Partizani file: co-defendants referred with Sali Berisha and Jamarber Malltezi
Status: On trial at GJKKO; no verdict in the sources read
Summary
This entry records the co-defendants named in the Partizani referral. The main case entry is case-partizani in. Reporting on the referral lists Berisha; Jamarber Malltezi (his son-in-law); businessmen Fatmir Bektashi and Xhimi Begeja; Andina Pustina; and the companies Studio Pustina, Homeplan and Kontakt. Malltezi faces corruption and money-laundering charges; the companies are charged with money laundering. The start of the trial is reported inconsistently: A2 and a search summary give 19 May 2025, with the presiding judge Elsa Ulliri rejecting the Berisha-Malltezi request to exclude the panel; a Shqiptarja headline gives 30 June for the start. Reports disagree on the size of the file (160,000 pages in one report; 333 folders in another).
Key facts
- Referral to trial: SPAK sent the case with five defendants to the GJKKO (A2 and Shqiptarja summaries).
- Berisha is described as the first former prime minister sent to trial, charged with passive corruption (reporting).
- Interim measures: GJKKO appeals court restored Berisha's security measure in January 2025 (reporting).
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 (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- Referral to trial is a SPAK/GJKKO procedural step (OFFICIALLY_REPORTED).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationPassive corruption (Berisha); corruption and money laundering (Malltezi); money laundering (companies).
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.
- AllegationBerisha is accused by SPAK of favouring his son-in-law Malltezi in the privatisation of the former Partizani sports club (allegation).
- AllegationReporting says Malltezi was moved to house arrest in November 2023 (search summary).
Open questions (3)
- Verdict.
- Role of Fatmir Bektashi and Xhimi Begeja in the transactions; their charges are not confirmed in the sources read.
- Start date of the trial: 19 May vs 30 June 2025 in different reports.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Berisha and defence: requested invalidity of acts and the panel's recusal; GJKKO rejected several requests (Shteg, Shqiptarja summaries). Berisha's own denial was not captured verbatim.
Timeline
Full timeline →Court
Partizani trial opens at GJKKO with Berisha and co-defendants (date reported inconsistently)
A2 and a search summary give 19 May 2025 as the trial start, with Presiding Judge Elsa Ulliri rejecting the Berisha-Malltezi request to exclude the panel and other defence motions, including Kontakt's request for a shortened trial, being rejected. A Shqiptarja headline gives the trial start as 30 June; the year is not stated in the headline. The two dates are not reconciled in the sources read.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 4 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 4 sources
- Afera Partizani: SPAK dergon per gjykim dosjen, Berisha dhe Dhendri te pandehur (opens in a new tab)
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- May 2025
- Publisher
- A2 CNN
- Date
- May 2025
- Publisher
- Shteg
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 2025