The testimony of the businessman's wife, the connections of the two Xhani brothers with Xhevdet Plaku, are revealed

2025-06-10 20:37:00, Kronika CNA

The testimony of the businessman's wife, the connections of the two Xhani

"Në Shënjestër", the investigative show of journalist Klodiana Lala, on News24, showed this Tuesday how, based on the testimony of the wife of murdered businessman Bujar Nasufi, investigators have launched investigations into the main lead to unraveling the incident, that of the old family conflict.

During the investigation, the victim's wife told of an old family conflict that had started years ago between her father-in-law and a person identified as Petrit Xhani, over a property.

Although it seemed closed, this conflict is now being considered one of the main leads for solving the incident.

"My father-in-law Jonuz Nasufi has had an old conflict with citizen Petrit Xhani. A conflict that has been going on for several years. It is related to a house that my father-in-law sold to Petrit Xhani years ago. A house that was demolished by the state.

"But while my father-in-law gave Petrit Xhani the compensation for the house, he did not give him the compensation for the land. It is 40 million lek. The house was in Selita and was destroyed due to the Great Ring Road project," the investigation file states, referring to the testimony of the wife of businessman Bujar Nasufi.

According to the wife of the victim Bujar Nasufi, it was precisely this disagreement that would lead to a physical clash between the Nasufi family and the Xhani family, originally from Përmet.

A debate in which the sons of the respective families would also get involved, but according to the wife, the conflict was not referred to the police. And thus it remained between them, without knowing that one day it could escalate to the point of taking up arms against each other.

"Regarding the conflict over the apartment that was demolished, the argument escalated to the point of involving my husband."

"What I want to say is that at that time Petrit Xhani and his son Jugert Xhani had a conflict and argument with Bujar Nasufi. But at that time we saw it as reasonable not to refer the incident to the police," Mirjeta is reported to have said to the investigator.

It would be precisely this story that would lead the investigative group to an investigation into the Xhani family profile. If one of Petrit Xhani's family members was hiding behind this murder, who by this time had apparently passed away. And his accounts were being kept by others.

In this case, the boys, who lived in a luxurious villa on the outskirts of Tirana, with their mother.

Pertrit Xhani who left behind four sons, one of whom was a problematic character, known for his connections to crime and criminal events. The prosecution has identified that Petrit Xhani has 4 sons, Leonard, Aleksandr, Voltan and Jugert.

Based on the verifications carried out by the investigative group regarding suspected persons who may have an interest in the execution of businessman Bujar Nasufi, on the evening of January 12, 2025 in Tirana, it turns out that citizen Petrit Xhani, who has passed away, but who had an open conflict with the victim's father, has four sons, Leonard, Aleksandar, Voltan and Jugerti.

Of which Voltani and Jugerti live in a luxurious villa in the suburban area of ??Mjull Bathore in the capital. But both also have residences abroad.

But even though they were the main suspects in the execution of businessman Bujar Nasufi, the investigative group chose not to rush into their arrest but to wait for the results of the genetic material found on the glove compartment of the motorcycle used in the crime, to compare it with various individuals with criminal records.

Meanwhile, in parallel with the Xhani brothers, a social connection was also established in the wiretapping.

The person who could lead the police to the location of the two subjects suspected of being interested in committing the murder, who, although the police conducted searches, were unable to find in their homes.

This was also due to the frequent movements they made to different areas of Albania, probably aided by a wide social circle that they had created from time to time.

But while they escaped detention for many months, the arrest of the Gianni brothers was not long in coming.

Although their arrest was not related to the execution of businessman Bujar Nasufi, it was in connection with another mafia assassination that occurred in Shkodra, where Elis Rroshkodol was the victim.

Their arrest took place while they were having a raw lunch at a restaurant in Lalzit Bay, with some fearsome crime figures.

During Operation 'Enigma', the police finalized the detention of 7 people, including 3 with high social risk, previously wanted for criminal offenses in the field of crimes against the person and in the field of narcotics.

These are the footage from Operation 'Enigma', where among the people sitting in the restaurant, where 4 firearms, pistols, which these citizens were carrying with them, with cartridges in the magazine ready to fire, are the brothers Voltan and Jugert Xhani.

The structures of the Durrës Local Police Directorate had obtained information through operational channels that several wanted citizens, with high social risk, were in the premises of a restaurant in Lalzi Bay and were suspected of having firearms with them.

What caused the police services to intervene unexpectedly in the restaurant premises where these citizens were, amid high security measures.

It would be precisely this operation that would also handcuff Xhevdet Plaku. The 45-year-old also known by the nickname 'Akili'. A well-known character with numerous criminal records who, in addition to his generalships, also held the absolute record of 25 different identities.

This is exactly what you see in the footage of the operation, provided by the Durrës Police. The old man who is in a strong clash with Kep Arapi, one of the strongmen of Sukthi.

Where the investigations showed that Xhevdet Plaku was one of the suspects who executed in Italy, along with another person, Kep Arap's brother, Sali Rapi. This event occurred in the city of Savona, in 2000.

Xhevdet Plaku, who after 14 years of facing justice, was acquitted, who was said to have been running drug trafficking from the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, where he was located./ In Target