The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) has officially forwarded to the State Election Commissioner, Ilirjan Celibashi, confirmation of the final sentence for the Mayor of Kuçova, Kreshnik Hajdari. Through an official document recorded in May 2026 , obtained by VNA , SPAK confirms that Hajdari has pleaded guilty to falsifying forms.
In the letter to the CEC, Chief Prosecutor Klodjan Braho details the progress of the criminal process against Hajdari, which began after verifications of his clean record within the framework of the decriminalization law.
According to the document:
"With decision No. 06, dated 25.01.2024, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime has decided: The guilty declaration of the defendant Kreshnik Hajdari for committing the criminal offense 'Forgery of seals, stamps or forms', provided for by Article 190/2 of the Criminal Code and his sentence to 9 months of imprisonment."
In accordance with the summary trial, Hajdari's sentence was reduced to 6 months of imprisonment, which was later suspended to be served with probation. The SPAK document explains that this decision took final form on July 5, 2024, making Hajdari's mandate legally vulnerable, and the institutional silence strange, and the setting in motion of the CEC only now the High Court expressed itself and Maliqi held a media conference below Celibashi's office.
This development comes after a long legal and public battle launched by his political rival in the local elections, Lefter Maliqi. The latter has filed several complaints with SPAK and the CEC, claiming that Kreshnik Hajdari concealed a previous conviction in Greece (for illegal border crossing), a fact that was not reflected in the self-declaration form.
Maliqi has repeatedly accused Hajdari of holding the position illegally, arguing that:
Hajdari has committed the criminal offense of fraud with state documents.
Justice institutions and the CEC have delayed the execution of the decriminalization law.
The elections in Kuçovë must be repeated due to the invalidity of the winner's candidacy.
With the arrival of this official notification from SPAK, the ball passes into the CEC's court. Commissioner Celibashi is expected to convene a session to determine the premature termination of Kreshnik Hajdari's mandate, unless there are other legal avenues that allow the opposite.
