Ownership as documented
Public institution (not applicable).
Description
Upheld Veliaj's pretrial custody on 15 Sep 2026 (Albanian Daily News), after a Constitutional Court remand in July 2026.
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.
Alleged benefit to Veliaj-Xoxa couple (SPAK suspicion)
€1,000,000
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 'Around 1 million euros' per Citizens.al (23 Jul 2025). SPAK suspicion, not a court finding. Some outlets report about 1.1 million (see next item).
Date: 23 Jul 2025 · Payer: unspecified · Payee: Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa (as alleged)
- Erion Veliaj formally a defendant (23 Jul 2025) (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 23 Jul 2025 · journalism · EN
Alleged illegally obtained amount (SPAK, earlier figure)
€1,100,000
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 'About EUR 1.1 million allegedly obtained illegally' per Citizens.al (10 Feb 2025). SPAK allegation.
Date: 10 Feb 2025 · Payer: unspecified (companies and NGOs linked to Xoxa, as alleged) · Payee: Veliaj-Xoxa couple (as alleged)
- The charges that led to the arrest of Erion Veliaj (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 10 Feb 2025 · journalism · EN
Online spending by Xoxa and family (clothing, jewellery) as alleged
€870,000
otherSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 'About EUR 870,000 spent online' per Citizens.al (10 Feb 2025). SPAK allegation.
Date: 10 Feb 2025 · Payer: Ajola Xoxa and family (as alleged) · Payee: online retailers (not named)
- The charges that led to the arrest of Erion Veliaj (opens in a new tab)Citizens.al · 10 Feb 2025 · journalism · EN
Berisha claim: incinerator contract cost about EUR 1 billion over 30 years
€1,000,000,000
contractSource label: UnverifiedStated definition: Claimed by Sali Berisha (opposition leader). Berisha's own calculation per search summary. Not verified. Documented feasibility-study payments reported separately are much smaller (search summary, not fetched; not recorded here).
Date: unknown · Payer: Tirana municipality (as claimed) · Payee: Tirana incinerator operator (as claimed)
- Berisha attacks Veliaj over Tirana incinerator (Shqiptarja) (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · unknown · political-statement · SQ
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
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 10 Feb 2025
Erion Veliaj and Ajola Xoxa case (SPAK, 'Veliaj' file)
SPAK arrested Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj on 10 February 2025 (Citizens.al; some outlets say 11 February) on suspicion of corruption and money laundering, and placed his wife Ajola Xoxa under…
Status: On trial at GJKKO; defendant held in pretrial detention (as reported through 15 Sep 2026). No verdict.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 1 source.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- 15 Sep 2026