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SPAK head warns of ongoing risk from money laundering, abusive tenders and political interference; calls for national priority in the fight against corruption...
Altin Dumani, head of the Special Prosecution Office (SPAK), has revealed a bleak picture of the corruption situation in the country, describing it as a sustainable and strategic threat to the functioning of the state and the economy.
In his report to the Assembly, Dumani underlined that criminal offenses in the field of corruption remain at a high and stable level of risk, with a tendency to expand in several categories, including the judiciary and executive branches.
" Corruption at high levels has not decreased, but has changed form. Laundering the proceeds of crime and violating equality in tenders are two of the most aggressive forms of sophisticated corruption in 2023-2024 ," said Dumani.
According to him, the phenomenon includes continuous abuses of public funds and the use of fictitious entities in clientelistic schemes. Dumani also warned that passive corruption in public administration maintains a stable trend, testifying to the systemic spread of corrupt practices.
" Illegal influence on public decision-making remains a typical form of state capture and reduces citizens' trust in justice and the law ," he said.
Although the report highlights a relative decrease in cases of corruption in the judiciary during 2024, SPAK considers this decrease not necessarily an indicator of improvement, but a possible result of a lack of referrals and investigative obstacles.
In conclusion, Dumani called for treating corruption as a national priority in criminal policy, with a special focus on international cooperation, increasing referrals from public institutions, and a thorough reform of the tendering and financial supervision system.
Excerpt from Duman's speech
Regarding the measurement of the level of risk, data on criminal offenses in the field of corruption show a high and stable level of risk, with a tendency to expand in several categories of crimes and with a direct impact on public governance, institutional integrity and the national economy.
The highest-risk offenses are laundering of proceeds of crime and violation of equality in tenders, which show a strong increase in 2023-2024, reflecting continued abuse of public funds and the involvement of fictitious commercial entities in clientelistic schemes.
Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions maintains a stable high trend, demonstrating the spread of corrupt practices in public administration.
Meanwhile, the exercise of unlawful influence remains a typical form of interference in public decision-making and administrative processes, maintaining a medium level of risk.
Acts of corruption at high levels of government and justice, including passive corruption of senior state officials and active and passive corruption in the justice system, although they represent a relative decrease in 2024, remain crimes of high strategic risk, as they undermine public trust in the state and the rule of law.
Overall, the panorama of the level of corruption risk constitutes a constant threat to the integrity of public administration, fair economic competition and the functioning of the rule of law, requiring its treatment as a national priority in criminal and investigative policy, in terms of long-term international cooperation.
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