"We have been under constant threat," resident cries over judge who was killed in courtroom: He died for us...

2025-10-06 19:36:34Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"We have been under constant threat," resident cries over judge who
Residents of the building where the conflict started speak out

They express shock over the judge's murder and emphasize that his decision was fair, declaring in tears that Kalaja "died for us."

"We are under constant threat," says one of the residents.

A lady tells reporters: "Yes, he came to my house, I go to work at 6 o'clock, when I come back I find the car parked in front of the house."

"The municipality sheltered us in '93. We stayed, and then in 2012 Shkambi came and said it's my building. They took us to court, we worked and paid money for this building. Now they've put pressure on us to leave the house. We've been in tension, the municipality is to blame for giving it to us and then selling it to him. We gave it to us and then selling it to him. We feel very bad, there's no more sadness. It would have been better if we had gone out on the street than if they had killed the judge. It would have been better if they had killed us ," said one of the residents in conflict with Shkambi.

Concerned about their safety, residents hold institutions responsible for escalating the conflict.

“The municipality and the mortgage company did this,” says another resident. “ This was and still is state property. He lost the courts, he has no documents to evict us. When he lost the courts, he became narrow-minded.”

The property conflict began in 2012, and the case has gone through several stages of court proceedings. According to residents, the conflict has been a source of constant threats, which they have also reported to the police.

"It's been 12 months since he spoke in court, despite the fact that he is from the state, we, the residents, personally went and made threats to the police. We made a complaint because Gjon Shkambi said he would pay me for the damages."

Another resident, emotionally moved, said: " Please forgive me, my son. We feel heavy. We feel great pity for that man who died for his manhood and for us."

The family members who spoke to the media were placed there by order of the Shkodra Municipality on properties that they believe belong to the government.

Then, in 2012, the Shkambi family emerged as the owners of state buildings with a decision signed by former mayor Lorenc Luka.

Residents say he acquired it with forged papers, as according to them there is no inheritance deed of the property from the ancestors as the Shkambi family claims.


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