Despite recent progress, the head of Albania’s Special Prosecution Office (SPAK), Altin Dumani, says major challenges remain in the fight against corruption.
“We have a functional SPAK with 20 prosecutors and modern tools,” Dumani said at a Council of Europe meeting. “But the path forward is far from easy.”
Dumani highlighted SPAK’s struggle to maintain its independence and the need for legal reforms around the status of special prosecutors after their terms end. He also proposed raising Albania’s 500 Euro corruption threshold to allow the office to focus on bigger, more complex cases.
He revealed that a new public commissioner role will be fully operational by early 2025, helping streamline case management and reporting.
Dumani stressed that SPAK can’t tackle corruption alone. He also flagged limitations in handling requests from foreign authorities for legal action against Albanians.
“The fight against corruption must be a team effort,” he concluded.
