DP/Vangjeli's denunciation: 11 million euros for a fare, Contract with DHL was violated, CEC responsible

2025-05-24 11:41:00, Politikë CNA

DP/Vangjeli's denunciation: 11 million euros for a fare, Contract with DHL

The Democratic Party, through its Anti-Corruption Spokesperson Genta Vangjeli, has made another denunciation.

In a statement to the media, Vangjeli stated that 11 million euros were spent on a farce, referring to the CEC contract with DHL.

Vangjeli reports that this contract has been violated and the subcontractors have operated in violation of the law.

According to her, the CEC and its chief commissioner, Ilirjan Celibashi, are responsible for the failure of the external voting process.

Genta Vangjeli's full statement.

On April 7, 2025, the Public Procurement Agency published in its bulletin no. 16, the data regarding the procurement procedure with negotiation without advertisement conducted by the Central Election Commission with the object: "Postal service for voters from abroad" worth 11 million euros including VAT which go to DHL International Albania.

Let's focus on the contract terms predetermined by the CEC.

The CEC itself has clearly stated that DHL International Albania will not be allowed to subcontract other entities or support entities in the implementation of this contract.

Now let's go to Talulant Balla's posts, but not only on his FB network, dated May 2, 2025, where it is written:

TOMORROW DHL, SPEEDEX and COURIER OFFICES ARE OPEN ALL OVER GREECE

In Greece, most DHL service points and subcontractors will be open.

The envelope can be delivered to a DHL, Courier Center or Speedex service point or you can arrange for pickup from your home.

As for ACS, this company only accepts deliveries to some remote areas.

Please deliver your envelope as soon as possible to DHL, Speedex or Caurier Center so that your vote arrives in Albania on time.

So, in addition to DHL, Taulant Balla announces the names of 3 subcontractors: Speedex, Courier Center and the company ACS Courier.

Official data according to the procurement documents and the contract itself signed between the parties only notify and allow DHL as its implementer.

Taulant Balla, the Socialist Party branch in Greece, SP exponents and MPs, and even the Albanian Embassy in Greece itself, how did they know this information about subcontractors and other details of their organization and contacts?

We are clear about the SP, but the Central Election Commission itself has violated:

1. Electoral Code, article 25/1:

The CEC could not entrust the service to any local operator and this legal obligation is not an alternative choice.

2. In accordance with and in implementation of the Electoral Code, the decision of the regulatory commission no. 13 dated 12.11.2024 on the approval of the rules for the procedure for voting from abroad, in the section "Sending electoral documentation to the voter", clearly stipulates that:

2.1.Election documentation is sent to the voter from abroad individually.

2.2 The documentation is sent to the address stated in the PER by the voter himself.

2.3. The election documentation is sent via an express postal service that allows for tracking of the shipment.

Under these conditions, Mr. Ilirjan Celibashi, as State Election Commissioner and executive director of this institution, had the obligation to ensure that:

The contract concluded with the selected operator (in this case DHL) was in full compliance with the above-mentioned legal and sub-legal criteria;

•To take immediate action as soon as news broke that DHL was operating with subcontractors

to monitor the implementation of these legal obligations and contractual obligations at all times;

to guarantee the individual and traceable distribution of documentation to every registered voter in the Diaspora,

• Based on information received from voters in the diaspora, DHL did not verify the identity of the recipient with an identification document, but simply showed up at a person's door and left the envelopes without asking for identification.

•The manner of implementing the contract by DHL, which Mr. Celibashi spoke about at the media conference on May 22, should not be monitored and followed up on now, but should have been monitored and followed since the conclusion of the contract according to the plan drafted by the CEC in implementation of Article 107 of Council of Ministers No. 285/2021.

4. In addition to the failure of the process that resulted in this electoral farce, the CEC is responsible for the violation of the LPP, article 122/1, VKM no. 285/2021 for the approval of public procurement rules, article 73/1, article 89 points 2 and 4, article 107, and the violation of the contract itself no. 1358/20 dated April 4, 2025, concluded between the CEC CA and the Contractor DHL International Albania shpk, the implementation of which cost Albanians 11 million euros with VAT but which failed successfully.

Therefore, the DP will pursue all legal procedures regarding the financial and electoral damage that resulted./ CNA