Prime Minister Rama had a meeting with the residents of Zvërnec in Vlora, regarding the investment that is being opposed with protests in Tirana.
One of the residents complained to the Prime Minister that he has been in court for 35 years for the physical return of the property. He claims that he has ownership rights over the property where the investment is said to be made.
Citizen: My name is Gentian Moçka, I am a doctor from the Moçka family in Novosela, one of the members, claimants of the property where the fence has been put up. There has been a lot of talk, as you said, everyone has spoken except us. I had a personal remark for you.
Our case is still being judged, I am in court the day after tomorrow for the physical return of the property. You saw a week ago that that property was inherited from father to son, she killed me. It seemed like what should I expect from the court now. Do
I have a right to that property or not, the court will decide. They have harassed me for 35 years, my father fought for 25 years until he died. We have not spoken, the fact that we have not killed and cut down does not mean that we are not interviewed and do not have a voice. I felt attacked and affected by some of your statements. You said that “this land is inherited from father to son”.
While Prime Minister Rama responded that ownership issues are resolved by the court and not by him. He added that the agreement with private property there is resolved by the owner with the investor and not by him as prime minister, while for the island of Sazan, yes, the government has taken it upon itself.
Rama: They don’t say in vain that the tongue breaks bones. I am very careful with my words. The property was returned to Denbabaden. It was not returned by this government. Are there wrong or unfair returns? Most certainly. But I don’t decide this, the government doesn’t decide. The mortgage doesn’t decide. The notaries don’t decide this. Only the court decides this. I don’t represent the owners. To your knowledge, I have not met any of the owners who are being talked about. None. I have no idea at all about what agreement the investors have made with the owners. Private matters. When the interest of the president’s family in Albania came up, I said that Sazani is a matter for the Albanian government, about the agreement and how the agreement will be reached, the part opposite Sazani is a private matter. Private owners. Private owners are dealt with privately. The owners decide, not the governments or the protesters. The rest is as it has been. When the relevant agency that deals with permits, or with master plans, when it receives an expression of interest asks for the mortgage. Do you or don’t you have a mortgage? With the owners listed in the mortgage. There are claimants who do not have their properties mortgaged. The agency’s activity is based on what is presented and what is verified in the mortgage. As long as the land is purchased by investors, it is the investors’ land. Does the rest belong to the owner or not? There are several sales. For one entity out of several that have sold the property, there has been an investigation into the entity for some time. And for this reason, the fund that the investors paid has been blocked. But the transaction took place. The fund has been blocked. Which means in this case, the fact that there was an investigation can be positive for anyone who can win the property through the court.
The investigation is not being conducted for the company, the investment, the project. The investigation is in progress for an individual, an entity that has sold the property, for this reason, after receiving all the data from our agency for the control of money laundering, which has done all the verifications, SPAK has released the transaction, has transferred it to the relevant notary’s account. The notary’s account remains blocked. And in this specific case, if in this process you will receive from the court that you are the legitimate heir owner, you will have access to that fund and you will receive the money.