Born in Albania · Nationality Albanian — Politics / infrastructure and energy

Belinda Balluku

Former Albanian deputy prime minister and infrastructure minister.

Belinda Balluku served as Albania’s infrastructure minister and deputy prime minister. In October 2026 she was formally notified of charges relating to public tenders, alleged corruption, asset declarations and money laundering. She denied the original allegations and no guilty verdict has been reported.

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Profile No. 6139 · Updated on 9 November 2026

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I. Documented controversies

20 October 2026

Detailed charges: nine tenders, corruption and property allegations

Formally charged

SPAK communicated formal charges covering nine tenders, passive-corruption counts, two allegedly improper asset declarations and suspected money laundering involving two properties. These are charges, not convictions, and no final judgment was found.

State of the evidence: SPAK statement reproduced in full and Reuters reporting.
Legal status — source text: Charges formalised on 20 October 2026; no trial verdict found.
Attribution: Alleged tender manipulation, corruption, asset-declaration failures and laundering.

Sources · 2

[1]
Lapsi.al / SPAK communiquéSPAK communicates final charges to Balluku: 9 tenders, corruption and money laundering20 October 2026MediaMedium reliability
[2]
BalkanWeb / News24SPAK aggravates the accusations against Belinda Balluku20 October 2026MediaMedium reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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- 2025-2026: Belinda Balluku — investigation into over €200 million in public contracts at the heart of government Source ↗

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Controversia profile, updated 9 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/belinda-balluku