Altin Dumani

Edi Rama: EU negotiations must conclude by 2027 to safeguard justice reform from political reversal

The Prime Minister warns that both opposition and future Socialist leaders could undo key reforms without EU anchor Why is this important: Prime Minister Edi Rama is pushing for Albania’s...

Berisha appears at SPAK again, accuses prosecutors of “amnestying electoral crimes”

Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha appeared once again at the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) on Monday, as part of his ongoing legal obligation to check in with authorities under...

SPAK and GJKKO defend their work but ignore Strasbourg ruling and Veliaj audio scandal

At a high-profile conference on Albania’s justice system, SPAK Chief Altin Dumani, GJKKO Chief Judge Erion Bani, and KLP Chair Mirela Bogdani defended their institutions against growing criticism. Dumani rejected...

SPAK Chief defends electoral crime task force amid growing backlash

The head of the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK), Altin Dumani, responded to growing criticism and alarm over the agency’s newly launched Strategy for the Investigation and Prevention of Electoral Crimes....

PM lashes out at SPAK about election surveillance

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has called on the Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) to halt all forms of political party surveillance during the upcoming May 11 parliamentary elections. He described...

Berisha vows to dismantle SPAK in protest before SPAK, mere days after condemning rivals for peaceful gathering

Former Prime Minister Sali Berisha intensified his attacks on Albania’s Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) during a protest outside its headquarters, just days after accusing his Socialist...

Berisha accuses Rama of fearing Veliaj’s testimony

Opposition leader Sali Berisha has accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of being afraid that Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj will testify about his involvement in corruption before the Special Structure Against...

Berisha vows to disband SPAK if elected on May 11

Sali Berisha has pledged to dissolve Albania’s Special Prosecution Office (SPAK) if he wins the May 11 elections. Berisha claims SPAK is a politically compromised organization, accusing its head, Altin...

UK Ambassador to Albania reaffirms support for SPAK amid U.S. aid suspension

UK Ambassador to Albania, Nicholas Abbott, has met with Altin Dumani, head of the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), to express continued British support for the institution....

SPAK dismisses Sali Berisha’s claims PM’s brother’s alleged cocaine trafficking links

SPAK has rejected claims made by Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha, who alleged that an anonymous letter signed under the name of anti-fascist martyr Zaho Koka had been sent to...