By the Editorial Team of TLF
A corruption investigation into government technology contracts has reached the top of Albania’s intelligence service. A special court has placed Vlora Hyseni, the former head of the State Intelligence Service (SHISH), under house arrest as prosecutors investigate whether she disclosed secret information and helped a businessman while he was wanted by the authorities.
The court ordered Hyseni’s house arrest and suspension on 21 September, according to SPAK’s statement. Prime Minister Edi Rama subsequently announced her removal from the intelligence post.
The case is linked to an investigation into contracts awarded by the National Agency for the Information Society, or AKSHI, which manages Albania’s digital public services. Businessman Ergys Agasi, a suspect in that investigation, was arrested on 26 August after months on the run.
Hyseni acknowledged that she had remained in contact with Agasi but told investigators that he was a collaborator of the intelligence service, Report TV says. Prosecutors reportedly question that account, including whether the claimed arrangement had been disclosed through the appropriate channels.
The messages have drawn sensational headlines. The central question for investigators is whether Hyseni gave Agasi information obtained through her position or helped him avoid arrest. The reported contents of the investigative file remain allegations to be tested in court.
SPAK’s public statement confirms that Hyseni is under investigation for suspected assistance to an offender and disclosure of secret information. It does not publish the Signal exchanges or establish how the documents reached Agasi’s car.
Two other men face detention measures in the latest phase of the investigation, while authorities have carried out further searches. A court hearing to question Hyseni was scheduled for 24 September, according to Euronews Albania.
The investigation raises questions about the protection of state information and the reach of the AKSHI case. Hyseni and the other suspects are presumed innocent unless convicted by a final court judgment.
The court ordered Hyseni’s house arrest and suspension on 21 September, according to SPAK’s statement. Prime Minister Edi Rama subsequently announced her removal from the intelligence post.
The case is linked to an investigation into contracts awarded by the National Agency for the Information Society, or AKSHI, which manages Albania’s digital public services. Businessman Ergys Agasi, a suspect in that investigation, was arrested on 26 August after months on the run.
Communications Under Scrutiny
Albanian broadcaster Report TV reports that investigators recovered more than 500 Signal communications between Hyseni and Agasi from late June until his arrest. According to its account of the investigative file, the exchanges included calls, video calls and messages, some using affectionate language.Hyseni acknowledged that she had remained in contact with Agasi but told investigators that he was a collaborator of the intelligence service, Report TV says. Prosecutors reportedly question that account, including whether the claimed arrangement had been disclosed through the appropriate channels.
The messages have drawn sensational headlines. The central question for investigators is whether Hyseni gave Agasi information obtained through her position or helped him avoid arrest. The reported contents of the investigative file remain allegations to be tested in court.
Documents Found in Agasi’s Car
Report TV says investigators found nine printed pages of diagrams resembling SHISH material in Agasi’s car during a search in July. According to a passage from the case file published by Albanian outlet CNA, Hyseni denied that Agasi had obtained information from the intelligence service and said she would provide a classified written explanation concerning the diagrams.SPAK’s public statement confirms that Hyseni is under investigation for suspected assistance to an offender and disclosure of secret information. It does not publish the Signal exchanges or establish how the documents reached Agasi’s car.
The Wider Investigation
The AKSHI inquiry concerns alleged manipulation of public tenders. Albanian investigative outlet BIRN reports that 19 procedures examined by prosecutors had a combined budget ceiling of approximately €59 million. That figure describes the value of contracts under scrutiny; it is not a finding that €59 million was stolen.Two other men face detention measures in the latest phase of the investigation, while authorities have carried out further searches. A court hearing to question Hyseni was scheduled for 24 September, according to Euronews Albania.
The investigation raises questions about the protection of state information and the reach of the AKSHI case. Hyseni and the other suspects are presumed innocent unless convicted by a final court judgment.
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