Bardha Marku, the mother of 2 minor children who were taken hostage by her husband, Aleks Marku, says that she was not in the apartment at the time when the 40-year-old man terrorized the residents of the beach area, near the Kavaja Rock in Durrës, shot from time to time with Kalashnikov.
Marku says that yesterday evening he was with her family after he had returned from Italy, where he had stayed for a week for some documents that he needed for the children because they had returned to live in Durrës, while clarifying that with the 40-year-old they have not been separated. She said that Alex Marku did not physically abuse her, but only psychologically and adds that he did not take their children hostage.
Regarding the suspicions that Alex Marku may have been under the influence of narcotics, Bardha says that he has never consumed drugs in the presence of her or the children, but he does not reject such a thing, saying: He may have consumed it because he was nervous it was.
Bardha Mark's statement to the media:
Bardha Marku: I found out that the Durres Police took me this morning because I came last night from Italy, from 2 o'clock and I ran away from my parents' family because I said that I was coming, he was nervous with me and the situation would make them more nervous, not to put the children in danger. And I had decided to come the next day and tell him that "Aleks, are you going to bring the children to me yourself with regular communication or that we take the police. That morning, the police took me and told me "come on, the child is at the Durrës police station". The first is gratitude for saving my children. I have been in Italy for 1 week with Alex's approval. We have not been separated, small conflicts yes, but separated no. I went to Italy because I had all the children's documents because I had the children in Italy. I needed the vaccines at the Durrës school because they were asking for my little boy. Now we will return to Lezha because we have a house and I will send the children to school in Lezha.
Question : How violent was your husband because you made 2 reports in Lezha?
Bardha Marku: They were because recently he was drinking things like that and we were afraid listening to the news, so I ran away out of fear and filed a complaint because I thought something was going to happen. He only abused us psychologically because not physically.
Question: How is the condition of the children after the event?
Bardha Marku: Okay, they have rested a bit. To eat, they ate and for the moment they are fine. We are also being offered help by psychologists, there were 2 today.
Question: Why did you leave Italy?
Bardha Marku: We got away from the problems because it was done here, it was done there.
Question: And you decided to live in Durrës.
Bardha Marku: We decided to live in Durrës and lead a normal life. It's been 2 and a half weeks since we came to Durrës. He has not consumed alcohol and narcotics in our eyes.
Q: What about last night because the police suspect that he consumed narcotics in the presence of children?
Bardha Marku: He may have consumed it because he was nervous.
Question: When you were in Italy, did you communicate with the children on the phone?
Bardha Marku : Very little and not at all, the last 2 days at all. He did not take them out or show where he is because he was afraid.
Q: Why did he take the children hostage?
Bardha Marku: No, he is not a hostage because he has made the shroud for your children. He did not take them hostage.