Denunciation, the next scandal of the Tropoja Municipality/ Two bridges with fictitious investment requests

2026-01-29 18:06:00, Denoncim CNA

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A complaint received by the CNA editorial office raises serious suspicions of abuses in a draft decision presented by the Mayor of Tropoja, Rexhe Byberaj, to the Municipal Council, for the approval of funds for investments in several bridges in the municipality's territory.

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According to the complaint from the documentation and verifications carried out on the ground, two of the bridges for which funding is requested result in fictitious requests, which do not correspond to the current reality.

The draft decision (no. 5893/1 prot., dated 5.12.2025) provides for investments in bridges in the administrative units of Lekbibaj, Margegaj and Tropoja e Vjetër, which the Municipality justifies as damaged by rainfall.

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From the accompanying documents it results that the working group for ascertaining the damages was established by order no. 5599 prot., dated 18.11.2025, signed by the Deputy Mayor of the Municipality, Abedin Kerrnaja.

On the same date, the act-findings, projects and estimates for all bridges were drafted, a fact that raises doubts about the feasibility of these procedures within one day, considering that the territory of the Municipality of Tropoja extends over 200 km.

Two concrete cases with suspicions of forgery

The first case is related to the Merturaj bridge, in the village of Curraj i Poshtëm, Lekbibaj Administrative Unit, for which a fund of about 18 million lek is requested.

According to local residents and field observations, this bridge has been fully repaired by the community itself and is currently functional. This calls into question the authenticity of the documentation and the real need for reconstruction.

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The second case concerns the bridge in the village of Dragobi, Margegaj Administrative Unit, for which a fund of 54 million lek is requested.

The draft decision used photographs that, according to the complaint, date back more than 15 years.

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In reality, a new and functional bridge has been built next to this bridge, while minimal interventions are only needed for protection from erosion of the Valbona River.

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Meanwhile, a damaged bridge in the village of Vlad, Bytyç Administrative Unit, which serves about 15 families, has not been included in the project, raising suspicions that funds are being sought for unnecessary interventions.

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According to the complaint, the fact that several key documents were signed by the same leaders within one day raises suspicions that the procedure was followed fictitiously and in violation of the law.

The complainants describe the case as a blatant abuse of public funds and demand the intervention of responsible institutions to verify the documentation and prosecute those responsible./ CNA