NAMES/ GJKKO dismisses charges against 6 former ARA officials for the tender over 2.2 billion lek!

2026-03-13 10:52:50Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

NAMES/ GJKKO dismisses charges against 6 former ARA officials for the tender

The GJKKO has decided to drop the charges against 6 former defendant officials, for which SPAK accused them of violations in a tender worth 2.2 billion lek at the ARA .

The decision includes  Arbër Troka, Miranda Shkurti, Nikollaq Mihali, Almir Hoxhaj, Erjon Zemanaj and Admir Pahumi , who were suspected of the criminal offense of " Violation of equality of participants in public tenders or auctions ", committed in collaboration.

According to the GJKKO, the dismissal of the charges was decided due to the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution.

NAMES/ GJKKO dismisses charges against 6 former ARA officials for the tender

SPAK's investigations found that the defendants, in collaboration with each other, took actions that violated the regularity of the tendering procedure and damaged the legal interests of the Albanian state.

The defendants are:

Arbër Troka
Miranda Shkurti
Nikollaq Mihali
Almir Hoxhaj
Erjon Zemanaj
Admir Pahumi.

Official announcement:

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has filed a request with the Court with the following object:

"Trial of the criminal case pertaining to criminal proceeding no. 175/1/4, of 2024, against the defendants Arbër Troka, Miranda Shkurti, Nikollaq Mihali, Almir Hoxhaj, Erjon Zemanaj, Admir Remzi Pahumi ."

-The trial of this case was conducted under summary trial rules.

At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of judges Erjon Bani, Flojera Davidhi and Elsa Ulliri, with decision no. 22, dated 12.03.2026, decided:

-Dismissal of the charge against the defendant Arbër S. Troka, for committing the criminal offense of "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", committed in collaboration as provided for by Articles 258 and 25 of the Criminal Code (as provided before the amendments made by Law No. 43/2021) due to the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution.

-Dismissal of the charge against the defendant Miranda T. Shkurti, for committing the criminal offense of "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", committed in collaboration as provided for by Articles 258 and 25 of the Criminal Code (as provided before the amendments made by Law No. 43/2021) due to the statute of limitations of criminal prosecution.

-Dismissal of the charge against the defendant Nikollaq Dh. Mihali, for committing the criminal offense of "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", committed in collaboration as provided for by Articles 258 and 25 of the Criminal Code (as provided before the amendments made by Law No. 43/2021) due to the statute of limitations of criminal prosecution.

-Dismissal of the charge against the defendant Almir F. Hoxhaj, for committing the criminal offense of "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", committed in collaboration as provided for in Articles 258 and 25 of the Criminal Code (as provided before the amendments made by Law No. 43/2021) due to the statute of limitations of criminal prosecution. 5.

Dismissal of the charge against the defendant Erjon I. Zemanaj, for committing the criminal offense of "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", committed in collaboration as provided for by Articles 258 and 25 of the Criminal Code (as provided before the amendments made by Law No. 43/2021) due to the statute of limitations of criminal prosecution.

-Dismissal of the charge against the defendant Admir R. Pahumi, for committing the criminal offense of "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", committed in collaboration as provided for by Articles 258 and 25 of the Criminal Code (as provided before the amendments made by Law No. 43/2021) due to the statute of limitations of criminal prosecution.


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