Sander Lleshaj
Socialist Party (PS)
Legal status
Not charged
not-charged
What this means: No criminal charge against this person is recorded in the sources reviewed.
Profile
Interior Minister at the time of Klodian Rasha's killing (8 Dec 2020). Announced his resignation on 10 December 2020 after protests; Prime Minister Rama accepted it while stating Lleshaj had no connection to the officer's act (reported).
Response from Sander Lleshaj
Resigned publicly on 10 December 2020 (reported). Other statements not retrieved.
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 Aug 2020
Police uniform tender: nine current and former officials arrested by SPAK
On 10 July 2021 SPAK arrested nine current and former officials over a tender for police uniforms. Exit describes them as the former head of public procurement at the Interior Ministry and members of…
Status: Trial status unknown; retrial of detention ruling reported
From 8 Dec 2020
Killing of Klodian Rasha (8 Dec 2020, curfew)
On 8 December 2020, during curfew hours, police in Tirana (Lapraka area) shot and killed Klodian Rasha, 25. Police said he disobeyed an order to stop and had a weapon; the family denied he had a…
Status: Hajdaraj convicted at first instance; appeal ruling reported (2021) with differing terms. Interior Minister resigned 10 Dec 2020.
A case listed here names this person. It does not mean they are accused in it; read the case page.
Connections
Open the map →- Alleged relationship→Police uniform tender: nine current and former officials arrested by SPAKSource label: Under investigation
former minister during tender period; denies involvement
Evidence: Lleshaj says his role gave him no authority over procurement (Exit).
Interior Minister at time of killing; resigned
Evidence: Resignation 10 Dec 2020 (IntelliNews, Channels TV).
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · Jul 2021
His role as minister gave him no authority over procurement (paraphrase from Exit.al).
Speaker: Sander Lleshaj
Ex-Interior Minister of Albania Denies Involvement in Police Uniform Tender Scandal (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · unknown · journalism · EN
What the documents show
The sources reviewed do not establish the minister's role in the tender decisions; the file names procurement officials. Full text of the Exit article was not retrieved.
- 9 Albanian Officials Arrested for Public Procurement-Related Abuses (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · 10 Jul 2021 · journalism · EN
Timeline
Government
Interior Minister Sander Lleshaj resigns after police killing
Rama accepted the resignation, stating Lleshaj had no connection to the officer's act.
Linked: Killing of Klodian Rasha (8 Dec 2020, curfew) · Sander Lleshaj · Edi Rama
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 4 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- IntelliNews
- Date
- 10 Dec 2020
- Publisher
- Channels TV (wire)
- Date
- 10 Dec 2020
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Exit.al
- Date
- 10 Jul 2021