Kristian Shkreli
Socialist Party (PS)
Legal status
On trial
on-trial
What this means: A court is hearing the case. The person is presumed innocent until a final verdict.
Profile
Mayor of Vau i Deja. SPAK charged him with active electoral corruption over the 11 May 2025 election, alleging he promised materials to voters in Stajke. The case was sent to the Special Court on 23 October 2025 (reported).
Response from Kristian Shkreli
Denied in court that he promised benefits or offered goods for votes; said the Stajke grid work was a service and that he would cooperate with any state institution (Balkanweb and Shqiptarja reporting).
Related 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 24 Jan 2025
SPAK electoral-crime proceedings for the 11 May 2025 parliamentary elections
SPAK ordered an election task force on 24 January 2025 and, according to media reports of its statements, opened criminal proceedings for the 11 May 2025 vote. The reported counts differ: 46…
Status: Ongoing. Some cases at trial stage (Fier, Vau i Deja); others open or unresolved in sources reviewed. Aggregate counts unreconciled.
From May 2025
Vau i Deja: mayor Kristian Shkreli, alleged active electoral corruption
SPAK charged Kristian Shkreli, mayor of Vau i Deja, with active electoral corruption (Art. 328 Criminal Code) over the 11 May 2025 election. SPAK's allegation, as reported by Shqiptarja and…
Status: At GJKKO (reported hearings). No verdict in sources reviewed.
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Connections
Open the map →- Court proceeding→Vau i Deja: mayor Kristian Shkreli, alleged active electoral corruptionSource label: Officially reportedConflicting records
Defendant
Evidence: Charged with active electoral corruption; case at GJKKO.
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · Oct 2025
Denies promising benefits or offering material goods in exchange for votes (court statement, as reported by Balkanweb and Shqiptarja).
Speaker: Kristian Shkreli
U mor i pandehur per blerje votash per PSD (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja · 23 Oct 2025 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
SPAK sent the case to the Special Court, which means SPAK considers there is evidence to try. The case is not decided.
- Video: accusations of active corruption, Vau te Deje mayor appears in court (opens in a new tab)Balkanweb · 2025 · journalism · EN
Timeline
SPAK
SPAK sends the Vau i Deja mayor case to the Special Court
Kristian Shkreli charged with active electoral corruption (Art. 328); the defence denies the charge.
Linked: Vau i Deja: mayor Kristian Shkreli, alleged active electoral corruption · Kristian Shkreli
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Publisher
- Balkanweb
- Date
- 2025