Interior Ministry police-station tenders: SPAK case against Plarent Ndreca
Status: Sent to trial at the Special Court (GJKKO). No verdict seen.
Summary
SPAK charged Plarent Ndreca, then Secretary General of the Interior Ministry and later a Socialist MP, in October 2024 with breaching equal treatment of bidders in tenders for the reconstruction of police stations. Reporting says the case covers 16 former officials and was sent to trial. Later reporting cites falsification of documents.
BalkanWeb reported on 26 October 2024 that a 2019 design competition for standard police-station projects was won by a joint venture of Derby-E and APE shpk, and that the joint venture later received the executive design work for the Vlora and Rrëshen stations. The article quotes architect Gjon Radovani, who says APE shpk is in his ownership. The headline attributes the phrase 'my company has not been paid' to Ndreca, but the body of the article does not show any ownership or other tie between Ndreca and the companies.
No documented link shows a company of Ndreca winning this contract. The headline and the body of the article are in conflict on who the company belongs to.
Key facts
- Competition for standard police-station design studies held in 2019 (per BalkanWeb).
- SPAK charged Ndreca in October 2024 (per Shqiptarja reporting).
- Joint venture Derby-E and APE shpk; APE shpk stated by Gjon Radovani to be in his ownership.
- Article reports the Ministry had not paid the invoice for completed work.
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (0)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
Nothing recorded in this list.
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationProcedures were run to declare a winner that did not meet the legal criteria (per SPAK, as summarised in reporting).
Allegations and who made them (2)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationSPAK (per reporting): Ndreca breached equal treatment of bidders in police-station tenders while Secretary General of the Interior Ministry.
- AllegationSPAK (per reporting, later): falsification of documents in the same procedures.
Open questions (3)
- Whether any company tied to Ndreca received the Interior Ministry design or works contracts (none documented in the sources reviewed).
- Contract values for the joint venture contracts (not stated in the article reviewed).
- Outcome of the trial at GJKKO.
Responses (2)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Gjon Radovani (architect, owner of APE shpk per his statement): the Ministry has not paid the invoice for completed work; the firms face bankruptcy risk after paying VAT on invoices they were never paid (BalkanWeb, 26 Oct 2024).
- Ndreca: the headline attributes 'my company has not been paid' to him; the article body does not quote him on this point.
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
SPAK charges Socialist MP Plarent Ndreca over tenders as former Interior Ministry Secretary General
Per reporting, SPAK charged Ndreca on 25 October 2024 with breaching the equality of bidders in tenders for the reconstruction of police stations. He was reported as the only one of 15 co-defendants not to request an expedited trial. The Special Court later accepted ordinary procedure.
Media
BalkanWeb reports the Derby-E / APE shpk design contract and Gjon Radovani's statement on unpaid invoices
The article names the joint venture that won a 2019 Interior Ministry design competition, and reports Radovani's statement that APE shpk is in his ownership and that the Ministry has not paid for completed work. The headline attributes 'my company' to Ndreca; the body does not.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 3 sources
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 26 Oct 2024
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- not recorded
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- Oct 2024