Agron Shehaj wins the case against Adriatik Lapaj at the GJKKO Appeal

The Special Court of Appeal has declared the chairman of the Mundësia Party, Agron Shehaj, innocent also of the criminal offence of insult, in the case brought by the chairman of “Shqipëria Bëhet”, Adriatik Lapaj.

With its decision of October 1, the Appeal changed the decision of the Special Court of First Instance in the part that had found Shehaj guilty of insult and had imposed on him a fine of 300,000 lek.

At the same time, the Court of Appeal upheld the acquittal for the criminal offence of defamation.

“1. Upholding decision no. 4, dated 21.01.2026, of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organised Crime, insofar as it declared the defendant Agron Shehaj innocent in relation to committing the criminal offence of ‘Defamation’, provided for by Article 120/2 of the Criminal Code.

2. Amending decision no. 4, dated 21.01.2026, of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organised Crime, as follows:

Pursuant to Article 388, point 1, letter ‘c’, of the Criminal Procedure Code, declaring the defendant Agron Shehaj innocent of committing the criminal offence of ‘Insult’, provided for by Article 119/2 of the Criminal Code.

3. The procedural costs are charged to the accusing victim,” the Court of Appeal’s announcement states.