Fatbardh Lici's murder/ SPAK reveals details from the investigation, sends 4 defendants to trial

2025-11-26 14:03:00, Aktualitet CNA

Fatbardh Lici's murder/ SPAK reveals details from the investigation, sends

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime completed the investigations and has sent to the Special Court of First Instance the request for the trial of criminal proceedings no. 112/2019 against the defendants:

Behar Brajovi? – Accused of committing criminal offenses; “Premeditated murder” committed in revenge for the victim Fatbardh Lici, committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, “Structured criminal group”; “Unlicensed possession of combat weapons” committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group; “Structured criminal group” in the form of leadership and “Committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group”, provided for by articles 78/2 and 28/4, 278/1 and 28/4; 333a/1 and 334/1/2 of the Criminal Code;

Safet Rustemi, accused of committing criminal offenses; “Premeditated murder” committed in revenge against the victim Fatbardh Lici, committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, “Structured criminal group”; “Unlicensed possession of combat weapons” committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group; “Structured criminal group” and “Committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group”, provided for by articles 78/2 and 28/4, 278/1 and 28/4; 333a/2 and 334/1/2 of the Criminal Code;

Astmer Bilali, accused of committing criminal offenses; “Premeditated murder” committed in revenge against the victim Fatbardh Lici, committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group, “Structured criminal group”; “Unlicensed possession of combat weapons” committed in a special form of cooperation, that of a structured criminal group; “Structured criminal group” and “Committing criminal offenses by a criminal organization and a structured criminal group, provided for by articles 78/2 and 28/4, 278/1 and 28/4; 333a/2 and 334/1/2 of the Criminal Code;

Eria Ago, accused of committing the criminal offense; “Supporting the perpetrator of the crime” committed in connection with the criminal offense 333/a of this Code provided for by Article 302/2 of the Criminal Code.

Circumstances of the event

The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, based on the investigative acts sent for incompetence by the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance for Serious Crimes, has registered criminal proceedings no. 112 of 2019 in relation to the criminal offenses, "Premeditated murder" committed in collaboration", "Kidnapping or holding a person hostage", committed in collaboration, "Unauthorized possession of weapons, explosives and ammunition" and "Structured criminal group", provided for by articles 78-25, 79/ë-25, 109-25, 197, 278, 279 and 333/ai of the Criminal Code.

The investigations within the framework of this proceeding are related to several criminal events that occurred in the city of Shkodra in 2018. From the totality of the evidence collected, it is proven that there were early conflicts between the defendants and the Lici family, mainly related to the control of the territory of the city of Shkodra, accompanied by criminal events.

After the murder of citizens Boran Bërcana and his wife, Silvi Ndoci (known to the defendants) in July 2018, in Shkodra, defendant Behar Brajovi? attributed this murder to citizen Ibrahim Lici, the nephew of citizen Fatbardh Lici.

In the context of these events, the defendant Behar Brajovi?, in special collaboration with the defendants Safet Rustemi and Astmer Bilali, organized and killed on 10.8.2018, in Shkodra, the citizen Fatbardh Lici, the uncle of the citizen, Ibrahim Lici. The direct executor was the defendant Astmer Bilali.

Defendants Safet Rustemi and Astmer Bilali used a stolen vehicle, a gray Benz with license plates AA 760FX, which turned out to be stolen. They approached the place where the rented bar of the citizen, Sokol Lici, was located, where every day at almost the same time, his brother, the victim Fatbardh Lici, Ibrahim's uncle, went and drank coffee. The victim was sitting outside the bar and after the vehicle approached him, the defendant Astmer Bilali got out of the passenger door and shot him with a gun, leaving him dead.

The vehicle then drove towards the Dobraç area, entered one of the turns where the defendant Safet Rustemi's apartment was located, and then turned around and drove away. The vehicle was burned in the Dobraç area. After the individuals committed the murder, the defendant Safet Rustemi stayed in Shkodër, while the defendant Astmer Bilali immediately left for Tirana, together with the defendant Eria Ago, who appears to have supported the perpetrators after committing the murder./ CNA