The investigative show titled "From Water to Concrete: Suspicions of a Million-Dollar Property Swap Arrangement by the Municipality of Peja", revealed a suspicious scheme to swap a property worth nearly 2 million in the Municipality of Peja. A decision that essentially directs this public asset towards the company Qehaja Group sh.pk, known for building multi-story apartments.
And, a property that was converted from a "water region" into "construction land" by a decision of the municipal executive, for which the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MMPHI) says that these socially owned water properties (e.g. "Waters") are under their administration and that any action or use of them is illegal.
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According to Fatmire Mataj-Vokshi, her family has lived in this house for 60 years.
"When my father was alive, he left me a trust, I am now the head of the family, my father said "as long as I live, we have had the house of Xhemajl Kada" and there the municipality told him that the school would be demolished, it would be built and they said if we take it here and if we move it here, where we have the house and they agreed. Since I have the sketch, I have all the documents that it was my father's house. Now the mayor says they are usurpers", said Fatmire Mataj-Vokshi.
The Mataj family filed a lawsuit on April 4, 2022, to confirm ownership rights. However, on December 16, 2025, the Basic Court in Peja dismissed this lawsuit.
The court failed to address the proposal for the imposition of a temporary security measure in time, so the hearing was held on October 29, 2025.
Meanwhile, after the hearing was held on November 6, 2025, together with a judicial geodesy expert, the factual situation was confirmed.
And, after receiving the geodesy expertise dated November 18, 2025, the court returned the lawsuit to the plaintiff by decision for completion and correction. However, according to the court's judgment, the plaintiff did not act in accordance with the observations because he did not specify the claim, but only for the security measure and as a result the case was dismissed.
But the Mataj family filed a lawsuit again on December 24, 2025 against the Municipality of Peja, for confirmation of ownership.
"I ask the Court to make the right decision, I have sent all the documents to the court as soon as I have them, with all the information and everything," Mataj-Vokshi continued.
The residents of this neighborhood, including the Mataj family, had petitioned the Municipality two days before the vote on the property exchange.
The petition, signed by 33 people, requested that the plot that would be voted for exchange be turned into a park and not housing.
A public property worth around 2 million euros was turned from “water area” to “construction land” and ended up in an exchange process that is also contested for its legality. The preliminary actions, the timing of the purchase of the plots and the use of the space before formal approval cast strong shadows of suspicion over the entire procedure.
