In an interview for the show "With an Open Heart" by moderator Evis Ahmeti, just 24 hours after the incident, he says that "they have left it to justice."
"We are just alive and breathing," the young girl's father said sadly.
He says that Xhuana's last phone call was with her mother the morning before the incident occurred.
interview
Evis Ahmeti: Who notified you?
Xhuana Nikolli's father: She was the other chick in Tirana
Evis Ahmeti: Had Xhuana been living in Tirana for a while?
Xhuana Nikolli's father: Three months
Evis Ahmeti: When was the last time you spoke?
Xhuana Nikolli's father: He spoke to his mother, you're doing well this morning and that's it.
Evis Ahmeti: Were you not aware that she was being raped?
Xhuana Nikolli's father: No, he didn't tell us anything
Evis Ahmeti: Was he married to Erlado in August?
Xhuana Nikolli's father: In June
Evis Ahmeti: Were they divorced?
Xhuana Nikolli's father: Yes, they separated
Evis Ahmeti: He didn't express his feelings about rape to his sisters
Xhuana Nikolli's father: I am unable to speak... We have left this matter to the justice system.