Rrogozhine: active electoral corruption, 2022 by-election (Edison Memolla)
Status: Final conviction reported (9 Feb 2026, per search summary; page not opened).
Summary
SPAK alleged that in the 2022 by-election, while a candidate for mayor, Memolla influenced co-defendant Blerim Xhamani not to cut electricity to a debtor in exchange for a vote, and discussed municipal jobs for votes. The GJKKO sentenced him to 1 year in prison and 5 years loss of the right to hold public functions. A search summary reports the Special Appeal Court made the conviction final on 9 February 2026. After the conviction the council and prefect declared the mandate ended and an acting mayor took office; the Democratic Party alleged Memolla still controlled the municipality through a relative (a partisan claim).
Key facts
- GJKKO sentence 1 year in prison and 5 years loss of public functions (A2 CNN).
- Acting mayor reported (search summary).
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.
- Court conviction reported in media; finality reported in search summary.
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationUse of the power to cut electricity to a debtor to obtain a vote.
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationActive electoral corruption (SPAK, as reported in A2 CNN and Shqiptarja).
Open questions (2)
- Exact date of the final ruling (verify on the court's page).
- Separate SPAK money-laundering inquiry and fictitious-hiring allegation: no outcome found.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Said he would appeal and take the case further (Shqiptarja headline). Called the money-laundering inquiry slander.
Timeline
Full timeline →Court
Appeal court makes Rrogozhine ex-mayor's conviction final (as reported)
Special Appeal Court reportedly declared Edison Memolla guilty of active corruption in elections. Date from search summary; page not opened.
Connections
Convicted (reported final)
Evidence: A2 CNN: GJKKO 1 year; search summary: final 9 Feb 2026.
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
- A2 CNN
- Date
- unknown
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- A2 CNN
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- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
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- unknown