The profile of Indrit Dokle: from a life sentence to release, the war with Martinaj and the “Revanshi” file

The former head of one of the factions of the Durrës Gang, the sworn enemy of Lulzim Berisha, was sentenced to life imprisonment for grave crimes, mostly the murders of rivals. In 2020, he was released on parole by the Kruja Court. Earlier, judge Enkelejda Hoxha — who was herself later convicted — had overturned Dokle’s life sentence and sentenced him definitively to 25 years, giving him the green light for freedom.

But while reporting to the Probation Service, Dokle would soon return to the criminal world. He began a fierce clash with gambling boss Ervis Martinaj, and a bitter war erupted between them — a war that culminated in the murder of former policeman Xhelal Reçi, the uncle of Dokle’s wife. After that moment, the targets became people close to Ervis Martinaj, who was also in conflict with other groups, such as the clan led by Leonard Duka, the brothers Durim and Valter Bami, and others.

After Martinaj’s disappearance in 2022, suspicions also fell on Indrit Dokle, and he was questioned about the case. The suspicions grew after justice collaborator Nuredin Dumani accused Martinaj of offering him half a million euros to execute him. Although vanished without a trace, Martinaj was charged with “securing the conditions and material means to commit murder” to the detriment of citizen Indrit Dokle, committed in the special collaboration of the structured criminal group. The same charges were brought against Elvin Merlika, known as Martinaj’s right-hand man. Dokle, meanwhile, according to the data, built strong ties with crime bosses in Durrës and Fier during this time.

Indrit Dokle is under formal indictment in the “Revanshi” operation for “securing the conditions and material means to commit murder” to the detriment of citizen Arben Ndoka, committed in special collaboration — that of the structured criminal group. Ndoka is a former Socialist Party MP, also wanted. Dokle is suspected of collaborating with Durim Bami in this case.

Dokle is also accused of the criminal offense of “securing the conditions and material means to commit murder” to the detriment of citizens Tori Xheçuka and Erigers Mihasi, committed in special collaboration — that of the structured criminal group. Xheçuka is wanted and is one of Martinaj’s trusted men, while Mihasi, also part of Martinaj’s group, was executed in a mafia-style assassination on the New Ring Road together with Armando Dumani. Indrit Dokle is suspected of having sheltered in Dubai for some time.