Residents of Zall Gjoçaj protested this Friday in front of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), where they filed a report against a number of officials, including Minister of Tourism Blendi Klosi. 

They considered the construction in the National Park of Zall Gjocaj illegal and told the media that they will continue the protest that has been going on for two years. 

The Administrative Court of Tirana decided on January 25 to continue the construction works of HPPs "Sekë" and "Zais", in the National Park Zall-Gjoçaj. Meanwhilem on January 18, the Administrative Court stripped the hydropower plant construction company of the right to generate electricity within the protected area. 

Sekë and Zais hydropower plants received construction permits on October 3, 2018. The two hydropower plants in question are part of about 100 hydropower plants, to which the Rama government has given construction permits. 

Residents of Zais village have opposed the projects, arguing that these hydropower works would deprive them of water resources and damage the area. They have been protesting since the beginning of 2019. Protests have also been organized in Tirana, in front of the Prime Minister's Office.