The triple massacre of Fushë-Krujë and the elimination of Bejtje, exclusive details from the file

Just a week after the triple murder in Fushë-Krujë, the town of Milot was shaken by another serious criminal event, at the center of which was once again Ylli Brahimi.

On the evening of July 22, 2022, Brahimi was traveling in an armored car, accompanied by his 28-year-old friend, Klisman Preçi. He was ambushed and hit with blind-piercing automatic fire. In this attack, Klisman Preçi lost his life on the spot, while Brahimi, the target of the assassination, was injured.

After the incident, a vehicle suspected of being used by the perpetrators was found burned in the village of Gramëz in Kruja. Two weapons used in the incident were found in the vehicle.

At that time, the police searched Sidorel Prendi's apartment, but he was not found there. His father, Gjovalin Prendi, was questioned as a person with knowledge of the incident.

"In this specific case, you rightly said that some events may have occurred in the past, but there has been no report, for any of them. None of the persons have been taken as defendants that perhaps the media suspects may have occurred. And in this sense we are faced with the next victim without having a proceeding against the suspected person," said Ermal Hamataj, lawyer.

"The police and the prosecution have separate roles, but also complementary roles. The separate roles are that the police deal with the investigation, the prosecution of the case, the provision of evidence, but in the meantime it is the prosecution that creates the strategy of the criminal prosecution and what will be done to uncover this event," said lawyer Dea Toçi.

After the next search of Sidorel's house, his father stated at the time that his son had not had any open conflicts with Ylli Brahimi. He said that Sidorel had been abroad for a long time, emphasizing that he had not had any contact with his son for a long time. He emphasized that Sidorel's first wife, Antigona Brahimi, was Ylli Brahimi's cousin.

The perpetrators of the next assassination attempt on Brahimi were never identified, leaving the incident unsolved. Sidorel Prendi, known as “Rohan Brahimi,” has not been specifically charged with any of these criminal events. His name is mentioned in the operational information, but the lack of evidence kept him out of criminal prosecution. The only possible connection is with the murder of Gentjan Bejtje in Fushë Krujë, where his brother-in-law was arrested.

"It turns out that Sidorel Prendi was not in Albania during that period, he may have been one of the people who was interested or who organized his elimination, he had an interest in the execution of Gentjan Bejtja, but he was not in Albania and he may have engaged other people" - said Alban Qafa, lawyer.

Sipas të dhënave, ka dyshime se ai ishte një nga personat i cili ka organizuar atentatin e Bejtjes, një emër i njohur i botës së krimit, i njohur për përplasjen me Durim Bamin, dhe si njeri i afërt me Ervis Martinajn.

Gentjan Bejtja u ekzekutua brenda oborrit të banesës së tij, në sy të gruas dhe dy djemve të mitur. Pasi i janë afruar Gentjan Bejtjes autorët hapën zjarr drejt tij, duke e qëlluar pa pushin, e duke derdhur drejt tij të paktën tre karikator kallashnikovi.

“Gentjan Bejtja është folur edhe është sqaruar si ka ndodhur konflikti, me grupin po të Niklës, pasi u bë me grupin e Lezhës, të Arben Ndokës, pasi dyshohej se ishte informatori tyre që e kishin kundërshtar grupin e Durim Bamit.” u shpreh Alban Qafa, avokat.

“Kemi parë në disa dosje të Prokurorisë së Posaçme prandaj them që hetimi në Shqipëri dhe sidomos në çështje kaq sensitive sa krimi i organizuar dhe vrasjeve që vijnë si pasojë e tij, kanë nevojë për një qasje tjetër hetimore, të cilën duhet ta bëjë prokuroria e posaçme, fakti është që nuk e ka bërë dhe duhet të shkojë drejt porositësve, kush ishin të interesuarit e tjerë për të eliminuar Gentjan Bejtjan”-u shpreh Xhevahir Zhabina, gazetar.

Ekspertët në vendngjarje konstatuan se në oborr u gjetën të shpërndara 72 gëzhoja armësh automatike, ndërsa në trupin e viktimës u identifikuan 30 predha, që dëshmojnë për intensitetin dhe brutalitetin e sulmit. Pas ngjarjes, mjeti i autorëve largohet me shpejtësi drejt Fushë Krujës e më pas fshatit Hasan ku u gjet i djegur.

“Automjetet digjen për mos lënë gjurmë, sepse në ato makina kanë lënë gjurmë gishtash, kanë lënë ADN, mund të lënë bishta cigaresh, fije floku, pështym, apo një pik djerse. Digjen për të humbur gjurmët” u shpreh Alban Qafa, gazetar.

“Mund të vijë një ditë që mund të bashkëpunojnë të gjitha strukturat nga policia prokuroria dhe më pas gjykata që të minimizohet se nuk po them do asgjësohet komplet por të minimizohet pikërisht roli dhe përfshirja e tyre në krime të tilla, që besoj se janë faktor që sjellin krim pas krimi më pas”- u shpreh Dea Toçi, avokate.

Pas krimit, autorët e dyshuar u larguan me një Volkswagen pa targë në pjesën e pasme, i cili u identifikua më vonë me targën AB960GG teksa ndoqi itinerarin Thumanë-Fushë Krujë-Tiranë-Durrës.
Pas këqyrjes së dhjetëra kamera sigurie hetuesit kanë identifikuar personat që kanë përdorur këtë mjet dhe që dyshohet se kanë ndihmuar autorët për ti larguar pas atentatit. Në pranga kanë përfunduar Edison Haxhiu i akuzuar për “sigurim kushtesh për të kryer vrasje, dhe Ilir Beqiraj, i akuzuar për mbajtje pa leje të armëve” dhe “falsifikim dokumentesh”.

Nga kamerat e sigurisë u verifikua lëvizja e këtij automjeti në disa zona kryesore, përfshirë komplekset rezidenciale luksoze në zonën e Lundrës në Tiranë, më konkretisht në banesën e Beqirajt dhe motrës së tij, bashkëshortes së Rohan Brahimit.

On 15.03.2024, at 10:36 (it cannot be determined whether the time on the recording device is the same as local time or not) the Volkswagen Golf vehicle with license plate AB960GG enters the premises of the “White House” residential complex, in Lundër, Tirana, where the villa/apartment of citizen Antigona Sadik Brahimi (sister of citizen Ilir Sadik Beqaraj) is located and after returning, it leaves the premises of this residential complex again. Meanwhile, at 09:39 this vehicle appears in motion leaving the “Long Hill” residential complex, where the villa/apartment owned by citizen Ilir Beqaraj is also located.

"The negligence that occurs in receiving reports regarding stolen cars or license plates, on the other hand, has led criminal groups to create this background, to create this practice, and it has now become commonplace, a car stolen in one city, an event that occurred in another city, a car is found burned after a day or two and the perpetrator is not found," said lawyer Ermal Hamataj.

"The car, it has entrances and exits to the apartments of his close people, his family, certainly leads to the idea that he could be one of the organizers. I think that this is where the work of the Albanian Prosecution and Police fails, since all the indications point to Sidorel Prendi, but is Sidorel Prendi the only character interested in Gentjan Bejtja being eliminated, I have the impression that he is not," said journalist Xhevahir Zhabina.

4 days after the incident, Edison Haxhiu was caught washing the car in which the perpetrators allegedly fled at a car wash in the Lundra area.

Following the investigation into the murder of Bejtja, authorities conducted numerous searches in the homes of several suspects or people connected to the incident. Searches were conducted in the homes of citizens Marklen Haka, Fatmir Koci, Valter Bami, Vat Caka, Albert Sinanaj, Shefqet Kullaj, Gazmir Saka and Fatmir Bami. Inside Story