Did Fatmir Xhafaj attack Rama on account of Veliaj in "Der Spiegel"?

2024-09-16 18:39:00, Aktualitet CNA

Did Fatmir Xhafaj attack Rama on account of Veliaj in "Der Spiegel"?

Photomontage - Erion Veliaj, Edi Rama and Fatmir Xhafaj

3 days ago, the German media " Der Spiegel " published an analysis of Prime Minister Edi Rama, where, among other things, a former member of his cabinet denounced the government's connections with gangs and the international mafia. ( Read here )

For this article by German journalist Walter Mayer, journalist Elvi Fundo reacted this Monday, raising strong doubts.

Fundo raised hints that the former member of Rama's cabinet who raised these accusations could be Fatmir Xhafaj.

He has stated on social networks that the articulation in the article is the same as that of Xhafaj, which he says may have carried out the attack on behalf of Erion Veliaj.

Fatmir Xhafaj and Erion Veliaj

The journalist has also published a photo with Walter Mayer, while emphasizing that the latter has held several meetings with politicians.

Full statement:

Did Fatmir Xhafaj attack Prime Minister Rama on behalf of Erion Veliaj in "Der Spiegel"?

This photo was published on July 22.

With Walter Mayer, the journalist of "Der Spiegel" who recently came to Albania with a strong article against Prime Minister Rama. He met some politicians, but also very, very few journalists.

Journalists Walter Mayer and Elvi Fundo

I listened and discussed a lot with Mayer, who knew Albania better than we did.

In his article, beyond the things we often say every day, there were two very important paragraphs.

First paragraph:

The more popular he becomes abroad (Rama), the more anger grows in the environment around him. Those in the inner circle, who know too much and would risk too much, speak only under the guarantee of anonymity.

Second paragraph:

"Merging political and media interests with those of criminals and oligarchs" - this is how the Rama system works, says a former member of the government who insists on remaining anonymous: "All this is happening with the blessing of the EU and the USA. There is no public tender that does not end up in his extended circle. Basically, Rama led the whole country to crime. Albania is now a case study in corruption, and yet the clever Rama manages to find recognition in the West.

Prime Minister Edi Rama

These two paragraphs speak volumes. Especially when they come from within the species, from a political language aimed at hitting the prime minister for the interests of someone who has a noose around his throat.

This is Erion Veliaj and this type of articulation is often found in Fatmir Xhafaj's confidential language.

Journalists show the source, but this is the case when the source does Muuu./ CNA