TIRANA, March 9 /ATA/ – Special Anti-Corruption Appeals Court on Monday upheld a lower court decision to suspend Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku from office.
The ruling by the appeals chamber of the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime upheld a Nov. 22, 2025 decision by the Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime to impose the precautionary measure.
The decision was issued by a single-judge panel following Balluku’s appeal against the earlier ruling.
In addition to the suspension from office, the court has also imposed a travel ban on Balluku.
Balluku has been charged by the Special Anti-Corruption and Anti-Crime Prosecution Structure (SPAK) over procedures related to the construction of the Llogara Tunnel and is also under investigation over seven segments of the Tirana Outer Ring Road project. Prosecutors accuse the former minister of the criminal offence of violating equality in public tenders.
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