Petrit Qoli, one of the defendants in the "Golden Bullet" trial, testified before the Special Court.
He is accused of the murder of Fatmira Deda, the mother of Ervis Deda, who was seeking justice for her murdered son and had become a concern for the criminal group.
The murder of his wife and son, Ervis Deda, was revealed through the confession of the repentant justice seeker, Nuredin Dumani.
During his testimony, Qoli spoke about both serious crimes and implicated his brother Festim Qoli, who is on the run.
Full proof:
Petrit Qoli: From 2002 to 2013 I had a fishing boat, I worked as a ship captain. I also worked in construction.
SPAK: Where did you get the idea for construction?
Petrit Qoli: I have a cousin ML. He is a builder, he must be 80 years old. I told him I have 300 thousand marks. I did the first construction at the archaeological pit, behind the Palace of Culture.
SPAK: Where did you find the money?
Petrit Qoli: From fishing, I always had a boat. I have a brother who I didn't have, Festim Qoli.
SPAK: While you were fishing, what did your brother do?
Petrit Qoli: He had 5 businesses, a coffee bar, a gym. I had built them. Festimi was a master at stealing cars. He was always involved in the car trade, duplicates.
SPAK: Who is Agron?
Petrit Qoli: Agron Qoli is my uncle's son. He is a model boy, after me, but I don't have a friend. He deals with construction. I have built 8–9 buildings. Even the mosque in Rrushbull. We didn't work with Festim, I have a brother, but it is a disaster for our family.
SPAK: Did Festimi have any income?
Petrit Qoli: I'm not Festimi's economist, but there was a wedding venue, it was normal that there was money.
SPAK: Have you gone abroad?
Petrit Qoli: Yes, of course, I had a ship. I know that Festimi has a very rich Bulgarian daughter. I know that she also has an English passport. She is very rich, she sells construction materials.
Festim and I would see each other for iftar and birthdays.
SPAK: Are you aware of any problems with the justice system that Festimi may have had?
Petrit Qoli: I didn't deal with his problems. Festimi was rumored to have fired Titin, and some others. He liked to be known for these things. He was accused of Loshi, of Fatmira Deda's son. But he didn't do it.
SPAK: Who is this Loshi, Fatmira's son?
Petrit Qoli: He used to come to my ship, get oil, qyl. Loshi is done for mercy. I don't regret it at all. I heard it on TV. I have met Fatmira 3 times in my life. I know Besnik Deda, Fatmira's brother, a legend of ship captains. I went to his qokë for a consolation coffee. I have met Fatmira three times in total.
I once met him at the gas station in Shkozet because I was getting fuel there. Festim Qoli managed this gas station with Fatmira. Festim had bought it from someone I don't know.
Then they cooled off, with Ervis Deda (Loshi) having two daughters. They lived a debauched life.
Loshi asked Festimi for the money he had borrowed, and Festimi said he would give it to him when he found it. Loshi told me that he had to give me the money for fuel. I don't know how much the money was. I didn't want to know at all. Festimi didn't tell me, I didn't have any such relationship with Festimi. I don't know who killed him. Just people's gossip. They say Loshi stole drugs. Others say there was gold in the car or drugs. The drug story started being talked about before Mond Çekici was killed.
SPAK: How did you learn about the murder of E. Deda?
Petrit Qoli: It must have been 14 years since he was killed. I saw him on TV subtitles. They had taken out his photo. I was worried about my brother. I went to the gas station, I couldn't find him at the gas station. I found the workers. I met my brother after 3 weeks. I went to comfort him after seven. I don't know where he was. He wasn't with his parents. I didn't care where he was. He doesn't have close friends in Durrës. Festimi took the property to Fatmira, as co-owner, because Fatmira had declared to the police that Festimi had killed Ervis. Festimi told me this later.
When we went to comfort my father, Fatmira said sorry for accusing Festim of being shocked. It was me, Agron, my father, my mother. Festim was wanted by the police. My father told Fatmira, there is nothing, it is enough to find who killed him.
I found out he had said it to the police, do you know how many police friends I have, prosecutor?
SPAK: Did you ask Festim about what Fatmira accused him of?
Petrit Qoli: He told me he suspects it's because we've caught a cold. After Festimi sent him the contract, he said Fatmira calmed down.
SPAK: How was Ervis killed, how did you find out?
Petrit Qoli: People told me.
SPAK: Which people? How many people?
Petrit Qoli: My brother told me, Celebration.
SPAK: Who killed Fatmira Habilaj?
Petrit Qoli: I didn't go to the funeral. I didn't go out of shame for the captain, Besnik, her brother.
I know that the killer broke in and took valuables. I heard about it in the media. He was killed in the garage where his house was. The car was black, I don't remember the make, it had a new hood, his son had bought it for him.
I have offices in the building where he was killed. I was with my family. I was driving in Përrenjas, I was fleeing to Pogradec. My cousin told me on the phone that they had killed Ervis' mother, the police were looking for Festim. I told him what I needed with Festim.
I met Festim later. I don't remember how long later. After her son's death, Fatmira would occasionally go to the gas station to pay those bills.
SPAK: Was Talo Çela a familiar name to you in 2012–2013?
Petrit Qoli: I don't know him, I've never spoken to him on the phone. I don't know any of Nuredin Dumani's enemies.
