Amid heightened international interest in tourism projects in the south of the country and protests that have accompanied the debate over Zvërnec, SPAK has issued an official response that only partially closes the public questions: there is no open investigation into any project linked to Jared Kushner in Zvërnec, but there is another investigation that the institution does not link to that subject.
Request from foreign media about the project in Zvërnec
In its monthly report on information requests from the media, SPAK appears to have been asked by a number of foreign outlets about the Zvërnec issue and the possibility of investigations that could involve projects linked to Jared Kushner.
Among the media outlets seeking clarification were Fox News, NYT London, CNN London, Anadolu Agency, MSNBC, CNN, CBS News London, The Times, RAI Tre and others. The interest comes at a time when the project has become the subject of protests and public debate.
SPAK’s official response on Kushner
According to the official response sent to one of these requests, SPAK says it has no open investigation related to any project linked to Jared Kushner.
In the same response, the institution adds that it has launched an investigation, but stresses that it is not related to the subject of the request made by the foreign media outlet. No further details were given, on the grounds of investigative secrecy.
Sazan also in focus of the questions
Part of the interest from foreign media also concerned ownership of Sazan Island and hundreds of hectares in the Bay of Narta. The questions sent to SPAK sought to learn whether these issues were being investigated as part of a specific case file.
Here too, according to the official version, SPAK clarified that there is no investigation related to the development of a project on Sazan.
What SPAK acknowledges it is investigating
However, the institution has acknowledged that it has launched an investigation into decisions taken since 2024 related to changing the land protection status, granting the status of “Strategic Investor,” or otherwise facilitating new tourism construction on Sazan Island, in the Municipality of Vlora.
This clarification suggests that, although SPAK denies a direct investigation into projects linked to Kushner in Zvërnec or into a development project on Sazan, investigative attention has focused on institutional decision-making that opened the way for interventions in these sensitive areas.
In essence, SPAK’s response does not confirm an investigation into the names and projects that have drawn the greatest public attention, but it does acknowledge checks into state decisions affecting land status and tourism development on Sazan.
This shifts the focus from the narrative of private projects to the role of public institutions and the way decisions were taken for territories of high public and environmental sensitivity.