Former number two in the government, Belinda Balluku, has appeared again at the Special Prosecution Office, accompanied by lawyer Ardian Kalia. According to sources, SPAK has communicated to Balluku the conclusion of the investigations. Balluku is accused by SPAK of violations with the Llogara Tunnel and the Great Ring Road tenders.
charges
We recall that on October 20, the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime announced the charges:
“Violation of equality of participants in public tenders or auctions”, in collaboration (nine times), provided for by Article 258/2 and 25 of the Criminal Code.
“Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions”, provided for by Article 259 of the Criminal Code.
“Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, provided for by Article 260 of the Criminal Code.
“Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare”, (twice), provided for by Article 257/a, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code.
"Laundering of the proceeds of crime or criminal activity", provided for in Article 287, letter "b" of the Criminal Code, committed in qualifying circumstances "in collaboration and more than once", according to Article 287/2 of the Criminal Code (for two immovable properties).
According to the SPAK announcement published on September 9, 2026, Balluku has been charged with suspicion of violating the equality of tender participants, in collaboration, in eight procurement procedures.
The total value of the procedures included in the file exceeds 600 million euros. The prosecution suspects that unfair advantages have been created for certain economic operators in these tenders.
In June 2026, the Special Court ordered the preventive seizure of a villa in Dhërmi. According to the prosecution, there are suspicions that the property may be linked to irregular benefits.
In September, SPAK announced another seizure measure for a property in Palasa, which the prosecution suspects is linked to irregular benefits from the tender procedure for Lot 7 of the Grand Ring Road.
