After several hours of questioning as a declarant, businessman Behgjet Pacolli has left the premises of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office.
"I have left it in the hands of justice, I believe very much in justice, I will act as the decisions will dictate, the airport will be built, it will be the most beautiful airport," he told reporters.
Top Channel reports that Pacolli was summoned by prosecutor Ndini Tavani and officer Andri Dervishi, to be questioned as a declarant about 47 percent of the airport's shares and the dispute with Valdon Ademi.
Pacolli's interrogation was conducted as a person who is aware of the circumstances of the event and the conflict with shareholder Valdon Ademi and the former administrator of the "Vlora International Airport" company, Valon Lluka.
Pacolli was asked not only about the report of shareholder Valdon Ademi but also about the report that Emin Pacolli made to the Tirana prosecutor's office against three people: notary Valbona Selimi, minority shareholder Valdon Ademi, and former administrator Valon Lluka.
But how did the conflict start?
The minority shareholder in this concession, Valon Ademi, has publicly accused Behgjet Pacolli of fraud. The core of the conflict between the two partners in the construction of the airport was the division of shares, where Ademi officially has 2% of them, but claims 47%.
There is also a notarial contract between the parties, signed immediately after the departure of the Turkish group YDA from the airport concession. This group owned 40 percent of the shares of Vlora airport, which it formally sold to Behgjet Pacolli's Mabco company for the symbolic amount of 4200 euros. On the same day, Mabco and 2A Group signed a new agreement for the division of shares, stipulating that Mabco would own 53 percent and 2A Group 47 percent of them. However, these contracts have not yet been registered with the National Business Center (NBC).
Meanwhile, Ademi's 2A Group company seeks to be officially recognized as the owner of 47 percent of the shares, relying on the notarial contract and full documentation of investments made over the last two years. On the other hand, Pacolli's Mabco disputes this claim and, as the consortium's main shareholder, has decided not to allow the change in the share structure.
The clash between them also led to the dismissal of the first administrator of the Vlora airport company, while the second resigned a few days ago.
Following the accusations among the shareholders, Valon Ademi filed a complaint against Pacolli and the court a few days ago imposed a precautionary measure against the company "Vlora International Airport - VIA" LLC, suspending any decision planned at the General Assembly of Partners, which was scheduled to be held on October 20, 2025.
The voting rights of the majority shareholder, the company "Mabco Constructions SA", of Pacolli have also been suspended until the registration of the contract for the sale of 49% of the capital shares of the company VIA sh.pk, transferred on April 3, 2025 to the buyer "2A Group" sh.pk.
The Tirana Prosecutor's Office has meanwhile launched a group of prosecutors to investigate the Vlora airport issue.
The investigation has been registered for 3 individuals: businessman Behgjet Pacolli with his brother Emin Pacolli, as well as citizen Nelson Çela, administrator of the parent company in Switzerland Mabco Construction SA. Citizen Nelson Çela was summoned to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, who gave a deposition, and immediately afterwards signed his resignation as administrator of the company owned by Pacolli. All three are officially under investigation for fraud with serious consequences, computer fraud, and forgery of documents and acts. /TCH/
