The Tirana Prosecution Office is seeking a sentence of 1 year and 6 months in prison for Prince Leka Zogu II, for the incident that occurred a few months ago at the Royal Palace.
In the claim, the Prosecution Office is seeking 6 months in prison for the Prince’s ex-wife, Elia Zaharia, and her father, Gjergj Zaharia.
However, if the three defendants are found guilty, the prosecution is requesting that their sentences be converted into probation. The court hearing is scheduled for December 13.
Prince Leka, his ex-wife Elia Zaharia, and the latter’s father, Gjergj Zaharia, are accused of domestic violence. The investigation began after the publication of a video and a report to the prosecutor’s office for domestic violence. On April 25, the Tirana Court decided to dissolve the marriage between Prince Leka and the famous actress. The Court’s decision states that the couple, parents of a young daughter, have decided to separate after having had constant conflicts, lack of communication and having stopped living together.
The couple’s conflicts became public after a video was circulated, where Leka, Elias’ father, and herself, were physically fighting with each other. Meanwhile, after these images, they ended up in Court, with a protection order against each other.
How did the sensational fight start?
It all started when Prince Leka went to visit his daughter at his house on March 5 of this year, where he lives with his mother, Elia Zaharia. As Prince Leka recounts in his testimony, at that moment the minor daughter was with Gjergj Zaharia, his former father-in-law, who was taking care of his granddaughter, since Elia was not at home.
Both describe this encounter as violent, as Prince claims to have been raped by Gjergj Zaharia, while the latter said that he is old and cannot rape anyone.
In fact, in his testimony, Prince Leka claims to have been raped with hard objects such as a wooden statue, while he says that his ex-father-in-law also tore his sweatshirt in front of the girl. He says that the fight started with Gjergj Zaharia who “started with insulting and threatening words in my direction, telling me to change the road when you see me”.
‘At these moments, the situation has worsened, citizen Gjergj Zaharia approached me, pushing me and kicking me at my feet. My reaction has only been defensive’, claims the prince.
