Fation Dautai, 36, lost an appeal before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) after his residence permit was revoked by the Interior Ministry. It was then that the Home Office and the National Crime Agency (NCA) claim he denies being capable of “extreme violence” and “an influential member” of a London-based Albanian criminal network involved in the crime. importation of cocaine, production of cannabis, human trafficking and money. bleaching.
An anonymity order, which meant he could only be appointed B9, remained in effect until today, when it was lifted by Judge Elizabeth Laing in the Court of Appeal.
We can now reveal that the alleged gangster with no “financial footprint” in the UK owns a piano bar in Albania.
Mr Dauti, also known as Fation Dautaj, was granted a temporary residence permit in 2012 because he was married to a Latvian EU national.
He became permanent in August 2017, but the Home Office revoked him in September 2019, based on intelligence from the NCA, which was investigating his network but was unable to indict him.
Mr Dauti denies any involvement in the crime and argued during the call that he simply knew the company or was related to several other gang members named in the judgment.
These include cousin Alket Dauti, 33, who was arrested by ANC agents in June 2018 in Penge, south London, two months after meeting Mr Dauti, before being extradited to Belgium in January 2019 to serve a 10-year sentence for human trafficking.
In March, SIAC judges accepted statements from the Home Office and NCA that Mr. Dauti would remain implicated in the crime and pose a “serious threat to public safety and security”, if he was allowed to stay.
The call learned that he only had one UK bank account, funded by cash payments and limited income from a loft business, but enjoyed nightclubs, branded goods and high-end vehicles, including a Bentley, a Range Rover and a Jaguar, rented from a drug dealer. business.
The call heard testimony about an attack on a Bulgarian bouncer outside a nightclub in Seven Sisters in the early hours of October 21, 2012, when a doorman was stabbed near the heart but survived.
CCTV showed Mr. Dauti fighting with the bouncer and he returned to Albania immediately after the attack.
He was arrested and charged with GBH upon his return, but the hearing was informed that gate staff withdrew his statements as he claimed he feared Mr Dauti and was paid not to cooperate with him. the police.
He appeared in Blackfriars Crown Court charged with GBH in connection with the knife assault in March 2013, but the charge was withdrawn due to lack of evidence.
Mr Dauti told the SIAC hearing that he was there at night, but that he was not involved in the stabbing.
He claimed that the ban was causing him and his wife “real distress” and that he wanted to resume his life with her in the UK, while he is now in Tirana, Albania. , where it has a piano bar.
Photos of Mr Dauti with a Kalashnikov and an Israeli pistol were found on his phone during border control in Dover, SIAC has learned.
Martin Matthews, NCA’s director of operations, said during the 2017 hearing that Mr. Dauti was seen as the “leader” of the Albanian network.
He said several arrests had been made, kilos of cocaine seized and illegal immigrants detained, during network investigations, but there was little admissible evidence to arrest Mr. Dauti.
The judgment read: “Mr. Matthews described (Dauti) as being identified in 2017 as a subject of interest, being assessed as the leader, of an ethnic-Albanian organized crime (OCG) group that was actively engaged in drug importation, money laundering and migrant smuggling across Europe.
“In August 2017, Mr. Matthews became the Deputy SIO for the B9 operation, later becoming his SIO.
“The operation not only focused on B9, but also on those considered his criminal associates and members of the OGC at large.
“The exercise proved to be very successful with evidence and intelligence gathered as a result of the investigation leading directly to numerous arrests, the seizure of kilos of Class A drugs and the detention of illegal migrants.
Despite this, however, admissible evidence of B9’s criminal activities, which could lead to his arrest and prosecution, was limited.
“The team in charge of the case therefore sought an alternative strategy to disrupt the criminal activities of B9
“The fact that he was able to remain in the UK legally was assessed as giving B9 a higher status than the other criminals who were present illegally.”
Mr Dauti arrived in the UK at the age of 14.
After the stabbing case, he briefly returned to Tirana, where there was an attack on life at the Piano Bar on September 15, 2013, when seven shots were fired, hitting him in the leg. .
He made headlines in Albania, with newspapers speculating he was linked to stabbing, “organized crime activities in London” or a family vendetta.
Mr Dauti’s lawyers argued that even if he was not involved in organized crime, if identified, those who are might mistakenly believe him, making him a possible target for real criminals with commercial interests in drugs.
The Sunday Express has successfully argued that organized criminals are only likely to injure or kill rivals who have passed them by causing them to lose money, through informant activities or as part of quarrels.
It was also argued that it was in the public interest for his identity to be known, due to alleged links to human trafficking, which could allow him to reenter the country illegally, and due to the fact that his name has been registered in Albania since 2013.
Mr. Dauti asked SIAC to maintain his order of anonymity, but SIAC President Judge Robert Jay lifted it after accepting our representations.
However, Mr Dauti immediately appealed to the appeals court, but provided no further evidence as to why his life would be in danger, and the court dismissed the request today.
Mr. Dauti also lodged an appeal with the Court of Appeal against SIAC’s refusal to allow him to return to the country.
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This notice was published: 2021-06-09 16:42:00
