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Dritan Rexhepi refuses to testify about the kidnapping of Jan Prenga

Politiko 2025-04-18 14:59:18

Dritan Rexhepi refuses to testify about the kidnapping of Jan Prenga

Dritan Rexhepi has refused to testify in today's session at the Criminal Court for the kidnapping and disappearance of Jan Prenga, in the trial against Altin Hajri.

Rexhepi, along with Aldo Majnishta, who are both being tried for the same event in a parallel trial, appeared at today's session to provide explanations as co-defendants in a related proceeding.

But when questioned by the Court, both of them did not consent to testify.

The hearing was postponed to May 12, during which time calls will be repeated to Jan Prenga's family members, who are abroad.

Jan Prenga was kidnapped in January 2020 in Kamëz. After the kidnapping, he was taken to the "Golden" complex in Shijak, owned by Altin Hajri.

According to security camera footage, Jan Prenga is suspected of being raped to death and the body is suspected to have been disposed of in the village of Pjezë, very close to the complex, while the body has not yet been found.

The kidnapping came after Jan Prenga's brother stole a container of drugs in the UK. According to SPAK, the order for Jan Prenga's kidnapping was given by Dritan (Gramoz) Rexhepi and his co-defendant Gentian Funiqi (Doda), the organization was done by defendants Martin Bleta and Korado Keshteja, while the execution of the kidnapping was done by defendants Artan Doçaj, Aldo Majnishta, Geraldo Martini and another unidentified person.

The order to kidnap Jan Prenga was given while Rexhepi was imprisoned in Ecuador, in Latin America, and was intended to coerce Prenga's brother, who had stolen a quantity of cocaine trafficked from Ecuador to England. The Prenga family also negotiated with the kidnappers and part of the cocaine was handed over, but in the meantime Jan Prenga had lost his life.

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