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Villas in Dhërmi and Palasa/ SPAK's second request for Balluk's arrest is almost ready

2026-09-11 16:57:00 / POLITIKË ALFA PRESS
Villas in Dhërmi and Palasa/ SPAK's second request for Balluk's

 

SPAK is expected to address the Assembly for the second time to lift Belinda Balluku's immunity, once again placing Edi Rama and the socialist majority face the choice of whether to open the way to justice or remain with the political protection they gave the former deputy prime minister in the first request.

Lapsi.al reports that the Special Prosecution Office is expected to submit the second request for Balluk's immunity to the Parliament today or tomorrow.

The request comes at a time when the criminal position of the former deputy prime minister has been significantly aggravated. SPAK has merged several criminal proceedings into the "Balluku" file, while the number of accused persons and companies has increased significantly. Among them are former subordinates of Balluku and businessmen who are suspected of having benefited from public tenders in exchange for bribes and favors.

Balluku is accused of "Violation of equality in tenders", committed in collaboration, "Hiding assets", "Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials" and "Money laundering", the latter more than once.

The investigation began with the Llogara Tunnel tender, but then expanded to a series of major infrastructure procedures. SPAK accuses Balluku of violating equality in tenders in eight cases, including the Llogara Tunnel, the works at Shqiponja Square and several lots of Tirana's Ring Road.

The file was further aggravated by findings related to assets that SPAK suspects Balluku received as bribes.

In June, the Prosecution announced that the former Deputy Prime Minister allegedly received a villa worth 145 thousand euros in Dhërmi from the company “Eurocol”, in exchange for favoring the company in a tender during the time when Balluku was at the head of Albcontrol. According to SPAK, the property was hidden through a money laundering scheme that also involved former footballer Igli Tare.

Investigators then seized a second villa, this time in the "Green Coast" complex in Palasa, formally registered in Tara's name, but which SPAK claims was "indirectly owned" by Balluk.

According to the investigation, the luxurious works of the villa and swimming pool, with a value that according to estimates ranged from about 289 thousand to 411 thousand euros, were paid for by "Alko Impex General Construction" of businessman Arbër Abazi. In the same period, this company, together with "2T", won the 2.2 billion lek tender for Lot 7 of the Grand Ring Road.

SPAK claims that the tender was rigged under Balluk's instructions and that the payment for the villa's works was a reward for favoring the company. Among the evidence are seized communications, financial documents and emails from the architects, including direct communications with Balluk about how the villa should be designed.

In the spring, the Socialist majority led by Edi Rama blocked SPAK's request to clear the way for security measures against Balluk. 82 MPs voted against the request, while Fatmir Xhafaj, Elisa Spiropali and Blendi Gonxhe did not participate in the vote.

The decision sparked strong international reactions. The embassies of Germany, Britain, and the Netherlands, as well as the European Commission, demanded that SPAK be able to investigate high-level corruption without political obstacles, directly linking this standard to the European integration process.

Rama then reacted sharply to international pressure, declaring that SPAK does not have "carte blanche" to arrest politicians and defending the decision of his majority.

SPAK is expected to knock on parliament's door for the second time, while on the table is no longer just the initial tender dossier, but a broader investigation, with accusations of corruption, money laundering, concealment of assets, and two villas that the Prosecution claims are products of corrupt benefits.

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