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Shkruar nga PamfletiWhile the government promises to liberate public spaces, a trafficker turns a cultural monument and 3200 m² of public land into a personal business, with the silence of the state and the blessing of ministers...
While Prime Minister Edi Rama publicly declares war on the liberation of public spaces, in reality the opposite is happening: Lëkurës Castle in Saranda and 3200 m² of public land around it are currently occupied and used for private business by drug trafficker Andrea Çaushi. Within this public territory operates a complex that includes a bar-cafe, restaurant, hotel, parking lot, as well as a privatized beach with umbrellas and sun loungers.
Until July 2023, this space was under the control of the son and grandson of former MP Vangjel Tavo, who used it with questionable documents. Then, through a deed presented as a debt conversion, they transferred all control to the trafficker Andrea Çaushi for an amount of 1.5 million euros, as if it were private property.
Today, citizens seeking to visit the Lëkurës Castle are faced with a private barrier set up by Çaushi and are forced to pay a 5,000 lek entrance fee, even if they do not use any of the services. This fee applies equally to the beach area, regardless of whether visitors take a sunbed and umbrella or not.
The situation is made even more absurd when considering the fact that the Lëkurës Castle is a cultural monument under the administration of the Ministry of Economy, Culture and Innovation. By Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 501, dated August 24, 2023, this space has been officially returned to state administration, with the aim of freeing it from private activities and functioning only as a public historical and tourist asset.
However, this government decision is not being implemented. Minister Blendi Gonxhe, instead of acting to release the Castle, continues to allow its private use. Likewise, neither the Municipality of Saranda headed by Oltion Çaci, nor the Ministry of Tourism headed by Mirela Kumbaro, have taken any measures to release the 3200 m² of public territory outside the castle, now turned into a paid tourist complex.
The government's silence, the negligence of responsible institutions, and the lack of intervention by the IKMT or the State Police, raise serious doubts that behind this invasion lies a behind-the-scenes agreement, where the economic interests of traffickers and public decision-makers are silently intertwined.
If Rama and his ministers do not react, then the entire discourse about the rule of law, about freeing public spaces and banning clientelism, remains a facade, while the Lëkurës Castle remains the clearest evidence that the law does not apply to everyone. / Pamphlet
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