Veliaj invoiced his father-in-law for the villa/ Çela: He stated in SPAK that he had no knowledge, but he made the payments himself

2025-02-17 22:47:00, Politikë CNA

Veliaj invoiced his father-in-law for the villa/ Çela: He stated in SPAK

Journalist Lindita Çela shared some details today about the much-discussed villa of the Veliaj-Xoxa couple in Qerret.

Invited to a television show, Çela said that in SPAK's investigations into Mayor Erion Veliaj, focusing on the villa in Qerret, Veliaj denied it, blaming it on his father-in-law.

Çela said that Veliaj stated in SPAK that he had no knowledge of the villa and that it was inherited from his wife, but it turns out that Veliaj himself has made payments for the services of this villa.

"The prosecutor's office said that she had no knowledge of the villa, Mrs. Xoxa was in charge of the transactions and said that she was aware that it was property inherited from her parents.

What evidence does SPAK have? Contrary to what Veliaj says, prosecutors have cross-checked data and requested information. Mr. Veliaj's cell phones at the beach house do not match 2-3 times a year, Mr. Veliaj says that he did not deal with the payments and expenses, the furnishing of the villa, while payments made directly by Mr. Veliaj were found. Communications were found, after the decision of the special court for the control of apartments, note and data blocks were found showing exactly what parts were to be paid for the maintenance of the villa. The villa continues to be registered in the name of the company and the Veliaj-Xoxa family continues to owe the company 30 million lek, because they have been unable to.

Meanwhile, we have the garden, but reading the file, the prosecutors did not need any major investigative work, because they provided half of the information via phones and a simpler tool, Google Earth, is enough to understand what that area was like and how it was built. It seems very easy to see a garden and a swimming pool that have been added," said Çela. /CNA