8 hours agoMillions of Erion Veliaj, the politician feeding on poor soup
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)Rarely, Erjon Veliaj had no power to control himself in front of television cameras filming his exit from the SPAK court. Urging to leave as soon as possible, the bodyguards who pushed journalists, the unanswered calls of DP militants in the background <x0jedukt, thief” offered the image of a politician who had no message [...]
Rarely, Erjon Veliaj had no power to control himself in front of television cameras filming his exit from the SPAK court. Urging to leave as soon as possible, bodyguards pushing journalists, unanswered calls by DP militants in the background <x0jedukt, thief” offered the image of a politician who had no message to deliver, but only wounding through the teeth after 5 hours in the prosecutor. The following films show an Erjon from the worst day being powerless to get into the role.
The investigation into Erjon Veliaj and his connections to Elman Abule, owner of a money laundering scheme has finally overturned the image of the good and simple man of politics, the young man with Western schooling, and who carried the image of Socialist leadership's future on his shoulders, an image that the mayor had been able to build for years and effort through the media captured thanks to the financial power guaranteeing Tirana citizens' taxes.
Until yesterday, when Erjon Veliaj's name was mentioned, every smart consumer of media propaganda instinctively called to mind the kind, kindhearted boy who sacrificed personal comfort at the holidays and went to wear the primus, grabbed the ladle, and filled soup dishes for older people, as seen in the picture below.
In addition to these scenes, Veliaj has tried to conceive even the image of a man who does not live in luxury but who has only a few. In contrast to the GMC used by Prime Minister Rama, Veliaj is seen coming to municipal activities with a hybrid Toyota Pruis, as an environmentally sensitive politician who does what is possible not to create pollution in public. (Photo below)
Just as symbolic has been the bicycle Veliaj appeared on at the meetings of the Socialist Party, which often did not escape journalists' eyes at the SP headquarters court.
But the rich investigation that SPAK has launched, the findings of agents of the National Bureau of Investigation, the search at the mayor's house, and the selection of his wife's cell phone, Ayla Xoxa, showed that it was all a facade, and this has confirmed an investigation of journalists Ola Xama and Jevahir Zahabna in MCN.
The data found by journalists shows that behind soup plates for modest undergarments and bicycles, Erjon Veliaj's family have amassed tremendous wealth. Veliaj has made sure that in his name he has a 111 square metre house, 10 thousand euros in the bank, and a loan to be repaid several more years. Otherwise, it happens to his loved ones.
Ayala's Wealth
Xox wealth reaches as far as 617 thousand euros total. She owns the La Partners legal company and is involved as a curator with the Sparrow Centre. But in the research that has been done in its work as art curators, the sponsorship that Xoxa received from projects of nonprofit organisations, which were financed among other things by Tirana City Hall.
Mr. President's wife. Veliaj, Ayla Xoxa, has declared several bank accounts totaling a total worth of 617 thousand euros, where approximately a third of these accounts come from the legacy. Xoxa owns 2 apartments, one with an area of 162 m2 purchased in 2016 for the value of 88.6 thousand euros in the area “SunCunder”, and another purchased in 2018 with a surface of 107m 2 for the value of 105 thousand euros with donated income and work. Ayla Xoxa owns 367 m2 of the taxing surfaces of a land in Fiere profited by the legacy. But from the legacy it owns 19.8% shares in the company “The Encyclopædiaic Investments” and has the legal office “Partners left”.
During 2023 Xoxa claims it has generated 97.3 thousand euros in jobs at different centres mainly in the field of culture and by companies that manage. 22.4 thousand euros have been seized from professional activity at the Harabelle Centre, 22 thousand euros from the Balkan Youth Link é Albania project, 15.7 thousand euros from other activities, 12 thousand euros from the rent, 12,000 euros from the salary as manager of the International Publications, and 13.2 thousand euros from the legal office La pk. It results in saving 90.6 thousand euros and spending over 2023, 6.7 thousand euros. Xoxa does not result in debt” Report MCN journalists.
The Wealth of Arber Veliaj
Erjon Veliaj's brother is not a public person. He has always been in shadow dealing with his businesses, which grew rapidly after the coming of the ruling Socialists. Ayla Xoxa's wealth, although in considerable numbers, has no comparison with the money Mayor's brother, Arber Veliaj. With his companies, Arber is estimated to have circulated nearly 30m euros.
“Arber Veliaj buys in 2011 all shares in this company (Gogel), which was previously founded by Gentian Zguri and Floran Pustina for the price of 1,000 euros. According to data stored in the balance of society, Gogel results in this period with an annual turnover of 106 thousand euros and 10 thousand euros in profits. In 2012 the company's revenues resulted in 50,000 euros and $5,000. In 2013, revenues are worth 78 thousand euros and 40,000 euros.
The immediate growth of the Gogle Company comes in 2014, when Mr. Erion Veliaj had taken up the post of Social Management and Youth Minister, after this year, income for the firm of Arber Veliaj doubles, and an average turnover of 3m euros a year between 2018-2022, in 2023, runs up 2.6 times to reach 8m euros. In the same year, Arber Veliaj establishes another company that owns Gogle shpk, Golle Holding, with activity in the field of management of participation in other companies and technical, financial and legal consultancy, which has marked an annual turnover since the first year of operation at the value of 1.66m euros and a net profit of 1.65m euros.
In total, the activity of its societies in Albania, Arber Veliaj has generated approximately 30m euros in revenues in the last 10 years and 4.5m euros in profits.
The mayor's brother turns out to have a duplex in the Sun Hill area with real estate of 112 m2 and a villa on the 442 m2 [446 m] field coast and building 80 m2. Arber Veliaj lives recently between Tirana and Vienna, where two other companies “gel GMBH” and “Reg Investments GMBH” report MCN journalists.
It remains to be seen how SPAK's investigation into the “5D” file will conclude, for Tirana's Intennerator or for Elman Abules' cleaning scheme. But the staggering numbers of the wealth of Veliaj's family are enough to end his political career, brought about by the lies and deception of a modest politician who fed on the poorest soup, while his family made millions. /Lapsy.al
