The destruction of the golden Qukës-Qafë Plloc road and the serial failure of almost all major public works built in recent years should push SPAK to open a new front of investigation: into how these works were built.
So far, the Special Prosecution's investigations have been focused mainly on communications captured on seized phones of officials or businessmen, and in rarer cases on procedures for certain tenders. But now Albania is experiencing another very large cost of corruption, negligence and irresponsibility of public officials. That of the rapid destruction of public works that have cost hundreds of millions of euros.
The excuses of difficult terrain, problematic projects, or even rains that fall once in a thousand years are simply deceptions that aim to save the minds of those who should be held responsible. In terms of engineering and the difficulty of the terrain, the most difficult work in Albania remains the National Road. In fact, it is incomparable in difficulty to any other public work built during this time in Albania.
But the National Road has not suffered any damage, even today when more than a decade has passed since its construction. So the question is simple; why are all the costly works of the Renaissance falling into disrepair? Qukës-Qafë Plloç, Korçë-Ersekë, Hidrovori i Durrës, Unaza e Burreli, the list is endless.
This is precisely the question that SPAK must answer with its investigations. This is about a staggering cost that citizens have paid and continue to pay for defective acts. In terms of public damage, this is one of the greatest abuses in the history of Albania. Financially and more than that.
In addition to the billions they have received, almost all of these works will now receive other money to patch up the cracks and defects they have. In Qukës-Qafë Pllocë, a costly tunnel will be built to solve the problems. But the cracks of recent days show that the problems there will never be solved, not even by tunnels that citizens will pay for with their hair.
The time has come for the costs of this corruption to be paid by those who did it and not by the citizens. Designers, supervisors, construction companies, officials who certified must be brought to justice and pay, down to the last penny, the great damage they have done to the citizens and the budget. And this is the duty of SPAK.
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