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Albania Court Suspends Spy Chief, Orders House Arrest in Graft Probe

Prosecutors say the case involves tender-rigging at the state IT agency and the diversion of tens of millions of euros to organized-crime-linked accounts.

  • On Tuesday, anti-corruption prosecutors placed Vlora Hyseni, head of Albania's State Intelligence Service , under house arrest for allegedly revealing state secrets and assisting an offender.
  • Investigations center on the National Agency for Information Society , where SPAK alleges officials pre-selected tender winners and diverted about 59 million euros in procedures to organized crime groups.
  • Former Chief of Police Ilir Proda was questioned by SPAK, while authorities arrested AKSHI director Mirlinda Karcanaj's deputy, Hava Delibashi, and businessman Ermal Beqiraj, who remains under arrest in France.
  • Opposition MPs urged President Bajram Begaj to convene the State Security Council, while Socialist MP Blendi Cuci stated, "Nothing is true until proven by the courts."
  • Hyseni, formerly of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency , has led SHISH since 2023 following a controversial appointment; analyst Mentor Kikia wrote, "In this country, the problem is that even the end has no end.
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The SPAK investigations into the “AKSHI” file have taken another important development, after the director of the State Intelligence Service, Vlora Hyseni, was also included in the investigation. According to SPAK, Hyseni was placed under house arrest and suspended from duty. At the time of the decision, she was reportedly in Baku […]

SPAK ka caktuar masën e sigurisë arrest në shtëpi-dhe pezullim nga detyra për kreun e Shërbimit Informativ të Shtetit, Vlora Hyseni, shkruan Top Channel. Për Hysenin dyshöft për për përkrahje të autorit të krimit dhe nxjerrje sekreti shtetëror. Sipas Top Channel, controls vijnë si rezultat i hetimeve të dosjes së AKSHI-t. Vlora Hyseni në të [...] The post SPAK cakton masën

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The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution has issued a security measure of "house arrest" for Vlora Hyseni, director of the State Intelligence Service, who was suspended from duty. Hyseni has often been the target of opposition accusations, writes Balkanweb.com. She officially took office in April 2023, becoming the first woman to lead the Albanian intelligence service. Before this appointment, she had a long career in national security structures…

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urbanlajme.net broke the news on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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