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A fight breaks out over Porto Palermo at the Ministry of Economy, the well-known oligarch punches the committee member for "opening an envelope"!

2026-03-10 13:22:03Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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A tense incident occurred a few days ago at the premises of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation , during the auction procedure for the use of the Marina facilities in Porto Palermo, in the Municipality of Himara.

According to witness employees within the institution, a businessman was involved in a physical conflict with a member of the Bid Evaluation Committee, after suspecting interference in the process, manipulation of criteria, and favoring another bidder who, according to the allegations, did not meet the criteria set for participation.

In parallel with the incident, another businessman has decided to pursue legal action regarding this scandal, filing a criminal report with the Tirana Local Police Directorate and the Prosecutor's Office at the Tirana Judicial District Court.

The complaint mentions suspicions of "abuse of office", "auction manipulation " and " violation of equality in public procedures" .

The lawsuit is directed against the members of the Auction Commission operating under the ministry, against the protocol officer, as well as against any other person who may be involved during the investigation.

According to the complaint document, an investigation is required for several criminal offenses, including "Abuse of office" (Article 248 of the Criminal Code), "Violation of equality of participants in tenders or public auctions" (Article 258), as well as falsification or use of irregular documents in case manipulation of bid envelopes is proven.

The event is related to the auction held on February 24, 2026 at the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, for the administration of the Navy facilities in Porto Palermo.

According to the official announcement published by the Public Procurement Agency (APP), sealed bids had to be submitted to the Auction Commission at the time of the procedure, specifically at 10:00.

However, according to the complainants' claims, representatives of economic operators appeared at the institution at around 09:15 to submit bids, but were instructed by the protocol officer to first deposit the envelopes in the protocol, warning them that otherwise they would not be allowed to participate in the auction.

The complaint argues that this action constituted a deviation from the publicly announced procedure.

Due to this warning, the bidders submitted sealed envelopes in the protocol, each of which was assigned a protocol number.

According to the report, the situation became even more problematic when representatives of the operators entered the auction room at around 10:10 a.m. At that moment, one of the bidders noticed that his envelope was open, although according to him it had been submitted sealed. This fact was immediately raised before the Auction Commission, requesting verification of the situation.

However, according to the allegations included in the complaint, the Commission did not terminate the procedure and did not conduct any verification of the circumstances, but decided to disqualify the bid with the formal argument that "the envelope was open".

According to the complainants, this situation raises serious suspicions of violation of the integrity of the bid, possible interference with the documentation, and violation of the principle of equality and transparency in the procedure.

The document also states that, if the envelope had been open at the moment of submission to the protocol, the protocol employee had a legal obligation to record its condition and record the relevant contents, which according to the complainants did not happen.

According to the criminal complaint, during the procedure, the Commission disqualified two economic operators, while qualifying one natural person, who was given incomplete documentation.

Specifically, an unauthenticated statement is mentioned, which according to the complainants contradicts the requirements of the auction documents.

The complaint argues that this constitutes unequal treatment of participants and a possible element of violation of equality in the procedure.

At the end of the auction, the representatives of the operators requested the drafting and signing of the minutes of the procedure.

According to the complaint, the Commission refused to compile and sign it, stating that the auction was considered closed and that the parties would be notified later.

This action is described by the complainants as another procedural violation and an attempt to avoid documenting the objections presented during the process.

The report requests the immediate intervention of the prosecution body to register criminal proceedings and to carry out several investigative actions, including the seizure of the protocol register, the physical envelopes of the bids, the documentation of the entity declared the winner, as well as the minutes of the commission.

It is also required to seize security camera footage within the institution, conduct a technical examination of the envelope to verify whether there has been physical interference, question the protocol officer and members of the commission, and verify the legality of the qualified entity's documentation.

At the end of the report, it is emphasized that the actions described do not only constitute administrative violations, but present possible elements of criminal offenses that violate the integrity of public procedures and the public interest, especially considering that the auction is related to the use of a state asset with considerable economic value./ joq


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