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The 60-page complaint was made about the misuse of money in 'Operation Albania', for the construction of migrant camps in Shengjin and Gjadra.
The international organization 'ActionAid' has denounced the Italian government and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the Court of Audit.
The 60-page complaint was made about the misuse of money in 'Operation Albania', for the construction of migrant camps in Shengjin and Gjadra.
The Lazio Regional Prosecutor's Office must decide whether to initiate proceedings for economic damage, based on the alleged violations.
The National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) has also been notified of irregularities in the award of a 133 million euro contract for the management of the centers.
Also, according to ActionAid, verification of the international importance of this contract has not been carried out, an element that would require a more transparent and open competitive procedure.
Meanwhile, Giorgio Mottola's investigations on the 'Report' show on Rai3, where two documentaries '(Hot)Spot Albanese' and 'Albania's Campaign' were published, revealed that the initial estimates presented to the Italian parliament envisaged 39 million euros for the construction of the hotspot in Shëngjin and the center in Gjadra. But within three months, the amount had doubled, raising serious questions about the management of public funds.
Italian media write that the construction of the centers in Albania began with 39.2 million euros allocated by the law ratifying the Protocol. Just ten days later, with the "PNRR 2 Decree", responsibility for the project was transferred from the Ministry of Interior and Justice to the Ministry of Defense, and resources were increased to 65 million euros.
"Public funds diverted from healthcare, justice, welfare and services," explains lawyer Antonello Ciervo, who coordinated ActionAid's legal team, made up of Giulia Crescini, Gennaro Santoro and Francesco Romeo, but also from emergency management funds.
Stampaparlamento further writes that despite this, the centers are still far from fully operational (as of March 2025, only 39% of official capacity had been activated) and cost significantly more than similar structures across the country.
In Gjadra, managing a place for just two months, with the center almost empty, costs approximately 1,500 euros. The same as the cost for the entire 2024 program in Modica, a model for the first phase of the Albanian experiment, which envisaged detaining only asylum seekers rescued at sea from so-called "safe countries."
Specifically, the Ministry of Defense, in addition to the initial establishment of the centers, spent over 2.6 million euros on maintenance and supplies for the Libra ship, initially used for transfers and later sold in Tirana, but above all on travel and mission expenses for the Carabinieri and Navy personnel. According to Italian media, the Ministry of Interior spent 630,000 euros on transfers and purchases of control technologies.
A staggering amount is spent on food and accommodation for law enforcement officers. While in 2024, CPR in Macomer (NU) cost 5,884.80 euros per day, in Albania, for 120 hours
The Ministry of Justice has signed contracts worth almost 2 million euros and made payments (in May 2025) of 1.2 million euros for the Gjader prison, which has never been used and is 70% completed.
While the Ministry of Health has authorized expenditures of almost 4.8 million euros and has already spent 1.2 million euros. However, the offices of Usmaf Albania have been empty since March 2025. / Taken from "Stampaparlamento"
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