Beyond the national flags and slogans, lies a network of economic interests linked to the Kastrati Group, a concession without competition, and an airline that does not really exist.
The investigations uncovered a well-organized smuggling network that used a shell factory to evade taxes, with cigarettes ending up in illegal Balkan and EU markets through fictitious documents and cooperation with customs officials – a scheme that was first uncovered by investigative journalists in 2019.
Ditmir Bushati: "Albania set a bad precedent during the vote on Ukraine by co-sponsoring at the same time two resolutions different in content and purpose."
The prosecution states that it has collected evidence that has created reasonable suspicion that the Bajri cousins and their friend Bilali planned and organized the murder, while the court has approved the requests for the security measure "prison arrest".
Many of the reconstructed houses in Ndroq and Zall-Herr remain empty. The spaces around them have been overgrown with grass, and residents refuse to live there due to the inadequate conditions.
The Prime Minister is calling for the toughening of the Criminal Code, an approach that has met with strong criticism from justice experts, who emphasize that the problem lies not in the laws, but in the lack of effective implementation, poor infrastructure, and politicized rhetoric towards the judiciary.
How officer Igli Haxhiaj, part of the investigation structures, became a source of information for cocaine networks operating between Albania, Italy and Switzerland.
In documents signed by prison department officials, authorities described the 47-year-old as a person who did not pose a social danger, disciplined, with healthy relationships and active participation in cultural and rehabilitation programs, elements that served as the basis for reducing the sentence.
Shënkoll Prison has a capacity of 200 beds for inmates on compulsory treatment, but currently houses 455 people. This overcrowding has brought chaos to security management, making it easy for prisoners to find ways to evade surveillance.
The battle for 11 deputies in the Shkodra district takes place between PSD aid, PS institutional control and the DP crisis, while SPAK investigates vote buying, exposing the clash between charity and the law.