
The Special Court's appeal has partially reversed the First Instance decision regarding the imposition of preventive seizures on several assets of the defendants in the AKSHI case, including former director Mirlinda Karçanaj, and two businessmen who are still wanted, Ergys Agasi and Ermal Beqiri.
The court has lifted the seizure of an apartment belonging to Mirlinda Karçanaj and Ergys Agas.
According to the verdict for some of the defendants:
Gëzim Hoxha : The Special Prosecution's seizure of the assets of a private company in the amount of 123,629,664 Lekë is overturned.
Andis Papa : The amounts of two different entities are released from the freeze, respectively in the amounts of 410,595,663 Lekë and 94,423,883 Lekë.
Elision Jorgji : The court has overturned the preventive seizure imposed on his company's assets in the amount of 100,840,264 Lekë.
Ergys Agasi: Lifting the seizure for the apartment-type property located in a multi-story building in Tirana.
Mirlinda Karçanaj - Lifting the seizure of apartment-type property
Full court announcement:
The Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a monocratic panel composed of judge Florjan Kalaja, today on 02.06.2026, ruled on criminal case no. 20, act, date 19.05.2026 registration, registered on the appeal of the appellants AP, MK, EB, AK, Company “***”, Company “***”, Company “***”: “Appeal against decision no. 289, date 20.04.2026 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with the object: Imposition of preventive seizure on certain movable and immovable assets”, decided:
Partial amendment of Decision No. 289, dated 20.04.2026 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the person under investigation ZGH
Rejection of the request of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the request for the seizure of the assets of the company *** sh.pk in the amount of 123,629,664 Lekë, ordering the lifting of the seizure executed by the National Bureau of Investigation and the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets.
Partial amendment of Decision No. 289, dated 20.04.2026 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the person under investigation ZAG
Rejection of the request of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the request for the seizure of the assets of the entity *** sh.pk in the amount of 410,595,663 Lekë and the request for the seizure of the assets of the entity *** sh.pk in the amount of 94,423,883 Lekë, ordering the lifting of the seizure executed by the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets.
Partial amendment of Decision No. 289, dated 20.04.2026 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the person under investigation ZEJ
Rejection of the request of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the request for the seizure of the assets of the company *** sh.pk in the amount of 100,840,264 Lekë, ordering the lifting of the seizure executed by the Agency for the Administration of Sequestered and Confiscated Assets.
Amendment of Decision No. 289, dated 20.04.2026 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the disposition on the imposition of preventive seizure on the property with no. ***, of the type “apartment” and with no. ***, located in Cadastral Zone no. ***, in Vol. ***, page ***, located in the building *** floors, Neighborhood ***, ***, at the intersection of the street “***” with “***” and “***” in the name and on behalf of ZEA
Rejection of the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime regarding the preventive seizure of property with no. ***, of the type "apartment" and with no. ***, located in Cadastral Zone no. ***, in Vol. ***, page ***, located in the building *** floors, Neighborhood ***, ***, at the intersection of the streets "***" with "***" and "***", ordering the lifting of the seizure executed by the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets and the return of the property to the appellant entity *** sh.pk
Approval of the remaining provisions of Decision No. 289, dated 20.04.2026 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime.
The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, the National Bureau of Investigation and the Agency for the Administration of Sequestered and Confiscated Assets are ordered to execute this decision.
An appeal against the decision may be filed with the Supreme Court within 45 days, starting from the day after the notification of the reasoned decision.