The Special Prosecution Office has communicated the final charges to Belinda Balluku this Tuesday, aggravating her position in the criminal case being investigated by SPAK. In addition to violating equality in tenders, Balluku is also accused of passive corruption, money laundering and concealment or false declaration of assets.
According to the official SPAK announcement, dated October 20, Balluku is accused of violating equality in nine tender procedures, carried out in collaboration, as well as two cases of failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets. Another serious charge is that of laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense, which according to the Prosecution is related to two immovable properties.
In total, SPAK has communicated five charges to Balluk according to the names of criminal offenses in the Criminal Code, some of which include more than one episode. The Prosecution announces that it is continuing the procedures for communicating charges to other persons involved in the same criminal case.
SPAK ANNOUNCEMENT
The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has communicated today, on 20.10.2026, the final charges against the defendant Belinda Balluku for the following criminal offenses:
• “Violation of equality of participants in public tenders or auctions”, in collaboration (nine times), provided for by Article 258/2 and 25 of the Criminal Code.
• “Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions”, provided for by Article 259 of the Criminal Code.
• “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, provided for by Article 260 of the Criminal Code.
• “Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare”, (twice), provided for by Article 257/a, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code.
• “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity”, provided for in Article 287, letter “b” of the Criminal Code, committed in qualifying circumstances “in collaboration and more than once”, according to Article 287/2 of the Criminal Code (for two immovable properties).
The Special Prosecution Office is taking concrete procedural steps to communicate the charges to the persons involved in the same criminal case. Further details will be announced at a later date.
