Urim Muja’s Testimony in the “Partizani” Trial: “I Have Never Visited the Former Club, I Don’t Even Know Its Location”

In Monday’s session at the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO), the former head of the Directorate of Administration and Sale of Properties at the Ministry of Finance, Urim Muja, gave his testimony in the “Partizani” case.

Speaking about his career, Muja stated that he had held the position at the Ministry of Finance during two periods, 1992-1996 and 2006-2013. He explained that the role of the institution he represented was to finalize the sales contract, a step that followed immediately after the completed file arrived from the Ministry of Economy.

Regarding the deficiencies noted in the case file’s documentation, the official described them as a common workplace occurrence, adding that the bureaucratic path was the same for all cases. He clarified that once the sales sector signaled a deficiency, the counterparty was simply contacted to provide the missing document, without implying any irregularity.

“My experience at the Ministry of Finance spans from 1992 to 1996 and then from 2006 to 2013, before I became unemployed. My post was director of property administration and sale. Based on the legal framework, we signed the sales contract as soon as the file was forwarded from the Ministry of Economy. This was a completely standard file, like many others, and I am convinced that every step was carried out in accordance with the law,” he stated.

Muja went on to emphasize the routine handling of the file and how minor deficiencies were resolved. “It contained nothing out of the ordinary. I am certain there was nothing strange about it, similar to dozens of other files we handled. When a document was missing, we notified the party to make up for it, just as we did with dozens of other cases. It was a standard process: whenever a deficiency arose, completion was requested. If the party could, they brought it, and that was it.”

Concerning the physical location of the entity in question, the witness was categorical. “I have never gone to see where the former club is located, I have never been there,” he declared.

Finally, Muja also addressed the issue of using treasury bills as a payment instrument, noting that such a practice predated even his time in the administration. He asserted that this financial instrument had been used in other cases as well, always under the light of the law, although he could not recall the specific individuals. “If this file were presented for sale today to our former directorate, they would be legally obliged to carry out the process, without anyone or anything else influencing it,” the official concluded his testimony.