The arrest of the officials of the Ministry of Health is expected to bring Ogerta Manastirliu to SPAK, here are the burning files, from secret tenders to concessions that will burn the dome of "Health"

The abuse of the tender for the first Lot in the supervision of the reconstruction of the health centers of Tirana and Durrës, seems to lead to the doors of the Special Structure Against Organized Crime and Corruption. This Friday, by order of SPAK, the General Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Joana Duro, is handcuffed, after she allegedly took 330,000 ALL in bribes. Mrs. Duro was arrested by order of the Special Prosecutor's Office, under the charge of corruption, after allegedly abusing a tender. But the handcuffing of the number two of the Ministry of Health, seems to lead to the doors of SPAK and the minister Ogerta Manastirliu. The latter is accused by the opposition of tampering with "secret" tenders during the Covid-19 pandemic, the file being investigated by the Special Prosecutor's Office. And as if these atrocities were not enough, Manastirliu risks being interrogated for her former subordinate who was arrested this Friday, as the abuse of the tenders for the reconstruction of health centers in Tirana and Durrës, may highlight other violations, where there is no doubt that the questioning may the minister should also be taken, this is evidence that can investigate the details of the prosecutors and that can also determine the positions of the minister. So, a broad investigation in the Ministry of Health could shake the position of Ogerta Manastirliu, because she and the institution she leads have always been accused of embezzling Albanian taxpayers' money. In the meantime, we remember that what we are talking about today in the Special Prosecutor's Office Against Organized Crime and Corruption are many burning files, starting from secret tenders to concessions granted by Manastirliu and former minister Ilir Beqaj.

Investigations for Manastirli by SPAK

According to SPAK, investigations and verifications are being carried out for the tenders developed by the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection during the months of March and April 2020. The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, SPAK, announced on Thursday April 30 that they are conducting intensive investigations for the criminal proceedings that have as their object the procurements developed under emergency conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Ministry of Defense and that the public denunciations about the procurements developed under emergency conditions of the pandemic by the Ministry of Health are being verified with a classified ″secret″ procedure. The announcement was made public on the SPAK website, where the activity of this prosecutor's office from March 9 to April 30, 2020 is reflected. Democratic Party, In early April 2020, the PD filed a criminal complaint with the SPAK against the Minister of Defense Olta Xhaçka and the members of the Bid Evaluation Commission of this ministry for criminal offenses: "active corruption of persons exercising public functions"; "active corruption of high state officials or local elected officials"; "power abuse"; "violation of the equality of participants in public tenders or auctions"; "passive corruption of persons exercising public functions" and "passive corruption of high state officials or local elected officials". PD claims in its report that the number one of the Ministry of Defense and some of its subordinates have abused the non-competitive tender of 1.5 million euros for food,

Beqaj is also at risk

But in addition to Manastirli, also the former Minister of Health, Ilir Beqaj, is at risk of SPAK. Mr. Beqaj was interrogated some time ago by the Special Prosecutor's Office regarding the 4 concessions of the PPP form given in health, such as "check up", "dialysis", "sterilization" and "laboratories". Until now, the Special Structure Against Organized Crime and Corruption has led the former Minister of the Environment, Lefter Koka and the former Socialist MP Alqi Blako, behind bars for corruption, for the issue of incinerators. Edi Rama attacked SPAK publicly some time ago, threatening him and complaining at the same time that he was making arrests only from his yard. Rama's tone was lowered, as the US embassy and other law enforcement agencies publicly asked him not to be intimidated. In addition to incinerators, where it is expected that there will be arrests for that of Tirana, another hot issue of SPAK is that of concessions in Health. The Special Prosecutor's Office is investigating the concession of the Laboratories, after the findings of the High State Control that it was granted in violation of the law. The PPP contract of more than 110 million euros was won by a consortium with an offshore company, behind which stands the enigmatic businessman Jani Karathano with his company "Pegasus", a connection of the former minister Ilir Beqaj. KLSH sued the 7 members of the Bid Evaluation Committee and the officials of the Ministry of Health. Ilir Beqaj was warned when he was Minister of Health by the consultant IFC, the International Investment Corporation, that the PPP contract did not meet the needs. "The study on the provision of diagnostic services by medical laboratories presents difficulties due to the lack of quantitative data on the public service and due to the fact that part of the consumer demand is covered by the service in the private sector," says the IFC assessment. In addition, IFC expressed concern about the integrity of one of the consortium companies, likely the offshore company based in the Netherlands. But Ilir Beqaj refused to listen to any of the IFC's suggestions, nor those of the opposition at the time, who loudly accused him of the 4 PPP concessions granted in Health, "Check Up", "Dialysis", "Sterilization". and "Laboratories". So now and since he does not even have immunity, since he is not a deputy, Ilir Beqaj is the main risk to be handcuffed for these affairs.