From Salillari to Arbër Abazi and Sako, who shared Balluk's "160 million USD cake" on the Tirana Ring Road

2025-12-16 17:37:15 / POLITIKË ALFA PRESS

The Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) has raised suspicions that Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure, Belinda Balluku, has a key role in piloting at least 7 tenders related to the construction of the Tirana Ring Road to certain companies.

This Tuesday (December 16, 2025), prosecutors submitted to the Albanian Parliament the request to authorize the arrest of Balluk, the most important move against corruption in Albania.

In the request to the Parliament, SPAK informs the MPs that it is seeking authorization to arrest the government's number two, as they suspect that she has manipulated at least 7 tender procedures. These suspicions are added to the accusation, already raised against Belinda Balluku, for the 180 million euro tender for the Llogara Tunnel.

" Boldnews.al " has conducted verifications in the official Public Procurement Bulletins on tender procedures, for which the arrest of Belinda Balluku is requested.

There are seven tenders, conducted in 2021 by the Albanian Road Authority (ARRSH). Six of the procedures were announced on the same day, on the hot day of August 13, while the last one was in October of that year.

In total, the limit fund for the seven suspected fictitious procedures is over 16 billion new lek or about 160 million USD.

Among the winners, companies that are a major part of the "pie" of public funds stand out. Among them, Arbër Abazi's "Alko Impeks", Pëllumb Salillari's "Salillari" and "2T", with Artan Sako, the brother of the newly elected mayor of Tepelena by the Socialists, Gramoz Sako, as a shareholder, stand out.

1. “Completion, reconciliation and continuation of the works on Shqiponja Square-Tirana River, Lot 1 and QMT”

Fund limit: 2,375,552,033 new lek

In the photo: Prime Minister Edi Rama and businessman Pëllumb Salillar

2. “Construction of the road segment Shqiponja Square – New Boulevard, Lot 2”

Fund limit: 2,485,599,781 new lek

Winner: “4 AM sh.pk – Ed konstruksion sh.pk – IDK konstruksion sh.pk”

3. Construction of the road segment Sheshi Shqiponja – New Boulevard – Shkozë, Bridges over the Tirana River

Fund limit: 2,559,318,901 new lek

4. Construction of the Tirana Outer Ring Road, Lot 4”;

Fund limit: 2,096,958,794 new lek

Winner: Euroteorema Peqin shpk – “PE-VLA-KU” sh.pk – “Nova Construction 2012” shpk

5. Construction of the Tirana Outer Ring Road, Lot 5”;

Fund limit: 1,939,309,894 new lek

Winner: “GPG Company” – '”Senka” shpk

6. Construction of the Tirana Outer Ring Road, Lot 6”;

Fund limit: 1,816,355,589 new lek

In the photo: Arbër Abazi, owner of "Alko-Impeks"

7. Construction of the Tirana Outer Ring Road, Lot 7”.

Limit fund: 2,353,597,373 new lek

Winner: ALKO-IMPEX General Construction – 2 T/ Boldnews

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