"I have him as my son" - Robert Ndrenika reacts after the attacks for the meeting with Veliaj: I went without thinking twice

2026-05-09 15:58:01Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Robert Ndrenika has reacted to the attacks and accusations that have been made against him since yesterday, when he appeared at Erion Veliaj's trial, kissing the latter, even expressing his willingness to go to prison in his place.

 "So why do they react like this?! Hey, you tell me! A man knows his own business. I have an adopted son!"

"I know his life well and he knows my life well. I have him as my son," says actor Robert Ndrenika, contacted by phone by Report TV. 

Convinced that he would do this again for Veliaj, whom he highly values ??as a person and mayor, Ndrenika says that he made the decision on the spot, as he would do for a family member.

"People close to Erion informed me that there was a hearing and asked me if I wanted to go. I went without thinking twice," says Ndrenika.

"I have a son in my heart. I know and appreciate him, I know his life and he knows mine. If he needs me again, I will still be there," he says.

According to the actor, human connections are not limited to biological family.

"A person doesn't have relatives just their parents, children, or siblings. There are also people they choose along the way and become close to them," says Robert Ndrenika.

Not only as a "son in spirit" but also as the head of the Municipality of Tirana, he recognizes a great merit. The man who spent decades on stage, says that with the project for the new theater in the capital, Erion Veliaj is realizing a great dream, not only his but also that of an entire golden generation of artists, of which he is a part.

"Among other things, Erioni realized a big dream of mine and of many artists: a large, beautiful and modern theater in the center of Tirana, which will soon be ready," emphasizes Ndrenika.


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