SPAK prosecutor, who sleeps over the incinerator file

Dritan Prençi and Ajola Xoxa

The investigations and arrest of Erion Veliaj are one of the biggest events to have occurred in the justice system in Albania.

One of the strongest steps the prosecution has taken, one of the most solid positions the court has given, showing us that there are no longer any untouchables in Albania.

Except for a public opinion there is a division and there is an increasingly articulated demand. Said by many analysts or ordinary citizens: Why should Erion Veliaj be investigated or imprisoned for the Ajola panties, while he is not investigated for the incinerators or the "5D" file?

In fact, incinerators are the core of everything.

First, beyond the analysts who are paid to play the fool, Albanians should know that they are not related to each other, they are completely different issues. To put it simply, SPAK is not an abstract motion, it is an institution that has independent prosecutors, who have their own files and have their own legal responsibility, they have their own way of living.

There are prosecutors with character, honest, passionate, and true to their work. There are also prosecutors who sleep on files, who are scumbags, who lie, who pretend to investigate and then line their pockets, close files, and never start investigations.

This is the difference that people need to make and understand.

SPAK is an institution with 20 prosecutors, one prosecutor investigates according to legal powers, another one ignores the law, does his own thing. Another one pretends to be asleep, another one postpones cases endlessly, another one finds a case like this one of the incinerators to set Lefter Koka as a punching bag and leave him to pay for everything.

The incinerator issue is in the hands of prosecutor Dritan Prençi, who also handled the Fier incinerator issue, where local officials and even ministers escaped criminal liability.

Dritan Prençi is the prosecutor who has the Tirana incinerator file in his hands and Erion Veliaj has been in prison for months, but even before he was in prison, with the publication of the document that Erion Veliaj gave the OK for the Tirana incinerator or with his public statements in the Municipal Council that he wanted an incinerator and had not asked this institution at all, but asked many months later. Dritan Prençi did not have the courage to call Erion Veliaj to ask him.

Ask him about those documents that have been published in the media, ask him about the denunciations that the opposition has made, ask him about those hundreds and hundreds of pages that have been submitted as denunciations by CNA, by politicians, by citizens, by lawyers.

Dritan Prençi has the incinerator file there. "Meg Albania" was found on Ajola's computer and Erion Veliaj doesn't call him to ask him, he doesn't get him to include it in his investigative file.

This is the truth. A prosecutor like Dritan Prençi is sleeping on the incinerator file and neither Altin Dumani nor Ols Dado are to blame for this, who have investigated Erion Veliaj and have already brought 13 charges against him, 9 of which are for corruption, and it is not true that someone has been messing with Ajola's panties.

This is a media game, as mentioned by paid analysts who say that SPAK deals with Ajola's panties and does not deal with incinerators.

Yes, SPAK has dealt with Erion Veliaj and today he has 13 charges, there is also a faction file, he is being investigated, there are charges of corruption, laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense, bringing prohibited items into prison and failure to declare assets.

Meanwhile, Dritan Prençi, who has Erion Veliaj's documents in front of his eyes, has his signature in front of his eyes, the money that the media has received, has the partnership of Vjollca Hoxha, Lorela Hoxha with Mirel Mërtiri and Klodian Zoto in front of his eyes, has the structured criminal group in front of his eyes, some of which he includes, while some of which he does not.

Dritan Prençi has everything in front of his eyes, but he has the responsibility and the investigation because he is an independent prosecutor, Altin Dumani and Osl Dado do not. Even for the incinerators, the responsibility that is not being investigated, that the file is not being cleared up, lies with a single person, his name is Dritan Prençi.

Therefore, analysts and media outlets that claim to be truthful should say his name out loud.

If there is a man who is putting a lid on the incinerator file, it is DRITAN PRENÇI.

If there is a person who doesn't call Erion Veliaj about incinerators, it's DRITAN PRENÇI.

If there is a person who is covering the media's affairs with incinerators, his name is DRITAN PRENÇI.

If there is a person who has concealed the incinerator file and is hiding on behalf of the institution where he works, that is, on behalf of SPAK, because his colleagues who have no responsibility are also bearing responsibility, he is DRITAN PRENÇI.

The 19 SPAK prosecutors have no responsibility for the incinerators' file . The responsibility that is not investigated to the end belongs to only one name.  His name is DRITAN PRENÇI and we are writing it in capital letters.

And we will keep him on our page day and night until he completes the investigations into the incinerator file and never allows him to close the affair of hundreds of millions of euros of Albanians with the river cicadas in Dibër, by blaming Alqi Bllako or Lefter Koka.

If it doesn't get to the bottom of it, to Erion Veliaj or the money the media has received, Dritan Prençi has done nothing but make a hole in the water and doesn't deserve to be in that institution and be paid by the taxes of Albanians, who were stolen by the incinerators and who are being protected by a prosecutor like him./ CNA

Dritan Prençi

We bring to the attention of public opinion once again the SPAK prosecutor, Dritan Prençi.

A man who has been standing over the incinerator files for more than 7 years. We have brought facts, evidence, we have said, "Do you see this document?", "Do you see this file?"

Dritan Prençi is one of the SPAK prosecutors like many others that we have continuously supported, but when the facts, documents, files and materials show us that there are problems, then some questions arise, some doubts arise.

Is he an incompetent prosecutor, is he a corrupt prosecutor, or what is happening to him?

The incinerator case is the case of the century.

Dritan Prençi had the opportunity to show how professional he was, how he investigated, how corruption was discovered, because his investigations do not simply begin with the Tirana incinerator, but start in Fier.

And, from Fier to Tirana, through the same people, Klodian Zoto and Mirel Mërtiri, and their political, clientelistic and corrupt connections, through what was actually called a structured criminal group two years ago, where many names are missing.

Dritan Prençi has so far indicted and investigated several officials, from the lower levels, i.e. the project implementation units, the lower officials up to Lefter Koka, whom they have made a scapegoat for everything, as if Lefter was the person responsible for everything because he was in a ministry that did not have funds for such concessions that go into the hundreds of millions of euros.

The projected Tirana concession alone would receive 300 million euros from the Albanian government over 30 years, with hundreds of millions more added from the disposal of Durrës waste, without going any further into the income that would come from energy production, the sale of recyclable materials, etc.

In a few years, the company "IEBV", a company owned by Klodian Zoto and Mirel Mërtiri, received around 130 million euros, which received a concession and Dritan Prençi has the documents in all languages, from Holland, in official documents in shells, in Tirana to the beneficiaries, with direct and indirect links.

An investigation that is ongoing and has no head, and if Dritan Prençi thinks that the head remains Lefter Koka, this is an investigation that will never be closed, since the media will not stop, we will at least continue and denounce, because a minister who did not have a budget cannot be responsible. He may have his sins, his faults, his corruption, but this is another part.

So far the focus is on Lefter Koka.

But who are the others?

Could Lefter Koka do it without Erion Veliaj, who we have in the papers that gives approval contrary to the law and other facts and evidence because he is the beneficiary and he should manage the Tirana landfill, in which there is no incinerator and it is on the verge of an environmental disaster. So, God save Tirana because with what happened in Elbasan everything looks like a very scary scenario.

Erion Veliaj's letter

And, the prosecutor himself is responsible for these situations, who prolonged the investigation and ultimately brought us two or three names.

We don't have any major differences from Elbasan, Fier, etc.

Dritan Prençi is sleeping on the file.

It seems he turned off the lights and put the file in the dark.

We have brought him documents and facts that he knows, he has them inside and they have not yet been taken to court as evidence, there are still no other people under indictment.  And, when Erion Veliaj is taken by his colleagues after a quick investigation with 14 charges for 4 serious criminal offenses, Dritan Prençi remains silent.

You don't even see the minimal abuse of Erion Veliaj's office.

So the questions arise: Is he incompetent?

But how can someone who has the files and documents and reads them be incompetent?

Is he corrupt? Who caught Dritan Prenç?

Allegations have been raised in the media, accusations that he met with the mayor of Tirana.

There are public accusations that he has connections with powerful businessmen, oligarchs. But let these remain within the scope of words, but where are Dritan Prenç's deeds?

Is he incompetent or corrupt,  because he has not gone to the end of the investigations to fully uncover the beneficial schemes. Because there are thousands of square meters of real estate that Dritan Prençi has not seized, and we are bringing a case that we reported today.

There are dozens of people like this who paid money from citizens so that the holes could be opened, the soil could be deposited, and Mirel Mërtiri, Klodian Zoto and their associates could benefit from real estate and endless money.

What is Dritan Prençi in the whole story of the incinerator investigation? The one who is putting the lid on the manhole or the one who is doing justice?

There is no justice in pieces and partial. Especially if the money was not found and if the collaborators were not punished, because history will repeat itself. If the media did not receive an answer, those who were corrupted and took millions of Albanian euros, which must be returned to the state budget, from whoever they were stolen from, with whatever scheme, from any type of company, be it the largest media or the most powerful businessmen in the country.

Then Dritan Prençi would have done his duty, but in this case we don't know what he is, a prosecutor or what?

So far, it has remained within the framework of a man who is doing neither more nor less, simply and only prolonging the investigation of the incinerators issue indefinitely, which in fact has the scheme quite closed. Dritan Prençi has the documents in his file, but he is not acting. Perhaps out of fear or incompetence, but the truth is that Dritan Prençi has not yet given the final answer and has not paid attention to the most famous, most scandalous and most corrupt file like that of the incinerators.

Even though black smoke is coming out of Elbasan, Dritan Prençi is not able to bring white smoke to the investigations into Tirana./ CNA

Blendi Gonxhja is not an unknown figure in Albanian politics, he is currently a minister. He was rehabilitated in politics by becoming the General Director of the DPSHTRR.

Gonxha entered politics as a December student, deputy mayor of Tirana.  The man who caused the flood and took no responsibility, on the contrary, fled to Greece and started his own activities and businesses, although he left behind a flooded Tirana with millions and millions of euros in damage.

But let's go back to today.

Blendi Gonxhja is the most voted person in the SP.

Anyone you tell them is surprised. With profound differences, CNA has reported on the connections with criminal groups in Vora, Tirana and everywhere.

Blendi Gonxhja is a very complex character, whose tentacles extend to politics, business, and the bag of votes linked to crime.

He is also in another file, in the incinerator file, which Dritan Prençi cannot see, the prosecutor to whom day after day we have extracted dozens of facts, evidence and documents about the Tirana incinerator, for the media, such as the case of "Top Channel", but also for politicians such as the case of Blendi Gonxha, or others.

BLENDI GONXJA ASK TO GET READY FOR A BIG BATTLE

What is Blendi Gonxha's big battle?

What we say is not coincidental, but was written by Gonxha himself after the election results were released in his close group that he uses for communication on social networks.

"This was a victory. Get ready for an even bigger race."

In fact, there could be two major competitions.

One, the race for the Municipality of Tirana, where he has probably sharpened his teeth, and the second race is the one he should have with SPAK and prosecutor Dritan Prençi, who unfortunately "sleeps" on the incinerator file.

WHY IS THEMI SLEEPING AND WHERE IS BLENDI GONXJA?

Blendi Gonxhja is directly at the incinerator company with a very clear scheme. 

CNA has shown how the company of Blendi Gonxha's family has leased cars for the Tirana incinerator, for the company "Integrated Energy" of Klodian Zoto and Mirel Mërtiri. ( READ HERE )

Everything on paper looks correct.

The Tirana incinerator company goes to Blendi Gonxha's company, rents some cars, and pays the money to Mirel Mërtiri and Klodian Zoto.

But isn't it that simple?

What happened?

Dozens of cars were rented from Mirel Mërtiri to Blendi Gonxhja and these vehicles were provided in the 2021 elections for the SP campaign and for use by the Municipality of Tirana.

CNA also brings facts about the payments made from January to July 2021 for dozens of vehicles leased by the company "Albarent" to the Tirana incinerator company.

According to the document provided by CNA, the partner with 100% of the shares and owner of "Albarent" is Elda Gonxhja, the wife of Blendi Gonxha.

Document showing ownership of "Albarent"

Data shows that, in a 7-month period from January to July 2021, Gonxha received around 73 million lek from the Tirana incinerator company.

Payments of the Tirana incinerator company to Blendi Gonxha's company

We must emphasize that Blendi Gonxha's company received around 73 million lek in a period from January to July 2021, while the incinerator activity began in 2014 and until the time SPAK took action and announced the incinerator people were wanted, we do not know how much Blendi Gonxha may have been paid by the Tirana incinerator company.

OTHER FACTS

CNA has uncovered facts about how Mirel Mërtiri and Klodian Zoto gave the Municipality of Tirana tools for use without receiving anything in return.

These vehicles, which were in the service of the Municipal Police and other structures of the Municipality of Tirana, would go and follow businesses and monitor the roads to guard the trucks of soil where there were construction sites, to take them to the landfill.

So, the Tirana incinerator company, "Integrated Energy", took the assets from Blendi Gonxhja by paying lek, gave them to the municipality at no cost, and the municipality came around Tirana, catching businesses that were taking the land.

The income from this business for Mirel Mërtiri and Klodian Zoto amounted, at least in those years that were ascertained with balance sheets declared to the Central Bank, to around 60 million euros.

So, there are 60 million euros received by the Tirana landfill company in collaboration with the municipality, with the equipment that was rented from Blendi Gonxhja.

A set of tools were used, as we said, during the 2021 election campaign.

Dritan Prençi "sleeps" on the file

Dritan Prençi has all these facts in his file, but he is ignorant, because he cannot connect the scheme with Blendi Gonxha?

Is he incapable of finding the criminal offense? Or does he not want to rest between the legs of the oligarchs or at the tables of those who have guaranteed Veliaj that Dritan Prençi will not press charges against the mayor of Tirana?

That he will tear the file apart, delay it, make it a mess, and this story will end once and for all.

The evidence is in the file, both for Erion Veliaj, and for Blendi Gonxhe and his vehicle rental company.

Why exactly did Mirel Mërtiri receive funds from Blendi Gonxhja to give to the Municipality of Tirana or to use in the 2021 campaign?  What is the reason?  Were there no other cheaper companies? Is it a private-private agreement that our politics often uses?

No, it's a scheme! Did Blendi Gonxha or Mirel Mërtiri pay the money?   Is the financial transaction that the Tirana incinerator company made with Blendi Gonxha's family true?

So, the payments were made for these rented vehicles, so there are very reasonable suspicions that the scheme is fictitious and formal.

But the scheme is like this: the funds are taken, used for the interest of Mirel Mërtiri and Klodian Zoto and Blendi Gonxhja is part of this scheme to move his funds, but the money may have been paid by Mirel Mërtiri in the end.  This is the money from Albanian taxes, this is the money of Albanian businesses in the capital, the builders, who are ultimately billed to the buyers, the citizens.

So, this is a clear scheme.

CNA has reported it and this is the third article we are bringing about Dritan Prenç, the SPAK prosecutor, at whom we are not pointing fingers, but are mentioning facts that are in the file and that everyone probably already knows have been repeated many times.

But, all of this, from Veliaj's documents or his media appearances demanding that the incinerator be built and showing off his chest before saying 'I'm the one who did this injustice', the documents that are signed, the cars that are rented, the money that is given to the media, the partnerships with the media, are in the file of Dritan Prenç, the SPAK prosecutor.

The latter seems to have fallen into a lethargic sleep and is turning the incinerator issue from a scandalous mega-affair worth hundreds of millions of euros into a ridiculous case to imprison a few officials who were simply following orders.

Also, on the other hand, he has taken up the "boxing gloves" and is hitting Lefter Koka as if he is the mastermind behind everything, while the beneficiary is Erion Veliaj and the Municipality of Tirana and there are no charges.

While Blendi Gonxhja has received money from the company, no one is investigating him, no charges are being filed against him.

While he received money and became a partner with "Top Channel", no one is investigating the media, there are no charges.

This confirms what we said above, that Dritan Prençi, in the lap of an oligarch, guarantees that he will tear apart the incinerators' file and Erion Veliaj will not be charged, nor will other senior Albanian state officials involved in this affair./ CNA

Dritan Prençi, prosecutor, illustrative photo

The incinerator file is one of the biggest affairs in Albania. One of the affairs that we had not seen or heard of in these 34 years of democratic transition.

CNA is bringing a document today, which has an invoice value of around 60 million euros.

This document was signed on 15.10.2018 and the company "Integrated Energy BV SPV sh.pk" Later, in the Netherlands, it changed its name and became "Geogenix". This company, which went through many procedural and technical actions to hide the name of Klodian Zoto, as a shareholder, or of Giuseppe Ciaffaglione, after deceiving the Albanian state with a major international brand like 'Paul Wurth'.

This company won a contract "For the construction of a landfill, incinerator and rehabilitation of existing landfills" in Tirana. An incinerator, which in fact does not exist, and a landfill that is ready in an emergency for the capital.

There is no more capacity for holding the garbage, there is no more capacity for the soil. Everything is mismanaged, misdirected, turned into something beyond a scandal.

The big crime is the fact that in the concession contract document, the company had defined the issue of soils. However, a misunderstanding was found regarding solid waste, which would cost the pockets of businesses and citizens of Tirana about 60 million euros.

After the company made an agreement with the directors of the Municipality of Tirana, Evisjon Salku and Taulant Tusha, who seem to have no right to sign that kind of document, since the contract is made by the contracting authority, which should have been the Municipality of Tirana and would have been signed by the mayor, not a bunch of directors signing some papers.

Perhaps those directors are some inside and some outside the "5D" scheme, but they had no right to use the official seal of the Municipality of Tirana. That is used by the mayor and the institutions well-defined in the law.

They invented the soils, their transportation to the landfill. They made a contract, put some seals on it and let themselves be like hyenas on the business, setting fees so that the soils would be taken to the Sharra landfill by force and then, by force, you would buy them again. When you took them, you paid 400 lek/m³, so about 4 euros, when you picked them up, you got them for 8, or they went up to 10-12 euros depending on the type of differentiation, soils, inerts, etc.

Let's go further.

They avoided in this contract the possible recycling of the soils, so that the construction company itself does not have one pit, but two pits and one is being eroded, digging, the other is finished, soil is needed for settlements. They were not allowed to take it, but they had to go once to get the money from Klodian Zoto and Mirel Mërtiri, then get the money again to get the soil from Klodian Zoto with Mirel Mërtiri. They could not transport the soils from facility 1 to facility 2, so that what could be called the process of recycling the soils could be done. And this is because of this famous contract that is in the incinerators' file.

This contract is in the hands of prosecutor Dritan Prençi.

The land issue is one of the biggest issues that has a major impact on the payments made for the incinerators. The payment, which, we should emphasize, is around 10 million euros per year, is still being paid by the Albanian government, through an unconditional transfer from the Municipality of Tirana, and the rest is paid by the citizens of Tirana, after the builders left the bill of 15 euros/m² that they incurred during construction to the citizens.

This document is a serious accusation in the incinerator issue and cannot be closed with 3-4 technicalities with Lefter Koka or Taulant Tushe, with some official who probably didn't feel any pain from the meat that Mirel Mërtiri and Klodian Zoto have distributed on the spit.

The land affair leads the case to a structured criminal group and this is not the only document that Dritan Prençi has in his file regarding the Tirana incinerator case. ( READ HERE )

This is one of the main documents.

CNA, from today onwards, will continue day after day to recover the documents about the Tirana incinerator, to return the memory to the public, to show everyone that the incinerator issue is not easily forgotten, even if the prosecutor wants to close it.

There are documents that will be opened with another prosecutor, with another case, with other details, no matter how much businessmen, billionaires, media, partnerships, and politics try to throw such a criminal affair in the trash or think that the biggest miracle is that it lasts 3 days. ( READ HERE )

The wonder of the incinerators will never end, until the day when even the last responsible person and the one who took the last penny and stole the pockets of poor Albanians will be held accountable./CNA