Found hanged in Belgium, brother of 29-year-old from Kuks speaks out: He suffered from depression, it has nothing to do with what the media says

2025-10-03 18:49:26Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Found hanged in Belgium, brother of 29-year-old from Kuks speaks out: He
Bekim Halilajt

The brother of the 29-year-old Kuksian who was found hanging from a street sign in Anderlecht, Belgium, says he may have committed suicide due to depression.

While foreign media have linked Bekim Halilaj's death to cocaine trafficking networks, even comparing it to a Mexican cartel-style execution, his brother, Redi Halilaj, speaking to Top News, refutes these leads.

"I ask the media not to publish false news. My brother was suffering from depression, it has nothing to do with the other situations that the media is writing about. They found no signs of violence on his body. We have nothing to do with any other situation," he said.

Bekim Halilaj is believed to have traveled from his home village of Bicaj, Albania, to Belgium via England.

The 29-year-old's body was discovered on September 28 on the Brussels ring road in Anderlecht.

He was found hanging from a cable behind a traffic sign, the Belgian prosecutor's office considered the death suspicious and opened an investigation. The Belgian prosecutor's office has not ruled out the possibility of suicide either.


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