Damian Gjiknuri

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Biography

• Damian Gjiknuri is a former transport minister and a Socialist Party figure. He was questioned by SPAK for about six and a half hours in the Arben Ahmetaj incinerator-related investigation, and testified as a witness with knowledge of abuses on the Tirana-Elbasan road project in February 2023. He has said he was not a beneficiary of the incinerator companies and denies allegations linking him to Aruba. No charges against him were found in the sources reviewed.From the research record
• Full record in(id damian-gjiknuri); this entry covers the cabinet angle only.From the research record

Legal status detail

• Questioned by SPAK as a witness in the Ahmetaj case (Shqiptarja, Balkanweb, ABC News coverage). Testified as a witness with knowledge on the Tirana-Elbasan road in February 2023. Files reportedly show he stayed at a Frankfurt hotel with Ahmetaj (as reported). No charges or court proceedings against him were found in the sources reviewed. An undated Aruba allegation is reported; no SPAK charge was found.From the research record
• Questioned at SPAK as a person with knowledge in the Tirana-Elbasan road case (Shqiptarja, 10 Feb 2023). The article describes him as a witness, not a suspect. Search results mention a later SPAK questioning in the Ahmetaj incinerator case, not opened. No charge found.From the research record

Response

• Gjiknuri said he had been in the company of incinerator bosses at Ahmetaj's invitation but denied benefiting from them (ABC News coverage). He said he had never been to Aruba and had instructed lawyers to prepare a defamation suit (Noticia CLA coverage). He has said no legal process has found any violation by him (search summary).From the research record
• Said his explanations had already been given to the prosecutor and he had nothing more to add (Shqiptarja, 10 Feb 2023).From the research record