❌ **Attention: The information about the bribe of AI Minister Diella is a satirical fabrication.**

Official information from the Ministry of Digital Policy of Albania regarding the termination of AI Minister Diella’s activities due to bribery **does not exist**, as **the news about "corruption" was satire**.

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### 📰 Clarification: The story turned out to be a satire

* **Source of Satire:** The story about how AI Minister Diella "was arrested" by the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPAK) for receiving 14 bitcoins as a bribe for "optimizing" tenders was **satirical material**, published by the Croatian portal **Newsbar**.

* **Dissemination:** This satirical news was mistakenly perceived and spread by many media outlets around the world as a real event.

### 🇦🇱 Official information about Diella

In fact, Diella is a **real state project** in Albania, but its purpose has more **symbolic and assistive** character:

| **Who is Diella?** | Artificial Intelligence (AI), created as a **virtual assistant** to help the government and citizens. |

| **Position (Officially)** | **Minister (State Minister) for Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization** (or Public Procurement). |

| **Real Function** | Data analysis in the public procurement system (tenders) to detect corruption risks and provide transparent recommendations on the **e-Albania** platform. |

| **Goal of the Prime Minister** | The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, presented Diella as a tool to ensure **"100% transparency and free from corruption"** in the public procurement system. |

| **Current Status** | The system **continues to operate** as part of Albania's strategy for digitalization and combating corruption. The final decision in the tender processes remains with the people. |

**No official agency in Albania has issued statements regarding investigations or the cessation of its work due to corruption.** The information was actively disseminated by the Ukrainian online publication "Glavkom" and other foreign outlets. This story was an example of how satire can become "viral" and spread around the world in a matter of hours.