CEZ / DIA (debt-collection company)
Ownership as documented
DIA owner reported as Kastriot Ismailaj (per SPAK file as reported). Ownership of CEZ side not documented here.
Owner/administrator of DIA
Evidence: Shqiptarja and other reporting identify Ismailaj as owner of DIA (debt-collection firm) in the CEZ contract.
Description
CEZ-DIA case: SPAK alleges Ilir Meta used influence as Minister of Economy to help secure a CEZ-DIA contract for DIA, a debt-collection firm owned by Kastriot Ismailaj. The EUR 6.5m transfer figure appears only in a search summary (see gaps).
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
CEZ-DIA contract: monthly payment and success bonus per contract annex (as reported)
€512,000
Incomplete figurecontractSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Per monthly fee, not a total. Figure comes from a search summary of Albanian coverage that cites the contract annex published by BIRN; the BIRN original was not opened. Incomplete: total paid and success-bonus amount not found.
Date: unknown · Payer: CEZ · Payee: DIA (Kastriot Ismailaj)
- Dosja po diskutohet: kontrata CEZ-DIA, Ilir Meta, 115 telefonata me Kastriot Ismailajn per 5 muaj (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · journalism · SQ
Alleged EUR 6.5m transfer from CEZ to Ismailaj / DIA
€6,500,000
Incomplete figurepaymentSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Appears only in a search summary; attribution to a specific source not confirmed. Incomplete: not confirmed by an opened primary document. Treat as unverified.
Date: unknown · Payer: CEZ · Payee: DIA / Kastriot Ismailaj
- Dosja po diskutohet: kontrata CEZ-DIA (headline-level source; figure not confirmed on the page) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · journalism · SQ
Reported damage to state budget in CEZ-DIA case (over EUR 414m)
€414,000,000
Incomplete figurelossSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Figure cited in a search summary as 'reports cite damage over 414 million euros'. Attribution not confirmed; figure is a press estimate, not a court finding. Incomplete.
Date: unknown · Payer: CEZ / state · Payee: Not stated
- The CEZ-DIA scandal that ruined Ilir Meta over a decade (Gazeta Tema; figure not confirmed on the page) (opens in a new tab)Gazeta Tema · unknown · journalism · EN
Payment of EUR 170,000 from DIA to deputy Agron Cela (reported in SPAK file)
€170,000
paymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: From Shqiptarja headline only; the page text was not opened. Payer and payee as in headline.
Date: unknown · Payer: DIA · Payee: Agron Cela
- Zbardhet dosja e Ilir Metes: deputeti Agron Cela perfitoi 170 mije euro nga kompania DIA (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · journalism · SQ
Alleged EUR transfer from CEZ to DIA (per SPAK file summary)
€6,500,000
contractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Appears only in a search summary; primary indictment text not retrieved. Treat as UNVERIFIED.
Date: Oct 2024 · Payer: CEZ (as alleged) · Payee: DIA (Kastriot Ismailaj)
- Ilir Meta Case (Transparency International CEPI) (opens in a new tab)Transparency International (CEPI) · 2024 · ngo · EN
Officials and people linked
Owner/administrator of DIA
Evidence: Shqiptarja and other reporting identify Ismailaj as owner of DIA (debt-collection firm) in the CEZ contract.
EUR 170k from DIA (alleged)
Evidence: Shqiptarja headline states Cela benefited EUR 170,000 from DIA within the SPAK file.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From Apr 2010
CEZ-DIA affair and US lobbying file (Ilir Meta and Monika Kryemadhi)
SPAK alleges that Ilir Meta used his influence to secure a lucrative contract between CEZ Shperndarje, the energy distributor, and DIA (Debt International Advisory), a debt-collection firm.…
Status: On trial at GJKKO (ordinary procedure); Meta in pretrial detention; no verdict found
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Transparency International (CEPI)
- Date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- unknown
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 1 source
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- unknown