Buzhala Laughed When Asked About Abused Children
I asked Buzhala, as a father, whether he would distance himself from allegations involving abused children? He answered with emojis, laughter, and silence where responsibility should live.
It began, as these things often do, with a date that refuses to stay quiet.
On 11 December 2024, we published an investigation1 examining Berat Buzhala’s proximity to sanctioned figures, organised crime networks, and narratives that repeatedly aligned with interests hostile to Kosovo’s sovereignty. The piece was not written in the language of accusation but in the language of documentation. Names. Dates. Public statements. Sanctions already imposed by the United States. Editorial patterns visible to any reader willing to compare headlines over time. The question was not whether Berat Buzhala had opinions. It was whether a media figure with his reach had chosen, again and again, to place his power at the service of forces that corrode institutions rather than defend them.
Three days later, on 14 December 2024, Buzhala created a WhatsApp group.
The timing matters. It was not months later. It was not detached from the reporting. It was immediate. The group carried my name in its title. Not a…
