Armand Kullau | Vetting

Clashes between Arta Danaj and Tomor Myftaraj, accusations of fraud
Residents have stated that their houses have remained unfinished and Tomor Myftaraj, who was seen by residents as her collaborator, would also appear on the scene. Another problem that residents have encountered is that in order to complete the work on their houses, they have started to invest themselves, forcing them to drain their savings or, in the worst case, take out loans.

"Now we have gone to the municipality, we have complained to the municipality, and the problem is with the firm because there are two associates, a woman and a man, because I don't want to give the names for the moment, but... I will tell you the names. One is called Tomor, and the lady is called Arta, and they always point fingers at each other, "this one didn't get the money" or "this one didn't get the money". In other words, the blame remains orphaned, and the consequences are now paid by the residents to close the houses. Now what you see below, the installations, the tiles, the doors, we have done all this from our own pocket. Even the firm does not respond to us", said Ledi Sula.

Another resident of Sinaballaj, Shërbet Halili, who has completed the works himself, states the same thing.

"Once at the beginning, they took pictures of the apartment. It was necessary for demolition and they demolished it. And the works began. After they took 60%. 60% went away with the soles, with everything. There was 40% to be taken. Before lunch, this lady comes. In the afternoon, that gentleman comes, because they split up. They didn't split up to lose track, I don't know how they said that we are close people. One said don't give it to this person. When I saw the letter, it said administrator Arta Danaj. They brought about 12 meters of sand, cement, 13 casts, these are them. And when they started the work, they left half of it," Shërbet Halili told "Vetting".

From the picture presented by the residents, it is clear that the Municipality of Rrogozhina has evaded its responsibilities and obligations under the law for the Reconstruction program. To confront the statements of the residents and the administrator, "Vetting" communicated with the latter about the unfinished works and the issue of monitoring by the Municipality.

"They have resulted in being followed by the Municipality up to the 60% stage and the Municipality has followed them, they even called me, they said 'Art, did you take the money from those (residents)? No, I don't know who they gave it to, some say 'they gave it to Tomori', some... those are three apartments, in fact 4", said administrator Danaj.

Regarding citizen Tomor Myftaraj, the owner of "Duka Tr Construction" provided some clarifications due to the accusations from residents.

journalist: Have you subcontracted another person or company to carry out the work?

Administrator Arta Danaj: No, no absolutely not and I did not give them a power of attorney, nor a contract, nor anything else and without informing me, they did not respect the contract, but they dealt with someone else there and passed the money to him and I made more than I had in the contract.

journalist: Okay, if you came up with this issue, what is your relationship with Tomor Myftaraj? Have you contacted him, have you introduced him to carry out the work?

Administrator Arta Danaj: No! He was employed there.

journalist: Where? Administrator Arta Danaj: He was employed at the company (Duka Tr Construction) until October last year and he got that money by deceiving them, he even got it without my knowledge at all, absolutely without my knowledge at all.

journalist: Have you taken any action against this person?

Administrator Arta Danaj: I fired him immediately.

According to the company's administrator, Arta Danaj, Tomor Myftaraj took the money from the residents without their knowledge and it is not her responsibility.

The document provided by "Vetting" shows that Tomor Myftaraj and administrator Danaj had a confrontation, which ended at the Kavaja Police Station.

On November 7, 2024, the area inspector would question Tomor Myftaraj regarding the disagreements that Arta Danaj had with the latter.

In the letter, Myftaraj states that he has a construction business and has signed a contract for several families to rebuild homes damaged by the earthquake, while he also has a contract with Ms. Danaj.

At the end of the letter, Myftaraj admits that after contacting administrator Danaj, he found a way to resolve the disagreements with the latter.

From the data at the National Business Center, Tomor Myftaraj does not appear to have any business of his own, but his accounts are blocked and it remains a mystery which company he worked with to build these houses.