Tabaku: The property dispute in Vlora proves state chaos, Rama responsible for two permits on the same land

Democratic Party MP Jorida Tabaku has described the property dispute in Vlora as a direct consequence of institutional failure, placing responsibility on the government and Prime Minister Edi Rama.

In a video published on social media, Tabaku said that after three days of public discussions, mostly half-truths had been heard, while the main issue had been overshadowed: state institutions had approved two different permits for two people on the same property.

According to her, one permit concerns a strategic investment, while the other concerns the development of the property. The MP stressed that both authorizations were issued for the same land and for different individuals.

Tabaku questioned how it was possible for institutions to have followed two complete procedures and issued construction permits to two individuals for the same property. She said responsibility should be sought from the property registry all the way to the highest levels of government, including the Prime Minister’s Office.

The MP interpreted the decision to expropriate the property and turn it into an olive grove as a way of avoiding an investigation into administrative responsibility. Tabaku said that no olive grove could remove the government’s responsibility for the alleged corruption in this case.

Speaking about the country’s property ownership problems, she said citizens had been waiting for years to register their properties and were paying millions of lek in taxes and bribes. According to Tabaku, the situation becomes even more complicated when the property has been acquired through a purchase or another transaction.

The Democratic Party MP described the incident in Vlora as a clear example of state chaos over property and the lack of legal certainty. She criticized the rhetoric and propaganda, stressing that no administrative investigation had yet been conducted, no one responsible had been identified, and no one had been held accountable.

Tabaku also asked which owners would be expropriated, questioning whether the measure would affect both individuals, just as both had been issued construction permits for the same land.

She concluded by saying that the rule of law cannot exist without respect for property rights.