Albanian authorities probe seaside resort project linked to Jared Kushner – POLITICO

Albanian anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating a luxury resort project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as protests from citizens and environmental organizations over the development persist.

The project includes the uninhabited Adriatic island of Sazan and several hundred hectares of the Vjosa-Narta protected landscape, a sensitive coastal wetland area home to flamingos, seals and sea turtle nesting sites.

SPAK, Albania’s special anti-corruption prosecution office, confirmed Monday that it had opened an investigation into controversial changes in the area’s protected status and land ownership in 2024, which opened the door to tourism development. The prosecutor’s office did not respond to a request for further comment by the time of publication.