Valter Begaj

Businessman whose company Net Group is central to SPAK allegations about tenders awarded by Evis Berberi while Berberi headed the energy-efficiency agency and ARRSH. Intercepted messages reported by BalkanWeb show him telling Berberi that Net Group had been qualified for the Unaza e Madhe (Tirana ring road) tender, lots 4, 5 and 6 (messages dated 15.07.2020 and 22.09.2020, as reported). Reports say he and Ervis Lame face detention; the exact charges and current status were not confirmed from the sources read.

Not captured in the sources read.

Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.

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• Investigation←Evis BerberiSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  SPAK alleges tenders awarded to Begaj's Net Group

  Evidence: SPAK alleges Berberi awarded tenders to Net Group while heading ARRSH and the energy-efficiency agency; intercepted messages reported by BalkanWeb discuss the Unaza e Madhe qualification. Allegation only.

• Alleged relationship→Ervis LameSource label: Under investigationCode: UNDER_INVESTIGATIONCredible reporting or investigative material that a court has not established.

  Partners/employer link via DAAM and Net Group

  Evidence: Reporting describes Begaj as partner in DAAM, where Lame is administrator, and says Lame is an employee of Net Group (as reported; allegation context).

• Hypothesis→Belinda BallukuSource label: UnverifiedCode: UNVERIFIEDAnonymous tip, social-media upload or a single unconfirmed report.

  UNVERIFIED hypothesis: shared procurement intermediary across ARRSH and Ring Road tenders

  Evidence: FOR: intercepted messages (reported) show Net Group qualified for Unaza e Madhe lots 4-6; SPAK alleges Balluku directed lot-4 group compositionconn-shtufi-balluku-tender); a BalkanWeb headline calls the businessman a collaborator of Balluku. AGAINST: no source read documents direct contact between Begaj and Balluku; Balluku denies the accusations; the Berberi (ARRSH) and Ring Road files are separate SPAK files with unproven charges; the Net Group messages are reported wiretap content, not a court finding.

• Hypothesis←Ilir ShtufiSource label: UnverifiedCode: UNVERIFIEDAnonymous tip, social-media upload or a single unconfirmed report.

  UNVERIFIED hypothesis: shared bidders for Ring Road lots 4-6

  Evidence: FOR: Shqiptarja reports Shtufi as presumptive winner of lot 4 of the Great Ring tender; intercepts reported by BalkanWeb show Net Group qualified for lots 4, 5 and 6. AGAINST: the sources do not state that Shtufi and Net Group bid on the same lot; the Shtufi file is a SPAK procedure with no court finding;records Shtufi's Berisha-family link as an allegation only.