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He awarded tenders to his company, SPAK sends former head of ARRSH Evis Berberi and 21 others to trial

2025-06-04 16:27:49Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

He awarded tenders to his company, SPAK sends former head of ARRSH Evis Berberi

The Special Prosecution Office has closed the investigations and sent for trial the former head of the Albanian Road Authority, Ervis Berberi, as well as 21 other people accused of corruption with tenders.

Berberi and 21 other people are accused of "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions" committed in collaboration, "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions", "Fraud with serious consequences" and "Forgery of documents", committed in collaboration.

More specifically, according to SPAK's investigations, it has emerged that Berberi, by manipulating the tendering processes, has awarded himself, through the company "DAAM" sh.pk, eight tenders worth millions of lek, becoming the "de facto" owner.

"From the administered acts it results that the defendant Evis Berberi, has acted in the above procurement procedures, in the capacity of the head of the contracting authority, with the duty of the General Director of the Energy Efficiency Agency and General Director of the Albanian Road Authority. In another case, under the capacity of the chairman of the bid evaluation committee, he has favored and created privileges for the participating and winning company in these procurement procedures, the company "Net Group" sh.pk, owned by the defendant Valter Begaj, where in six of these procurement procedures, the defendant Evis Berberi has requested and received from the defendants, Valter Bergaj, Evis Lami and Brunilda Buli, the irregular benefit in the amount of 77,380,973 (seventy-seven million three hundred eighty thousand nine hundred seventy-three) lek.

For the transfer of these values ​​of corruption, by the defendant, Evis Berberi, in collaboration with the defendants, Valter Begaj, Ervis Lami and Brunilda Buli, a mechanism of action through fictitious invoices was set up, between the company "Net Group" sh.pk and "DAAM" sh.pk, to cover and hide the true nature of the illegal origin of the monetary amounts, their transfer and relocation, which constitute "irregular benefit", and therefore also the product of the criminal offense of corruption", SPAK informs.

SPAK's full announcement:

SPAK concludes investigation into a corruption, fraud and money laundering scheme in public tenders. Criminal proceeding no. 214/1, of 2023, is sent to trial

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime on 2.06.2025 filed a request for the referral for trial of criminal proceeding no. 214/1 of 2023 (separate from criminal proceeding no. 214 of 2023), against the defendants: 

Evis Berberi , accused of committing the criminal offenses; “Violation of equality of participants in public tenders or auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by Article 258, 25 of the Criminal Code (four times), “Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions”, provided for by Article 259 of the Criminal Code (six times), as well as for the criminal offense “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity”, provided for in Article 287, letter “a” of the Criminal Code, committed in qualifying circumstances “in collaboration, more than once”, according to Article 287/2 of the Criminal Code.

Valter Begaj , accused of committing criminal offenses; “Active corruption of persons exercising public functions”, in collaboration, “Fraud” with serious consequences, provided for by articles 244, 25 (six times), 143/3 of the Criminal Code, “Forgery of documents”, more than once, provided for by article 186/2 of the Criminal Code, “Laundering of proceeds of criminal offense or criminal activity”, provided for in article 287, letter “a” of the Criminal Code, committed in qualifying circumstances “in collaboration and more than once”, according to article 287/2 of the Criminal Code.

Ervis Lami , accused of committing the criminal offenses; “Active corruption of persons exercising public functions”, in collaboration, provided for by articles 244, 25 of the Criminal Code (five times), as well as for the criminal offense; “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity”, provided for by article 287, letter “a” of the Criminal Code, committed in qualifying circumstances “in collaboration and more than once”, according to article 287/2 of the Criminal Code.

Brunilda Buli , accused of committing the criminal offenses; “Active corruption of persons exercising public functions”, in collaboration, provided for by articles 244, 25 of the Criminal Code (three times), as well as for the criminal offense “Laundering of proceeds of criminal offense or criminal activity”, provided for by article 287, letter “a” of the Criminal Code, committed in qualifying circumstances “in collaboration and more than once”, according to article 287/2 of the Criminal Code.

Gentian Gjyli , accused of committing the criminal offense of "Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions", in collaboration, provided for by Article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code (twice).

Erald Elezi , accused of committing the criminal offense; "Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions", in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Genti Raça , accused of committing the criminal offense; “Violation of equality of participation in public tenders or auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Artan Leskoviku , accused of committing the criminal offense; “Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by Article 258, 25 of the Criminal Code.
Altin Marko, accused of committing the criminal offense; “Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by Article 258, 25, of the Criminal Code (three times).

Orjon Islamaj , accused of committing the criminal offense; “Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by Article 258, 25, of the Criminal Code (twice).
Adrian Kroi, accused of committing the criminal offense; “Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by Article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code (twice).

Bledar Aliaj , accused of committing criminal offenses; "Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions", in collaboration, "Forgery of documents", in collaboration and more than once, "Abuse of office", in collaboration, provided for by articles 258, 25, 186/2, 248, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Blerta Musabelli , accused of committing criminal offenses; “Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions”, in collaboration, “Forgery of documents”, in collaboration and more than once, “Abuse of office”, in collaboration, provided for by articles 258, 25 186/2, 248, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Kamelia Tafaj , accused of committing criminal offenses; “Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions”, in collaboration, “Forgery of documents”, in collaboration and more than once, “Abuse of office”, in collaboration, provided for by articles 258, 25, 186/2, 248, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Adela Kica , accused of committing the criminal offense; “Violation of equality of participation in public tenders or auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by Article 258, 25, of the Criminal Code.

Denis Xhoxhi , accused of committing the criminal offense; "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Adja Strazimiri , accused of committing the criminal offense; “Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Code,

Gëzim Noni , accused of committing the criminal offense; "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Shkëlqim Lusha , accused of committing the criminal offense; "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions", in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Ela Goxhaj , accused of committing the criminal offense; "Violation of equality of participation in public tenders or auctions", in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Jetmira Dervishi , accused of committing the criminal offenses; “Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions”, in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code.

Valbona Pepa , accused of committing the criminal offense; "Violation of equality of participation in tenders or public auctions", in collaboration, provided for by article 258/2, 25 of the Criminal Code.

The legal entity, “Net Group” sh.pk , is accused of committing the criminal offenses “Active corruption of persons exercising public functions”, in collaboration, provided for by Article 244, 25 of the Criminal Code (three times according to the favorable law no. 144, dated 02.05.2013) (three times for the criminal offense 244/2, 25 of the Criminal Code, according to the law in force), “Fraud” with serious consequences, provided for by Article 143/3 of the Criminal Code, as well as for the criminal offense “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity”, provided for in Article 287, letter “a” of the Criminal Code, committed in qualifying circumstances “in collaboration and more than once”, according to Article 287/2 of the Criminal Code.

The legal entity "DAAM"sh.pk , accused of committing the criminal offenses "Active corruption of persons exercising public functions", in collaboration, provided for by articles 244, 25 of the Criminal Code (six times), "Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", provided for in article 287, letter "a" of the Criminal Code, committed in qualifying circumstances "in collaboration and more than once", according to article 287/2 of the Criminal Code.

The investigation of criminal proceedings no. 214/1 of 2023 has begun mainly on the basis of referrals of acts by investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation (BKH). From the administered acts, criminal facts have been identified in seven procurement procedures, conducted in the years 2020-2022, at the Energy Efficiency Agency and the Albanian Road Authority, during the time when the head of the contracting authority was the defendant Evis Berberi, in the function of the General Director for Energy Efficiency and the General Director of the Albanian Road Authority. While in one procurement procedure, the defendant Evis Berberi was the chairman of the bid evaluation committee, specifically:

Main procurement procedures investigated:

GOAL project management and coordination – 29,800 euros
Feasibility study for charging towers for electric cars – 68,750,000 lek
Detailed design for charging towers – 62,083,333 million lek
Urban and road lighting standards – 12,500,000 lek
“Smart City” road – 82,499,604.17 lek
Supervision of works for the Llogara tunnel – 196,240,667.53 lek
Road maintenance supervision – 46,021,230.02 lek 
Additional supervision of road segments – 55,225,031.5 lek

From the analysis of the evidence obtained through the use of special investigation techniques, material evidence seized during the search of the apartments of the defendants; Evis Berberi, Valter Begaj and Ervis Lami, mobile phones, computer equipment, and the conduct of investigative actions in the course of this investigation, it has resulted that the defendant, Evis Berberi is the de facto owner of the company "DAAM" sh.pk. In order to hide the traces of ownership of this company, in 2019 he fictitiously transferred ownership to the defendants Brunilda Buli, Valter Begaj and Ervis Lami.

During the time when the defendant, Evis Berberi, fictitiously alienated the ownership of his company, "DAAM" sh.pk, while exercising the duties of General Director of the Energy Efficiency Agency and General Director of the Albanian Road Authority, the fact has been evidenced that:

He managed, controlled and used the income of the company "DAAM"sh.pk, for his private expenses. Mutual financial interest has been evidenced between the defendants Evis Berberi and Valter Begaj, who have continuously collaborated with each other to identify the procurement procedures planned to be developed, in the interest of mutual benefits between them.

During this time, the defendants, Valter Begaj, Ervis Lami and Brunilda Buli, continuously reported on the progress of the company's commercial activity to the defendant, Evis Berberi, who was the person who decided on the use of the company's funds.

The defendant Evis Berberi was the person who decided on the hiring and salary determination of the employees of the company, "DAAM"sh.pk, as well as on obtaining professional licenses for design and supervision, in order to carry out its commercial activity.

Defendant Evis Berberi has been continuously informed about the investments made by the company "DAAM" sh.pk, in real estate.

The defendant Evis Berberi had the right to operate in the bank accounts of the company "DAAM"sh.pk, which he continuously controlled and made cash withdrawals.

Nga aktet e administruara rezulton se i pandehuri Evis Berberi, ka vepruar në procedurat e prokurimit të mësipërm, në cilësinë e titullarit të autoritetit kontraktor, me detyrën e Drejtorit të Përgjithshëm të Agjencisë për Efiçencën e Energjisë dhe Drejtor i Përgjithshëm i Autoritetit Rrugor Shqiptar. Në në një rast tjetër, nën cilësinë e kryetarit të komisionit të vlerësimit të ofertave, ka favorizuar dhe krijuar privilegje për shoqërinë pjesëmarrëse dhe fituese në këto procedura prokurimi, shoqërinë “Net Group” sh.p.k, në pronësi të të pandehurit Valter Begaj, ku në gjashtë prej këtyre procedurave të prokurimit, i pandehuri Evis Berberi ka kërkuar dhe marrë nga të pandehurit,Valter Bergaj, Evis Lami dhe Brunilda Buli, përfitimin e parregullt në vlerën 77.380.973 (shtatëdhjetë e shtatë milionë e treqind e tetëdhjetë mijë e nëntëqind e shtatëdhjetë e tre) lekë.

Për transferimin e këtyre vlerave të korrupsionit, nga ana e të pandehurit, Evis Berberi, në bashkëpunim me të pandehurit,Valter Begaj, Ervis Lami dhe Brunilda Buli, është ngritur mekanizmi i veprimit përmes faturave fiktive, mes shoqërisë “Net Group” sh.p.k dhe “DAAM” sh.p.k, për të mbuluar dhe për të fshehur natyrën e vërtetë të origjinës së paligjshme të shumave monetare, ë transferimit dhe zhvendosjes së tyre, që përbëjnë “përfitim të parregullt”, si rrjedhim edhe produkt të veprës penale të korrupsionit.

Po ashtu, gjatë zhvillimit të procedurave të prokurimit të sipërcituara, janë evidentuar fakte për veprën penale të shkeljes së barazisë së pjesëmarrësve në tendera apo ankande publike, në lidhje me veprimet e kundraligjshme të anëtarëve të komisionit të përllogaritjes së fondit limit, njësisë së prokurimit dhe komisionit të vlerësimit të ofertave, në lidhje me përllogaritjen e fondit limit, hartimin e dokumenteve standarde të tenderit, si dhe për vlerësimin dhe shpalljen fitues të shoqërisë “Net Group”sh.p.k, në kundërshtim me kriteret e përcaktuara, në dokumentet standarde të tenderit, veprime të kryera në shkelje të rregullave të prokurimit publik, me qëllim krijimin e favorizimeve dhe privilegjeve në shtatë procedura prokurimi, për shoqërinë “Net Group” sh.p.k., në një rast tjetër, për shoqërinë “EuroElektra”sh.p.k. Në këto procedura prokurimi, i pandehuri Evis Berberi ka vepruar në bashkëpunim me personat zyrtar të tjerë të autoritetit kontraktor, anëtarë të komisionit për secilën procedurë konkrete, të pandehurit; Gentjan Gjyli, Erald Elezi, Artan Leskoviku, Altin Marko, Bledar Aliaj, Blerta Musabelli, Kamelia Tafaj, Ela Goxhaj, Jetmira Dervishi, Orjon Islamaj, Adrian Kroi, Genti Raça, Adela Kica, Denis Xhoxhi, Gëzim Noni, Adja Strazimiri, Shkëlqim Lusha, Valbona Pepa. 

The investigation has identified another criminal fact of falsification of the documentation for calculating the limit fund and drafting standard tender documents, as it results that the documentation that should have been kept by the members of the commission for calculating the limit fund and drafting standard tender documents, the defendants Bledar Aliaj, Blerta Musabelli, Kamelia Tafaj, was not completed and administered in a timely manner, but it is proven that the market testing minutes and the protocol for approving the standard tender documents were prepared after the completion of the procurement procedures, actions carried out in three cases.

The investigation has identified another criminal fact of falsification of documentation submitted by the company, "Net Group" sh.pk, in three procurement procedures, to meet the criteria of the standard tender documents, such as cooperation contracts for four engineers who were to perform the service, as well as statements on the availability of the consultant's staff.  

The investigation has revealed the fact that the company, "Net Group" sh.pk, during the implementation of the contracts won in these procurement procedures, has benefited by submitting fictitious documentation to the contracting authority, such as reports, situations, etc., which result in containing false data in their content, regarding the provision of the service, which was not provided, in the amount of 80,010,058 (eighty million ten thousand fifty-eight) lek.

During the investigation, following the request made by the proceeding body, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with criminal decision no. 164, dated 18.03.2024, has imposed the asset insurance measure "preventive sequestration" on the following assets of the company "DAAM"sh.pk:

Quotas of the company "DAAM"sh.pk, established on 04.10.2017 and registered on 05.10.2017, with the object of activity of study, design, supervision and approval of construction facilities and various engineering works, etc., with partner the person under investigation, Valter Begaj and administrator the person under investigation, Ervis Lami;

4 real estate of the “field” type
1 real estate
6 vehicles
1 motor vehicle

During the search of the apartment of the defendant, Evis Berberi, monetary values ​​in the amount of 15,675 Euros, 3,035 Pounds, and 1,436,000 Lekë were seized.

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime is conducting further investigations within the framework of criminal proceedings no. 214 of 2023, to collect other criminal facts.

*Clarification: Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a final decision.


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