The Director of the State Cadastre Agency, Lorena Goxhobelli, has officially denied the statements of the head of the Supreme State Audit, Arben Shehu, who has publicly claimed that the institution he heads has been prevented for more than a year and a half from conducting audits in the Cadastre.
During her report to the parliamentary subcommittee on Public Sector Audit, following questions posed by MP Xhelal Mziu, Goxhobelli described these claims as untrue and inconsistent with official documentation.
The Director of the ASHK announced that she has put the Parliament and the Prime Minister in motion through an official letter listing all the audits conducted, emphasizing that the ALSAI has had full access to both documents and digital systems. She explained that from 2019 to 2026, dozens of audits have been conducted and currently two more are in progress, which refutes the claims of blockage.
"The public statements about 'no access' and 'not even minimal access' do not appear to match the administrative evidence we have in the institution. All auditors have had an audit role in accordance with the legal framework and are still active today," Goxhobelli declared, adding that it remains unclear why the head of the SAI has not chosen the path of direct institutional communication to clarify any allegations before addressing the Assembly.
The statement of the director of the ASHK makes it unclear who is right in this institutional clash. We recall that the head of the ASHK, Arben Shehu, during his report to the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, claimed that the lack of access prevents the conduct of audits in a sector of particular importance such as property. According to him, transparency in property registration and guaranteeing information to citizens are legal obligations that must be respected, while emphasizing that the problems require continuous monitoring and that criminal charges have already been filed for issues related to the ASHK.
This clash between the heads of the two institutions comes at a delicate moment for the head of the Cadastre. We recall that SPAK has seized the cell phone of the General Director of the Cadastre, Lorena Goxhobelli, as part of an investigation being conducted into property abuses in the southern coastal area.
