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The "ALBCHROME" affair opens up other scandals/ The husband of the Deputy Governor-Administrator: Fatal consequences for health and conflict of interest!

2026-11-09 11:50:00Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The "ALBCHROME" affair opens up other scandals/ The husband of the
Erjon Duraj, husband of the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Albania, Holta Zaçaj

While the "Albchrome" toxic waste scandal has set the prosecution in motion, the latest data moves this affair from the poisoned fields of Elbasan directly to the power connections in Tirana.

Newly obtained documents reveal that in the vortex of this environmental and criminal scandal, the name of Erjon Duraj, the husband of the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Albania, Holta Zaçaj , also appears . 

This new development, which completely changes the gravity of this affair, proves that the management threads of the company "Albchrome" Sh.pk lead directly to the top of the state's financial dome.

In September of last year, by special decision, Duraj was appointed administrator of "Albchrome" Sh.pk with a 5-year mandate, taking over all executive duties for administrative and operational matters.

He co-signed every operational decision with administrator Teuta Üstündağ. These two were the people who managed the company, precisely during the period when it was committing a serious environmental crime. 

The "ALBCHROME" affair opens up other scandals/ The husband of the

An inspection by the National Environmental Agency at the Ferrochrome plant in Papër found over 300 tons of toxic waste left in the open. This industrial waste, which contains high concentrations of heavy metals, was packed in simple "bigbag" bags and left stacked in the open for more than a year.

As soon as the scandal began to take on public proportions and the Elbasan Prosecutor's Office began sequestration procedures, the sole partner's assembly was urgently convened in June of this year. The first item on the agenda was the immediate removal of Erjon Duraj from office and the revocation of all his representative members.

WHO classifies it as a Group 1 carcinogen.

The hazardous waste languishing in the plant attacks the health of the population through two fatal routes: air and water. On the one hand, the 300 tons of filter dust (code 10 08 15*), left for over a year in simple bags in the open air, crumble and spread by the wind into the atmosphere, being inhaled directly by the residents.

On the other hand, unsealed massive slags (code 10 08 09) are washed away by rain, causing Hexavalent Chromium and heavy metals to penetrate deep into the soil. This process directly contaminates groundwater flows and springs in the area, causing the toxins to end up in drinking water and the agricultural products that are irrigated with them.

The presence of Hexavalent Chromium in air and water is a red alert, as this element is certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Group 1 carcinogen.

Fatal consequences for the health of the population

Inhaling dust and consuming polluted water directly cause lung cancer, as well as significantly increase the risk of stomach, liver, and kidney cancer.

In addition to the tumor risk, continuous exposure to these residues causes severe damage to the respiratory tract – such as chronic bronchitis and irreversible fibrosis – and carries mutagenic properties that directly damage DNA, posing serious reproductive risks for pregnant women.

Finally, the simple use of contaminated water provokes severe dermatitis, severe environmental allergies, and open dermal ulcers that are very difficult to heal.

The residents of Papër and Elbasan are unknowingly inhaling and drinking a poison that has been stored in the open air for more than a year.

Shadow of doubt over conflict of interest

This new discovery shifts responsibility to the highest institutional levels. At the time Mr. Duraj was appointed administrator of Albchrome, his wife was the president of the Constitutional Court, practically at the highest point of the justice pyramid in the country. 

In December of last year, she left this position after the end of her mandate, but was immediately appointed as the first deputy governor of the Bank of Albania, thus moving to the top of the country's financial system. 

While Ms. Zaccaj moved from one pinnacle of power to another, her partner managed the operations of one of the companies accused of environmental genocide and crimes against public health.

The Elbasan Prosecutor's Office has already seized the toxic waste, but questions are now being raised: Will justice dare to fully verify who the perpetrators of the serious environmental crime in Elbasan were, despite their connections to the government?


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