Florenc Çapja is the nephew of Ardian Çapja, also sentenced to life imprisonment for the double crime of father and son in Elbasan.
Florenc Çapja, who was extradited to Albania from Dubai on May 2, was remanded in custody by the Criminal Court of Albania today.
In front of the black squads, he declared that he was not extradited but came to Albania on his own.
He claimed that it was his own will to come as he had been to Istanbul earlier and had the opportunity to leave.
In his testimony, Çapja further stated that he did not ask Dumani for anything regarding Sokol Sanxhatari.
The entire hearing was opposed, claiming that his file was left without any investigative action and he was convicted "only on the testimony of Ervis Bardhi".
"Tell me why you left the file without any investigative action and convicted me only with the testimony of Ervis Bardhi," Florenc Çapja addressed the SPAK prosecutor who is investigating his file, referring to the life imprisonment sentence for the murder of father and son, Nezir and Gentin Beqiraj, a crime that occurred in 2012 in Elbasan.
He denied having the encrypted Sky Ecc app, saying: "Where do you have Sky? I've never had it."
Çapja's extradition took place under extreme security measures on the afternoon of May 2. He was a name that had been highly sought after by Albanian justice for years.
Who is Florenc Çapja?
While hiding from justice, Florenc Çapja was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Special Court, as one of the orderers of the double execution of Nezir and Gentian Beqiri, father and son, in 2012, in Elbasan.
As soon as he touched Albanian soil, he was handed over to the Prison Directorate, to then be sent to prison cells.
Florenc Çapja is the nephew of Ardian Çapja, also sentenced to life imprisonment for the double crime of father and son. According to SPAK, Florenc and Ardian Çapja were the ones who ordered the murder of Gentian Beqiri, after suspicions that he was involved in the murder of Ardian's brother, Sokol Çapja. The accused as executor, Olsi Leku, was also sentenced to life imprisonment for this crime, whose names were revealed by the repentant justice official, Ervis Bardhi.
Florenc Çapja was also investigated for the murder of Fadil Mema, the former head of Elbasan Road. The case against him was dismissed due to lack of evidence, but last summer the Supreme Court ordered a retrial of the case in the Elbasan Court.
Çapje's name was mentioned twice in the testimony of the repentant justice official, Nuredin Dumani, once as the person who ordered an uncommitted murder and once as the person who had given him a vehicle used for a murder.
In January 2023, at the request of SPAK, the GJKKO placed under seizure 10 properties of Florenc Çapje located in Pogradec and Elbasan, including 4 plots of land, two residential buildings, a bar-cafe and an Audi vehicle.
Florenc Çapja is the latest wanted fugitive to be extradited from Dubai, a country that has become a haven for Albanian fugitives in recent years due to the lack of an extradition agreement. Following the deportation of Plaurent Dervishaj and Julian Meçaj from the same country in August 2024, it appears that Dubai is no longer a safe haven for Albanian crime bosses.
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