Journalist Klodiana Lala has told Euronews Albania the testimony of the girl who accompanied Ervis Martinaj in Durrës, on the night of August 5.
The journalist stated that the young woman, who is a public figure, declared before the authorities that she had physical contact with Martinaj on August 5, while she cut off all contact with the 40-year-old on August 7.
According to the journalist, the girl, who is a public figure, had an intimate relationship with the much-wanted man.
Meanwhile, Lala has shown the statement of Martinaj's father.
"His father, Mustafa Martinaj, says that the last contact with the boy, he doesn't say whether he had it directly or with other people, he had it on August 9 at 5:30 p.m. He claims that from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. that evening, Martinaj may have been taken hostage and may have disappeared," said Lala.
"Ervis Martinaj became a crime boss because he had strong state support"
Journalist Klodiana Lala further stated that Ervis Martinaj became a crime boss because he had strong state support.
She said that it was not without purpose that she chose to have Jeton Lam as her companion, since the latter met all the criteria he wanted, since he was also an agent of the Operational Forces.
"Ervis Martinaj became a crime boss while he had strong state support. He did not choose Jeton Lam by chance. He chose some criteria for him to accompany him. First, because he was from the Special Operations team who have the database of wanted persons, and normally there is information about the movements of wanted persons. When Martinaj had to move, he had to have a free way, and he got this through Lam. The third needed a reliable person not to sell it to the opponents , "said Lala.
Ervis Martinaj is suspected to have taken refuge in the city of Durrës in recent weeks, while his family members reported to the police that they had lost all contact with him.
Until August 13, Martinaj took refuge in this city, and then it is suspected that the police officer Jeton Lami transported him to the city of Tirana.
Martinaj chose Lami to transport him in exchange for a bribe, since the latter had information on where the Police checkpoints were located. In this way, Martinaj could move without a problem and without being spotted by the police officer.