Lezhë Court keeps Besnik Koldreu in custody over the murder of the Mujeci couple, 40-year-old denies involvement

The Lezhë Court has ordered the security measure of “arrest in prison” for 40-year-old Besnik Koldreu, who was arrested as an accomplice in the murder of spouses Kreshnik and Gentjana Mujeci, an incident that took place on April 26 of this year in the village of Balldren, Lezhë.

At the closed-door hearing, Koldreu declared that he had no connection to the execution of the couple.

He is reported to have testified: “I live and work in Montenegro. I have no knowledge that the perpetrators of the crime hid the car they used near the home where my parents live (Torovicë).”

Despite this position, the court accepted the Prosecution’s request and imposed on him the measure of “arrest in prison” for the criminal offense of “Assisting the perpetrator of the crime,” committed in cooperation.

Besnik Koldreu was handcuffed by Montenegrin police in Ulcinj on the afternoon of June 17, after being declared wanted as an accomplice in the murder of the Mujeci couple.

Meanwhile, three other people suspected of this serious crime remain on the run. They are Renato, Florin and Adriano Mhillaj, who are suspected of having carried out the murder in cooperation with one another.

According to the investigation, the couple was ambushed in the village of Balldren and executed with around 30 bullets while traveling toward Torovicë. One of the main leads being investigated is revenge, as victim Kreshnik Mujeci had been accused of the murder of Genc Mhillaj in 2016, but so far had reportedly not been convicted.