The former Minister of the Interior, Fatmir Xhafaj, spoke publicly for the first time after 6 years about the "Babalja" file.
The deputy of the Socialist Party expressed in "Opinion" that two criminal gangs, specifically those of Elbasan and Kurbin, were interested in this staging, according to him, due to the public clashes that the latter had with the former minister during his office. .
Among other things, the former minister states that contrary to what is said, his brother has never been in prison with 'Babale'.
Fatmir Xhafaj : Olldashi failed, it was not broadcast, and it had no effect. He claimed to have met my brother, but it is 'fake' that these are cell phones. On October 24, where was Babalja and Olldashi found and where was my brother found. These were in Vlora, my brother was in Vlora. You cannot meet a person who is in Fier and someone who is in Vlora.
But it could have been the next day, not the day of the interception.
Fatmir Xhafaj : I went once, says Olldashi, he said I went to Vlora once and he determined the date 24th of October.
During this time your brother had met with Babala sometimes.
Fatmir Xhafaj: Never.
Are you sure about this?
Fatmir Xhafaj : There are two people who live in the same city and have seen each other. Only in 4 years have their records been taken and there are only 4 phone calls received from him, of 30 seconds each.
Has your brother been in prison with Babala?
Fatmir Xhafaj: You seriously have this thing. This is raising a show on a cheater.
Was he in prison or not?
Fatmir Xhafaj: No, but no no no.
But why would he make up this whole story, why would he offer himself up?
Fatmir Xhafaj: No , this one did not volunteer. This was and has been offered by the people and it has been in the interest of the Democratic Party to do so. The benefit was that he would go to asylum as happened with the help of the Democratic Party, as Salianji himself has proven. This was the exchange between them against the 200,000 Euros that was to be paid because the goal was to stage it against me and the criminal groups were behind it.
Who criminal groups?
Fatmir Xhafaj: As far as I know, two criminal groups, one from Elbasan and one from Kurbin, were interested because of the public clashes they had with me while I was a minister.
Two criminal groups were involved in this staging?
Fatmir Xhafaj: Yes, yes, according to me yes and they supported this whole process. In the meantime, the political leadership of the Democratic Party was interested in hitting me politically, and they blamed all of this on an impostor.