Tenders for water supply and road repairs are two of the most common crimes that are costing dozens of mayors or former mayors, discovered either by the losing company in the competition or by audits by the Albanian Supreme Audit Institution.
The latest against whom SPAK formalized the charges is the former mayor of Memaliaj, Golek Guci, former deputy mayor Edmonda Harizi, who, along with two other defendants, will face the Anti-Corruption Court for violations during the tender for the water supply that supplies water to eight villages and Memaliaj.
The limit fund for the facility, as filed by the Supreme Audit Office in SPAK, which finalized the investigations, is 493 million lek. Since the launch of SPAK until now, it results that 40 municipalities out of 61 in total have files open in SPAK, finalized either with arrests, convictions or still under process.
Currently, there are 16 charges against mayors and former mayors, while the most recent one to be convicted is that of Rrogozhina. The number of municipalities that still do not have official problems with SPAK is only 21.
Among local government representatives, the most investigated at the official level are those employees who are selected as members of the bid evaluation committee and who sign tender procedures.
No official file
Municipality of Selenica
Municipality of Belsh
Berat Municipality
Municipality of Cerrik
Delvina Municipality
Municipality of Divjaka
Municipality of Dropull
Konispol Municipality
Korca Municipality
Librazhd Municipality
Municipality of Malësi e Madhe
Municipality of Maliq
Mirdita Municipality
Municipality of Peqin
Municipality of Permet
Municipality of Poliçan
Municipality of Përrenjas
Municipality of Pustec
Municipality of Shijak
Municipality of Skrapar
Municipality of Vora
With file in SPAK
Bulqizë Municipality – accusations over water supply tenders
Devoll Municipality – accused of a construction project – was found not guilty
Dibër Municipality – investigated for irrigation canals
Durrës Municipality – accusations about construction permits
Elbasan Municipality – under investigation
Fier Municipality – investigated for financial management
Finiq Municipality – accusations about tenders
Fushë-Arrëz Municipality – accusations over tendering a road
Gjirokaster Municipality – under investigation
Gramsh Municipality – accusations over road tenders
Has Municipality – accusation of privatization of a building
Himara Municipality – accusations of corruption in elections, property alienation
Kamëz Municipality – under investigation
Kavaja Municipality – accusations of abuse of office
Këlcyrë Municipality – under investigation for election corruption
Klos Municipality – under investigation for elections
Municipality of Kolonjë – accusations about tenders
Kruja Municipality – under investigation
Kuçovë Municipality – accusations of decriminalization
Kukës Municipality – oil tenders, sexual scandal
Kurbin Municipality – denounced for tenders
Lezha Municipality – accusations of property alienation
Libohova Municipality – accusations of tenders, abuse of office
Lushnje Municipality – accusations about tenders
Mallakastër Municipality – decriminalization
Mat Municipality – denounced
Memaliaj Municipality – accusations about tenders
Patos Municipality – accusations about tenders
Pogradec Municipality – accusations about constructions
Puka Municipality – under investigation for electoral crimes
Roskovec Municipality – accusation about the elections
Rrogozhina Municipality – accusation about the elections
Saranda Municipality – construction investigations
Shkodra Municipality – accusations about tenders
Tepelena Municipality – under investigation for reconstruction
Tirana Municipality – accusations of corruption, money laundering
Tropoja Municipality – accusation of opening a new road
Dimal Municipality – accusation of illegal construction
Vau i Dejës Municipality – accusation of corruption in elections
Vlora Municipality – reported, under investigation./ TCH