How former Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj tripled his wealth

How former Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj tripled his wealth

12:23, 21/01/2021
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Former Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj has tripled his wealth according to a BIRN investigation. Xhafaj has a family wealth estimated 57.4 million Albanian Lek, with sales of real estate as main source of its growth.

Fatmir Xhafaj replaced Samiri Tahir in March 2017 and stepped down in October 2018, after a number of accusations from the Democratic Party over his brother’s conviction in Italy for drugs traffic. Xhafajj denied the accusations, but later his brother returned to Italy to serve the 7-year sentence.

Before being appointed Interior Minister, Xhafaj was the Chairman of the Special Committee of the Justice Reform.

BIRN analyzed Xhafaj’s wealth in the framework of the investigation aiming to make transparence over the wealth of members or ex-members of the government cabinet from 2003 to 2020.

In the declaration form handed in 2013, Fatmir Xhafaj declared a family wealth of 17.6 million Albanian Lek, whereas by the end of 2018 the family wealth has increased three times, reaching to 57.4 million Lek.

By the end of 2018, Xhafaj and family had real estate worth 20.9 million Lek, bank liquidities 12.5 million, cars worth 7.7 million Lek and cash savings 1.3 million. Xhafaj also declared a lending of 14.8 million Lek.

    The family income for the declared period is 110.9 million Lek, with 30% of the total having its source in the sales of real estate. The income from Xhafaj’s salay is equal to 26% of the total income; the other family members cover 25% of the total income. 15% of the total income comes from leasing.

    BIRN performed the arithmetic/logic control for 15 years of declarations and problems appeared, mainly connected to the transactions with real estate and the considerable amount of money loaned and lent in 15 years.

    In 2005, Xhafaj declared the sale of a vehicle with a higher value than the purchase price. The Mercedes Benz was declared in 2003 bought for 1 million Lek and was sold in 2005 for 18 thousand Euros.

    Also in 2005, Xhafaj declared the payment of an installment of 40 thousand Euros for the purchase of an apartment worth 115 thousand Euros. A year later, the entity declares a bank loan 'for the purchase of an apartment' worth 100 thousand Euros, but it is not specified whether this loan was used to repay the remaining obligation for the apartment purchased in 2005 or for a new purchase.

    In 2006, Xhafaj's wife declared the transfer of a piece of land in co-ownership in Pogradec for construction, through an entrepreneurship contract, although ownership of the land had not been declared in previous years. Also, the declaration of assets lacks data on the area of ??land given for construction or the terms of the enterprise contract, on the basis of which contracts for the sale or exchange of apartments, shops or garages were realized after 2011.

    Total revenues from the sale of real estate amount to 32.2 million Lek, which have served as a source for increasing wealth and lending to family members.

    During the reporting period, Xhafaj declares significant values ??lent to family members, while in one case he was also the borrower himself. Loans over the years amount to 23.1 million Lek, of which about 14.8 million Lek have not been returned to the Xhafaj family by the end of 2018.

    In 2008, Xhafaj declared he had borrowed 54, 400 Euros for the purchase of a vehicle, which was fully repaid in two installments in 2012 and 2013.

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