdf (seen in search only); bankofalbania.org legal library; qbz.gov.al.
Claim A: Constitution text beyond the first ~100000 characters
Missing: Articles on the Governor or central bank may appear in the unread part (about 56000 characters). The Albanian official text was not checked.
Where to look: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Albania_2016 (offset 100000) and the official Albanian text on parlament.al or gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al.
Claim A: SPAK status of the Sejko microcredit file in 2025-2026
Missing: No 2026 SPAK decision, charge, closing order or immunity request concerning Sejko was found. The summaries say the case remained at preliminary stage; the outcome of the GJKKO-ordered investigation is unknown.
Where to look: spak.gov.al press releases; GJKKO decisions 2024-2026; Shqiptarja and Balkanweb searches for 'Sejko SPAK 2025' and 'MCA SPAK'.
Claim A: Governor's response to the 2026 draft
Missing: No public statement by Gent Sejko or the Bank of Albania defending or responding to the 'safe zone' criticism was found.
Where to look: bankofalbania.org press releases; Ministry of Finance consultation comments (konsultimipublik.gov.al).
Claim B: Vote threshold for lifting an MP's immunity
Missing: No article requiring 84 votes was found. Article 73 states no numeric majority; Article 78(1) gives the general rule. The Rules of Procedure article governing immunity votes (Council for the Rules, Mandates and Immunity) was not found, and the Balkanweb agenda piece says only 'simple majority'. The fetched Constitution text was incomplete for Articles 77-78 (see Wikipedia rendering).
Where to look: The Albanian Constitution, official text (parlament.al, Article 73 and 78); Rregullorja e Kuvendit (Rules of the Assembly), chapter on immunity; Kuvendi 12 March 2026 stenogram and vote record.
Claim B: Source of the '84' and '71' figures
Missing: The 84 figure appears in search summaries only for other votes (a territorial reform vote and a procedural motion). The 71 figure appears in one search summary and on no opened page. Neither is confirmed for the Balluku vote.
Where to look: Kuvendi plenary records 12 March 2026 (parlament.al); Balkanweb and Shqiptarja live blogs of that day.
Claim B: Vote count discrepancy (128 present vs 82 + 47 = 129)
Missing: The total number of votes cast and the exact attendance are unclear: one Balkanweb article gives 128 present; several sources give 82 + 47 = 129. Citizens.al says three majority MPs were absent but gives no total.
Where to look: Official Kuvendi voting record for 12 March 2026.
Claim B: Dates of SPAK's immunity request
Missing: The date of SPAK's request to parliament is not confirmed. A search summary gives 16 December 2025 (Albanian Daily News); the Wikipedia fetch says undated, before 3 March 2026. The Albanian Daily News article did not give the date when opened.
Where to look: SPAK press releases; Kuvendi records for December 2025 to January 2026; Council on Immunity (Këshilli i Imunitetit / Këshilli për Rregulloren, Mandatet dhe Imunitetin) minutes.
Claim B: Reported close of an investigation and the Constitutional Court reinstatement
Missing: A Tirana Times sidebar teaser (not opened) says prosecutors closed the investigation into Balluku without seeking her arrest again; no matching report was found. A search summary says the Constitutional Court reinstated her before SPAK's later measures; this was not verified on any opened page.
Where to look: Tirana Times article referenced in the sidebar of https://www.tiranatimes.com/?p=157838; Constitutional Court decisions 2026 (gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al); SPAK press releases.
Claim B: Link between any SPAK action and a vote count
Missing: No source was found linking any SPAK decision to a parliamentary vote threshold or count. The claim's arrangement (dropping charges to reach 84 votes) has no source.
Where to look: No further source expected; check SPAK statements (Braho) and parliamentary debate transcripts of 12 March 2026.
General: Official SPAK and Kuvendi sources not reached
Missing: spak.gov.al, parlament.al and gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al press pages were not opened in this run. Balkanweb and Citizens were the main opened sources.
Where to look: spak.gov.al/press releases (2025-10 to 2026-10); parlament.al plenary and voting records; gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al decisions.
Weapons and crowd-control munitions used by the Albanian State Police at protests (2011-2026): expiry, legal basis, standards, reactions, procurement
Expired tear gas (Albania)
Missing: No lot number, expiry date, procurement record, expert test or outcome of the investigation ordered by Kociu (20 Feb 2026) was found. The claim rests on one Balkanweb article. Albanian and English searches for expiry terms (skaduar, skadenca, expired tear gas) returned Sri Lanka, US, India and Hong Kong material, and no Albanian case apart from this one.
Where to look: State Police and Police Oversight Agency (AMP) reports for Feb 2026; Interior Ministry parliamentary hearing transcripts; Kuvendi records Feb-Mar 2026; Balkanweb and Shqiptarja follow-ups; access-to-information request to the State Police for tear-gas stock records.
Legal basis for rubber bullets and firearms (Albania)
Missing: The texts of Law 82/2024 (current State Police law) and Law 108/2014 could not be read: both PDFs returned binary data. The 1998 Law on the Use of Firearms (Law No. 8290, listed on policinglaw.info) and any Ministry 'Udhezim' on special means were not read. Article numbers reported in secondary sources (3, 110, 135, 136; and 99, 101-103, 133, 135 under the old law) are unverified. The claim that rubber bullets are allowed only in 'extreme cases' is repeated across outlets but no primary text was found.
Where to look: asp.gov.al (Law 82/2024 Albanian text and Official Gazette); the VKM 112/2025 regulation text; the 2007 law article 121(3) referred to in an Ombudsman recommendation; Ministry of Interior instructions on special means and rubber rounds; Ombudsman recommendations of 2026.
Whether rubber bullets were fired at head or upper body in 2026, and whether that was allowed
Missing: No official breakdown of rounds, launchers, distances or targets was found. The Vishkulli injury (24 Oct) and reports of head, eye and leg injuries come from media and an advocacy petition. No official confirmation of head or upper-body rounds was found.
Where to look: Tirana Prosecution file 7806/2026; State Police internal investigation of 24 Oct; Health Ministry injury counts; Ombudsman monitoring reports for 17-24 Oct 2026; AMP investigation files.
Police Oversight Agency and suspensions
Missing: The number of officers suspended is reported as seven by Econotimes and AFP-based outlets, and as one by a petition. No AMP findings for October 2026 were found.
Where to look: AMP news pages; State Police disciplinary decisions; RSF follow-up.
Ombudsman recommendations on tear gas and rubber bullets (2026)
Missing: A 30 Oct 2026 Ombudsman page title says recommendations on police use of force are being drafted; the body text was not fetched. No published recommendation on rubber bullets was found.
Where to look: avokatipopullit.gov.al news and recommendations list; the 23 Mar 2026 preliminary report on tear-gas protocols.
CPT (Council of Europe anti-torture committee) standards and reports
Missing: No CPT report or statement on the 2026 protests, rubber bullets or kinetic impact projectiles was found. A search summary mentioned CPT/Inf (2016)11 on a 2011 visit, but its URL was not confirmed, so it is not cited.
Where to look: CPT country page for Albania (coe.int/cpt); CPT general reports on police and less-lethal weapons.
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers recommendation on policing assemblies
Missing: No Committee of Ministers recommendation specifically on policing assemblies was found. The nearest items are Rec(2001)10 (European Code of Police Ethics, 19 Sep 2001, per a search summary) and the OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission guidelines (not fetched).
Where to look: search.coe.int recommendations database; HUDOC full text of Nika v. Albania.
UN Basic Principles (OHCHR text)
Missing: The OHCHR page returned HTTP 403. The Principles were read from the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library copy instead.
Where to look: ohchr.org instruments page (retry later).
EU and ECHR statements on rubber bullets and kinetic impact projectiles
Missing: The ECHR factsheet on demonstrations returned an unreadable PDF. No EU statement on rubber bullets as a weapon class was found. The EP written question (undated, MEPs unknown) could not be read.
Where to look: echr.coe.int factsheet on demonstrations (HUDOC); European Parliament question register for the HRVP question on Albania.
Amnesty 25 rules full text
Missing: The leaflet PDF returned metadata only (binary). Rule numbers and exact wording were not verified against the leaflet.
Where to look: Amnesty leaflet 'Kinetic impact projectiles' (March 2023) on amnesty.org or amnesty.nl.
Procurement of tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon (Albania)
Missing: No tender or contract with a value for tear gas, rubber bullets or water cannon was found in Albanian or English procurement sources. A State Police framework notice of about 241.6 million lek (estimated, excluding VAT, 48 months) was seen, but its subject was not shown, so it is not recorded. The Kosovo canister transfer (2019) and the Turkish Otokar donation have no values.
Where to look: openprocurement.al and app.gov.al (Public Procurement Agency), searching 'gaz', 'plumba', 'ujëhedhëse', 'autobote uji', State Police 2019-2026; State Supreme Audit Institution (KLSh) reports on State Police procurement.
Interior minister for each date
Missing: Different sources name Albana Kociu (Feb 2026), Ervin Hoxha (search summary, Oct 2026 or earlier), Sander Lleshaj (older) and Besfort Lamallari (2026) as Interior Minister. The minister for each date is not resolved.
Where to look: Council of Ministers composition decisions 2025-2026; Kuvendi records.
Person and organisation id duplicates
Missing: The same person appears as 'erjon-vishkulli' (police-violence-2026.json) and 'erion-jon-vishkulli' (police-accountability.json). The Ombudsman appears as 'office-of-the-people-s-advocate' and 'avokati-i-popullit'. Consolidate ids before merging.
Where to look: police-violence-2026.json and police-accountability.json.
Helsinki Committee and BIRN on October 2026
Missing: No AHC statement on October 2026 rubber bullets and no BIRN report were found (the BIRN search returned only other outlets).
Where to look: ahc.org.al news; birn.eu.com Albania.
Zvernec (Narta Lagoon coast, Pishe Poro-Narte protected landscape) and Sazan island: sale, transfer, lease, development, government decisions, 2024 Protected Areas Law amendment, investigations, responses
Politico report on SPAK probe and Rama interview
Missing: Politico's original article was not found; only N1 (Serbian) reports it, and a WSJ-reprint summary says Rama confirmed talks with Kushner are ongoing.
Where to look: politico.eu search for 'Albania Kushner Sazan SPAK' June 2026; N1 Albania; SPAK press releases
Sazan strategic investor decision (30 Dec 2024)
Missing: Decision number, text, conditions and validity period; Citizens.al gives the date only. One search summary gives 30 Dec 2025 (likely a typo, not confirmed).
Where to look: Strategic Investment Committee decisions on the Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA) website (aida.gov.al); Official Gazette
Council of Ministers draft transferring Sazan (June 2026)
Missing: Draft reference number, date, adoption status, and final decision if adopted.
Where to look: Council of Ministers decision register (kryeministria.al); BIRN follow-up
KKTU permits: 30 March 2026 and 29 April 2026 (decision No. 5)
Missing: Official decision texts, permit numbers, holders, and scope. Critics say they are unpublished; the Commissioner for the Right to Information reportedly blocked requests (search summary).
Where to look: National Territorial Council (KKTU) agenda and minutes; AZHT; information requests under the right to information law
Boundary change for Zvernec / Pishe Poro-Narte
Missing: Official map of the boundary after VKM 694/2022 (310 ha removal per search summary) and any change tied to 2024 decree 596; boundary near Zvernec.
Where to look: AKZM (akzm.gov.al) maps; VKM 694/2022 text on Albanian official gazette; Bern Convention Standard Data Form
Law 21/2024 parliamentary record
Missing: 22 Feb 2024 vote count, bill sponsor(s), committee report; full article text of amendments.
Where to look: Assembly of Albania (parlament.al) session records; Official Gazette no. 50 (20 Mar 2024)
Constitutional Court 2025 ruling on Law 21/2024
Missing: Official decision text and vote record (4-4 is from one analysis piece only); challengers' identity is reported differently.
Where to look: gjykatakushtetuese.gov.al decisions register (July 2025 session)
European Parliament resolution text and vote
Missing: Final adopted text, amendment numbers 4 and 17 and their outcome, roll-call vote (483 in favour reported once, unverified).
Where to look: europarl.europa.eu resolutions of 17 June 2026 on Albania 2025 report
Registry extracts for SRED, Sazan Development Holding, UPP BV, Blue Industries
Missing: Qatari commercial register entry for SRED (registered Oct 2025 per Exit.al); Albanian QKB extract for Sazan Development Holding; Dutch KVK extracts for UPP BV and Blue Industries Investment Holding BV; ownership of the five individuals.
Where to look: Qatar Ministry of Commerce and Industry register; QKB (Albania); KVK (Netherlands); OpenCorporates
Frozen funds and court decision of 10 June 2026
Missing: SPAK or court document for the freeze; amounts (195m USD / 200m EUR / 110m EUR / 128.4m EUR are all reported in different contexts); release order for accounts.
Where to look: SPAK press releases (spak.gov.al); Tirana court decisions; OCCRP follow-up
Affinity Partners and Atlantic Incubation Partners ownership
Missing: Registry proof of any Affinity ownership of Atlantic Incubation Partners LLC (Delaware/US or Serbian registry); Affinity's on-record statement; Serbia General Staff withdrawal (Dec 2025) was reported by a search summary and not verified.
Where to look: Delaware Division of Corporations; Serbian APR registry; Affinity Partners press page
Current status of the Sazan project and the reported withdrawal
Missing: No official confirmation found of withdrawal (Greek City Times, 2026-06-07 only). Status after mid-2026 not found in sources read.
Where to look: Albanian government statements; Reuters, AP and BIRN follow-ups; Greek City Times source check
Shehu court case and cadastral ownership certificates
Missing: Court records of residents' case (fourteen years, retrial); cadastre decision on 51,944 m2 duplicate certificate; the Vlora cadastral notice.
Where to look: Vlora Court of First Instance; Vlora Cadastral Office; BIRN (Reporter.al) follow-up
Date and founding of Zvernec South Adriatic Development sh.p.k. and SRED
Missing: Exact registration date of ZSAD (BIRN says August 2024 without day) and SRED (Exit.al says October 2025, Qatar; not checked).
Where to look: QKB (Albania) extract for ZSAD; Qatari Ministry of Commerce register
Politics: Kastrati, Balfin and Strik-linked persons and Zvernec
Missing: No documented ownership role for Kastrati or Balfin in ZSAD/SOH found; Citizens.al states no group has confirmed involvement.
Where to look: Albanian QKB; Strik Dutch register; direct on-record statements
Ministry responses to BIRN ownership questions
Missing: No published Environment Ministry or Economy Ministry answer on ownership of ZSAD, ALD or SOH; the Jaupaj reply to Zhupa's question was not found.
Where to look: Parliamentary interpellation records; ministry information register (mjedisi.gov.al)
Rama statements (exact text)
Missing: Rama's remarks in Albanian in exact text were only read through search summaries and English translations. Only the Telegrafi and PM's office quotations listed in claims are exact-text sourced.
Where to look: kryeministria.al press statements; Rama's social media; Albanian broadcast transcripts
Contradictions register (owners, values, dates, permits)
Missing: Versions are listed here, not resolved: (1) Sazan strategic status dated 30 Dec 2024 (Citizens.al) vs 30 Dec 2025 (a2news summary); (2) Sazan proposal dated 27 Dec 2023 (AIDA summary, Citizens.al) vs 27 Dec without year; (3) Sazan area 562 ha (Citizens.al) vs 565 ha (a2news); (4) Zvernec value 4 bn euro (Kushner) vs 5 bn (Rama, combined) vs 1.5 bn Sazan vs 1.4 bn; (5) ZSAD owner: Redi Struga via Smart Construction Invest (Reporter.al 2026-05-29) vs Al-Khayyat-controlled SDH/SRED (Citizens.al 2026-06-08; Exit.al); (6) UPP BV buyer: SRED (Exit.al, 6 May) vs SDH (Citizens.al, 306k euro, May 2026); (7) ALD owner: Struga company (Reporter.al) vs sold to SOH for 10k (Citizens.al, Nov 2025); (8) ALD land price: 5.5m (Nov 21, 2025 search summary) vs 122m (April 2026, AFP via OCCRP) vs 230m (Kushner, Oct 2026); (9) ZSAD permits: KKTU 30 Mar 2026 development permit (search summary; Citizens.al) vs 29 Apr 2026 decision No. 5 (fencing/roads; RFE/RL, Citizens.al) vs 'no construction permit' (Rama) vs 'building permit no longer valid' (Faktoje, 19 June 2026, search summary); (10) frozen amounts: 195m USD (Shqiptarja) vs nearly 200m EUR (Albanian Daily News) vs 110m EUR (OCCRP/IDN) vs 128.4m EUR (Balkanweb, not linked in text); (11) EP vote: EP rejected a Zvernec-specific amendment (Telegrafi; Gazeta Tema headline) vs adopted resolution calling for repeal (Citizens.al); resolution date 17 June (Citizens.al) vs 1 July article referring to 'the vote' after an email; (12) Constitutional Court: challenge rejected 31 July 2025 (Citizens.al) vs 4-4 tie (one analysis) and challengers 28 MPs + EcoAlbania/AOS (one) vs one fifth of MPs (another); (13) SPAK probe scope: procedures and status of protected area (SPAK press 2026-06-01) vs funds used to acquire titles (other reports) vs drug trafficking and money laundering (OCCRP/Balkanweb-linked summary); (14) Affinity: 'not the developer' (Exit.al PR) vs 'Affinity-promoted' (Exit.al search summary, Reuters) vs 'Affinity proposed Sazan' (government, Citizens.al); (15) Al-Khayyat brothers' names: Ramez and Mohamad (Citizens.al) vs Moutaz and Ramez (Exit.al, Wikipedia search snippet).
Where to look: Each source above; registry extracts; SPAK and court records