Erion Alibej, one of the penitents in the hands of SPAK, has recounted in detail the massacre of Bradashesh with three people killed, among them his brother Endrit Alibej, in December 2018 near Elbasan.
Alibej recounted the moment when he was informed about the assassination attempt that left Endrit Alibej, 34 years old, Arben Dylgjeri, 56 years old, both cousins with each other and Erdal Durunay, the 51-year-old Turkish citizen, killed.
He said how he found his brother killed by a barrage of bullets while in the car behind them were the women and children who had escaped the bullets. Alibej said that Franc Çopja had gone to his funeral. As it was later revealed, Çopja and Talo Çela were the organizers of the murders, while he had made attempts to blame Suel Çela's group.
Alibej also told how they called him to the police to ask him if he was aware, and why he was wanted and they had released him again. He pointed the finger at a police chief at the time, describing him as a man of Suel Çela.
Alibej's statement:
The Turkish citizen was in Albania earlier, when my daughter turned 1 years old. He was a close friend of ours because of his working relationship with Endrit. On the evening of the massacre, Endrit was in Tirana with some friends and then left for Peqi to my uncles where they were gathered, while I was sending some gifts for the end of the year to a notary friend of ours. Besmir Lala's phone rang, I heard that it was my daughter-in-law, that I didn't carry a phone because I was looking for her. I told him what was wrong, while there came a white x6 that I knew was Mikael Qosje's that Franc Çopja had given him as a gift, I know that they turned it into cocaine. Besmir told me that they quickly shot Endrit, Mikael was with Ervis Choppian in the car, he approached me by car, I told him if you had a gun, he told me not because what happened. I closed the glass and fled to the scene, my brother's daughter-in-law, a Romanian citizen, was in the last month of pregnancy, it was a great joy for us, they leave with 2 cars, the women alone, Endrit, the Turkish citizen and the uncle in a car. I was the first one at the scene, there was no one or police, strange there is always a police patrol there, and now if you pass by, there is a patrol there. I found my mother, aunt, sister, screaming toads, it was a scene I can't describe. I caught Endrit, he seemed warm to me but there were a lot of bullets on one side, a police van and an ambulance came, but they died in the hospital. As soon as I went home, many people, friends and comrades were coming, very soon people from the Çapja, Florenci family and some others came to me. I went out alone, I married them to Bledar Muka and Florenc Çapja, Bledar told me "I told Endrit to be careful but he didn't listen to me" I told him from whom? He told me only Suel Çela does these massacres.
Bled Muça had drunk alcohol, I told him we'll talk at another moment, but they told me you had us by your side, that's how he was interested. I was getting endless information, not Kamer Mehja, not Suel Çela, especially about Suel.
Even in my analyses, the only problem with Xhoni Rusta came to me. Even though I was talking about the Çopja brothers, I still believed. Suel's family also came, their soldiers among them and "Nino", I also talked to Suel and he told me to stay calm because the truth will come out, thank goodness you weren't in the car either. I said yes, who has the guns? The day I took my family members to the last apartment, Altin Qato was the director in Elbasan, the policemen came to me and wanted to talk to me, while I was wanted. Niko Brahimaj was in serious crimes, they told me come and declare and we will release you again to be close to your family. I went there was Qato, Brahimaj and the chief of the police station who I knew was sold to Suel Çela. I told him I don't want this here, they took him out, they told me we know that you are wanted, but help us with any information to anyone who suspects. I told him it will be surprising to you, but they didn't confuse the target, I don't know who to point the finger at. As they gave me the word that I would escort the family members to the apartment, they released me. I told the chief of the police station who was taken out, it's good to leave this city.