The investigative show titled "From Water to Concrete: Suspicions of a Million-Dollar Property Swap Scheme 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.
The Oath for Justice, based on the identification data of the cadastral plots, understands that most of the properties are in the possession of Qehaja Group Sh.PK.
Of the eight cadastral plots, this company has only been the owner of one since 2021, while in the others it mainly appears as the owner since 2023 and 2024.
The Oath for Justice has managed to secure several video recordings, in which it is suspected that the owners of Qehaja Group have been exploiting this property even before it was approved for exchange by the Municipal Assembly in Peja.
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The nearly two million-dollar plot serves as a market on Saturdays, and according to video recordings and conversations with traders, they are forced to pay between 10 and 20 euros for the use of the space.
First conversation between the three:
Trader 1: The head has a han, as they say in foreign ***.
Merchant 2: How much are you paying?
Trader 1: It depends on how open you are. (unintelligible) he pays from there until he is quiet, 5,7, 8, 10…
Trader 2: Is Valon coming, is Eid coming?
Trader 1: No, no, he comes, Valoni the Great. Sometimes one, sometimes another. I don't know him, he doesn't come often, he comes very rarely. What if I'm a friend?
Merchant 2: It's been three years since you gave money.
Trader 1: Aihhh me (unintelligible).
Based on this video recording provided by Betimi për Drejtësi, Valon Sadiku, owner of Qehaja Group, is seen going to the traders in line, from whom he is suspected of receiving money for the use of the market property. Meanwhile, in another conversation between the traders, it is shown how the payment method worked.
Second conversation between the three:
Trader 3: He's calling them, don't leave them without seeing you now and tell them not to talk to others, you'd have to be a jerk (unintelligible). Not if you're going to steal 14-15 euros a week.
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Trader 4:20
Trader 3: Yes, 10 for you, 15 for him, 20 for someone.
Trader 4: These people from Gjakova have 20.
Merchant 3: 20 I know, I know.
Trader 4: Because they learn a lot.
Trader 3: By the meter, I don't know how they do it.
Merchant 4: Yes, by the meter, by the meter.
When Valon Sadiku is asked about this issue during a phone conversation, he hangs up.
The Oath for Justice has secured a photo that was published by the owner of Qehaja Group, Valon Sadiku, on October 17, 2021, together with the mayor Gazmend Muhaxheri with the caption "I'm here until 2054."
But, in a conversation with "Oath for Justice", Sadiku denies being a supporter of the mayor.
"No, just like all citizens (unintelligible)," says Sadiku about his relationship with Mayor Muhaxheri.
During the conversation with Valon Sadiku, he says that he is not the owner of the company, but his brother, although according to the data in the Business Registration Agency, he is listed as the authorized owner. He said that for all issues regarding the exchange of the municipality's million-dollar property, we should talk to his brother.
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Sadiku, although he said he would send his brother's contact information to the Oath for Justice team, did not send it and after this phone call he did not answer any more calls from the Oath for Justice team.
Likewise, Betimi për Drejtësi has sent questions to his brother, but until the broadcast of the show, he has not responded.
