SCANDAL/ Agim Ismaili signed the tender for the reconstruction of the building that he himself had declared non-functional

2026-01-28 18:39:00, Denoncim CNA

SCANDAL/ Agim Ismaili signed the tender for the reconstruction of the building

Agim Ismaili's abuses, when he was the director of prisons, seem to have no end. A report by the Albanian Supreme Audit Office has highlighted the abuses and violations committed by Agim Ismaili.

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What happens?

The winning economic operator of this tender was "Doksani-G" shpk with a value of 4,530,393 lek including VAT, with a work schedule of 4 months. From the audit of this tender, it was found that the Detention Building that was to be reconstructed is an out-of-function building.

By Transfer Order of the General Director of Prisons, there are no longer any detainees in this building, because they were moved to the premises of the "Jordan Misja" Penitentiary Institution.

The verification at the facility revealed that, in this building, only one person was serving an alternative sentence.

"From the audit of the procurement procedure with the object "Reconstruction in Vaqarr warehouses" and based on the Procurement Contract no. 2619/7 dated 10.06.2019 concluded between the CA of the DPB with the winning economic operator "Doksani-G" shpk, with a value of 4,530,393 lek including VAT, with a work schedule for 4 months, it was found that:

According to Chapter V (Preventive with a value of 487,996 lek excluding VAT) of the DT and the Contract, works have been partially included and completed, which consist of waterproofing, with bitumen emulsion and tar cardboard additions, on the terrace of the IEVP-Vaqarr Detention Building.

The group of auditors verified during the physical inspection on 13.01.2021 that the Detention Building is an out-of-function building since, by Transfer Order of the General Director of Prisons no. 3497/1 dated 17.04.2019, there are no more detainees in this building, who have been moved to the premises of the "Jordan Misja" Penitentiary Institution since April 2019. The verification at the facility resulted in the fact that, in this building, only 1 person was serving an alternative sentence," the report states.

Thus, Agim Ismaili, in clear violation, signed the contract for the reconstruction of the building for which he had signed the order for its decommissioning.

As a result of this abuse, the report emphasizes that the amount of 487,996 lek excluding VAT or 585,595 lek including VAT, are funds spent ineffectively.

"Thus, on 10.06.2019, the DPB signed the contract for the "Procurement Contract (Work)" with the EO, although only 2 months ago, on 17.04.2019, the order of the General Director of Prisons was issued for the decommissioning of the building and the transfer of prisoners to other facilities, as a result of which the value of 487,996 lek excluding VAT or 585,595 lek including VAT for the performance of works on the terrace of the IEVD-Vaqar Detention Building constitutes budgetary funds spent, without effectiveness, economy and efficiency," the report states.

All of these facts mentioned above in the report of the Supreme State Audit indicate the abuses and serious violations of Agim Ismaili during the time he headed the General Directorate of Prisons.

Just like introducing expired medications or turning a blind eye to the hygiene and quality of food products for prisoners, abuses of tender procedures for food products are another violation reflected in the KLSH report. /CNA