SASPAC / EU-funds case (Ilir Beqaj)
Status: Charged; trial pending; house arrest from late July 2026 (reported).
Summary
SPAK closed its investigation into former Health Minister Ilir Beqaj in February 2025 and communicated charges including corruption, violation of equality in tenders, falsification of documents, and concealment and failure to declare assets (A2 News). The case concerns alleged misuse of EU-funded procurement through a group named SASPAC (reported).
Beqaj was held in pre-trial detention. The Constitutional Court rejected his request on 28 January 2026 (reported). The Special Court of Appeal upheld prison custody on 25 May 2026 (reported). In late July 2026 the GJKKO found his maximum legal detention period had expired and replaced it with house arrest (Albanian Daily News, Gazeta Tema). Beqaj publicly says he was held unjustly; the trial is pending.
Key facts
- SPAK closed investigations and communicated charges (A2, Feb 2025).
- Constitutional Court rejected Beqaj's request on 28 Jan 2026 (reported).
- Special Court of Appeal upheld custody, May 2026 (reported).
- House arrest ordered late July 2026 after maximum detention period expired (Albanian Daily News, Gazeta Tema).
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.
- Detention rulings by Constitutional Court and Special Court (reported).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationProcurement and fund misuse (SPAK charges, untried).
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.
- AllegationSPAK charges: corruption, violation of equality in tenders, falsification of documents, concealment and failure to declare assets (SPAK, reported).
Open questions (2)
- Trial date (one commentary says 15 Sept; unverified).
- Final verdict.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Ilir Beqaj: says he was held unjustly and wants Berisha and Vokshi as witnesses (Telegrafi, as reported).
Timeline
Full timeline →SPAK
SPAK closes Beqaj investigation and communicates charges (SASPAC)
Corruption, tender equality violation, falsification, concealment of assets.
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 Albania
- Date
- Feb 2025
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- Jul 2026
- Publisher
- Gazeta Tema
- Date
- Jul 2026