Agron Malaj, with one hand in "21 Janari" and the other in "5D", seeks to become an MP

2025-03-11 16:51:00, Politikë CNA

Agron Malaj, with one hand in "21 Janari" and the other in

Today Agron Malaj, the mayor of Mati, has resigned after he will run for MP under the SP banner for the May 11 elections.

So who is Agron Malaj?

Let's go back in time.

Agron Malaj as the commander who opened fire on protesters on January 21.

Agron Malaj was the section commander of the Special Unit of the Republic Guard during the January 21 protest. He was one of the 10 officers dismissed by former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri, as soon as the latter took office.

The 10 officers were members of the "fire squad" who fired on protesters at the rally, leaving four citizens dead.

Not only that. According to Lapsi.al , Agron Malaj was rewarded at that time with 4 monthly salaries by the manager. In fact, his reward was one of the most generous on the list.

Agron Malaj and 5D

Agron Malaj is actually also connected to 5D

Agron Malaj's brother, Fatos Malaj, has won the tender for cameras in the Municipality of Tirana, the amounts of which are hundreds of millions of lek.

CNA has denounced the abuses committed by Agron Malaj's brother and how the latter signed tenders for the directors of 5D.

Erion Veliaj, the "5D" file and January 21
April 6, 12:12

Furthermore, the leader of the Democratic Party for Tirana and former MP, Belind Këlliçi, also made a denunciation stating that Elvin Tivari built a hotel worth 1.5 million euros with the company "La Brisa", where he is a co-shareholder with Fatos Malaj, the brother of the socialist mayor of Mat Municipality, Agron Malaj.

In August 2023, after the theft of the local elections of May 14, the entity "ABG Ndërtim", owned by a subordinate of Redi Molla, won a tender worth 3.1 million euros to build and repair water supply systems in several villages in the Burrel area.

Of course, this was not a random tender, as the direct decision-making in this procedure is the mayor of Mat, Agron Malaj, brother of Redi Molla's partner and Elvin Tivari.

So, this is Agron Malaj, the mayor of Mati, who resigns as mayor and seeks to run for MP under the SP logo for the May 11 elections, with one hand on the January 21 event and the other on the 5D file./ CNA