Journalist Elton Tozaj has indicated for the first time in an interview on the show Rhadarão details of the physical attack he claims to be on November 5th, at a moment when he was preparing to travel to Athens. He singled out the event as an attempted assassination for the purpose and claimed it is already under the protection of authorities in a European Union country.
At the start of the interview, Tozaj dismissed reports of his kidnapping or death, clarifying that he was physically damaged but that he was alive and recovering.
I’m physically damaged, but not spiritually. He was physically weakened, but not morally. Unscathed, but here with you. Unkilled, undead, unaccomplished, as most of the media broadcast yesterday, he said.
The journalist said two days before the interview had delivered his materials to the police, while the authorities he currently lives in have carried out verifications of threats. According to him, his accounts on social networks are placed under monitoring and any threatening message will be treated as a threat to life.
Tozaj also indicated that he had left social networks for about 40 days, both for security reasons and for having time to recover and reflect. He rejected the publication of false news about his death and warned that the team of lawyers in Albania is dealing with the issue.
The spread of false news, especially that of death once, is to me outside any limit and all sorts of logic, the journalist declared, urging the media not to take advantage of its name and event.
During the interview, Tozaj claimed that threats to him had begun after publishing some allegations of cases of abuse and violence. He mentioned among other things the owner of a tourist agency, evidence of a doctor, and persons who, according to him, had gone to the office to make statements.
The journalist said he had received messages and phone calls from various persons, including social networking figures, media characters and individuals who linked them to the crime world, who had asked him not to continue with the publication.
He cited Liona Vjolca and her partner as possible suspects, as well as other persons who, according to him, may have had reason to counter his convictions. Tozaj claimed Vjollca’s partner has not yet been questioned by the Albanian prosecution on issues he has raised. He also cited names related to other charges, including former MP Adrian Hila’s candidate, as well as other persons for whom he said he had reported to the police.
These are journalist claims and do not constitute the authorities’ findings of responsibility for the persons named. Tozaj said he has handed the names to the authorities in the country where he lives and expects the investigation to clear up the perpetrators of the attack.
Returning to the event, Tozaj indicated that on November 5th he was heading towards Athens, where he planned meetings with a Greek television producer and another representative who, according to him, covered Greece for Netflix. The goal was to realise a three-story documentary on links between mafia, corruption and the showbistry world.
He said that on Tuesday’s show he had warned the publication of an exclusive interview and testimony from Athens, which according to him included compromised information on the Luana Vjollca fashion industry.
The journalist indicated that he had left his apartment alone, without people who usually accompanied him for his safety, believing that the threats had ended. As he walked on the sidewalk with the suitcase in his hand toward the car, he claims that he was attacked by some people who came down from a van.
Source Layer: Insander