Ardian Fullani

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Biography

• Governor arrested on 5 Sep 2014 with the Bank's Inspector General Elivar Golemi, on abuse-of-office charges linked to the theft of about 713 million lek from the Bank by an employee (Ardian Bitraj, as spelled in some reports). Fullani was not accused of taking part in the theft itself. Parliament dismissed him. Central Banking and Reuters report that a Tirana court later acquitted him of abuse of office (date not confirmed in this run). He is the precedent the 2026 debate points to.From the research record
• Governor of the Bank of Albania when about 713 million lek (around EUR 5 million) went missing from the Bank's reserve storage in 2014. He was arrested in September 2014 and charged with abuse of office; Parliament voted to discharge him after the Bank's executive board said he posed a grave threat to the institution. A court later acquitted him of the abuse-of-office charge linked to the theft, per one search summary. Sejko succeeded him on 5 Feb 2015.From the research record

Legal status detail

• Reported acquittal of abuse of office (Central Banking, Reuters syndication). Exact date not confirmed.From the research record
• Acquitted of abuse of office in the theft case, per a search summary (Albanian court; date and court not opened). Verify before publication.From the research record

Response

• No statement on the 2026 law found.From the research record
• Not found in this run.From the research record