Journalist Artan Hoxha has revealed new details regarding the investigations reopened by the Special Prosecutor's Office, regarding the case of "January 21".
Invited to News24, Hoxha spoke about a material from the January 21 protest, where he showed that it was seen only by the family of Aleks Nika, who was killed in the rally 13 years ago.
Also, he underlined that the material will be made available only to SPAK if requested.
"We also agreed with the family that we deliver the material only to SPAK. The moment SPAK calls me, I will make it available," he said.
According to him, some other people had previously gone to Nika's family and told them that another person had killed their son.
He told the journalist that the person in question was a confidant of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, but was not responsible for the murder of Aleks Nika.
Furthermore, he emphasized that " January 21st cannot be investigated for what happened, but an exhaustive investigation is needed".
"Those who committed January 21 were careful to hide the evidence. After securing the material, I have identified whether it is original. Because of the contact with Alex Nika's family, I had an obligation, even a moral one, to explain to Alex's father that he had new material.
Some people had previously gone to Nika's family and had shown them a photo of another person, an important commander in the guard on January 21, and told them that he had killed their son. This was dangerous, because we are talking about a family with tradition and origin from the north. This could push them towards revenge if there was no action from justice. I told them that the information was not true.
The person in question was a confidant of Berisha, but he was not related. Alexi's family members and I have spoken to the Prosecutor's Office of Tirana and I have never had faith in the Prosecutor's Office for a moment. That's why I didn't submit the material. We also agreed with the family that we deliver the material only to SPAK. The moment SPAK calls me, I will make it available. January 21 cannot be investigated for what happened, but an exhaustive investigation is needed," he said.