Sali Berisha: Izet Haxhia was not my bodyguard

2022-11-02 10:00:02Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Sali Berisha: Izet Haxhia was not my bodyguard
Sali Berisha

Izet Haxhia will eventually serve 21 years in prison.

The Court of Appeal of Tirana has upheld the decision of the first instance. Decision given by the Court of First Instance for Izet Haxhina.

The Tirana court sentenced Haxhina to 21 years in prison in February of this year, in connection with the murder of former democratic deputy Azem Hajdari in 1998. He was convicted of the criminal offense of "premeditated murder carried out in cooperation.

Invited to "LOG." on ABC, Sali Berisha commented on Haxhi's sentence, saying that even though it was requested that Haxhi be extradited from Turkey to serve his sentence, this was not done.

" The investigation of the assassination operation of Azem Hajdari by international prosecutors was extensive. I have made a testimony and submitted it to the ambassador. I had no data, but about the two brothers. It turned out that there were witnesses.

I presented them through the ambassador. They have proven that he was also in the position where he was in the murder. He fled to Turkey, Turkey kept him and did not bring him back. He was convicted. Haxhia was not my bodyguard" , said Berisha.

"He had come to hide the crime. The two Haklaj brothers came to kill Azem Hajdari. They absolutely came to kill him as they did without any question. Hajdar was told that there are one or two cars. 

He came out and told Sali Lusha at the gate, bring us a machine gun. They came only for Hajdar. They did not investigate who asked them to kill Hajdar? Governmental. They are government officials, those who requested it.

When I realized it wasn't Nano… He didn't make the correction. At first I had one witness after another. They went north to Nehati. My phones were ringing that they passed Mamurras, Ura e Mati. 

It was terrible for the country. They were not stopped at any checkpoint. What did the government do? The government did not stop them. The international prosecutors did the work, they didn't go to the organizers but they went to the participants.

The Turks did not bring Haxhiaj to Albania. They should have brought it because it was a terrorist act ", said Berisha.


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