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Albanian prosecutors are investigating fake documents tied to Kushner’s social network as protests over the project mount.

The Anticorruption Prosecution Service in Albania is investigating whether the documents on the shores of the safe haven were placed for the purpose. Jared Kushner-backed resort were charged, according to court files reviewed by the Reuters news agency, adding another legal challenge to a project that has already sparked months of street protests.

The files, prepared by the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), name Artur Shehu, a businessman from Miami, as the seller who transferred the property to Albania Land Development, the organization behind the scheme linked to Kushner, in April.

Prosecutors say Shehu and his associates siphoned drug money from Albania, using fake names to hide where the money came from, and have since locked up about 110 million euros ($126m) tied to the sale in the bank account of an expert.

Shehu’s lawyer, Kujtim Cakrani, denied the allegations. “Nothing that is said about the personality of Artur Shehu is true,” he told Reuters, adding that his client was not a businessman or a fictitious person and that he had legally sold the land that his family had lived in since the Ottoman era.

Cakrani said Shehu did not bother with the arrest warrant, arguing that in Albania it was thought that the prosecutors were responsible for political and commercial reasons. He said Shehu fled to the United States and found protection in 1998 after militants killed his brother and uncle.

The SPAK files, which run to 200 pages and were previously undisclosed, were released on the same day the agency issued arrest warrants for 20 people accused of drug trafficking and money laundering.

Reuters found no evidence that Kushner, Sazan Real Estate Development or other sponsors of the property were aware of any suspicions about Shehu when the property changed hands.

The revelations come amid protests over the development, which is located in the marshes and beaches of southern Albania that are home to sea turtles and flamingos, and is seen as a symbol of the so-called “Flamingo Revolution” against the land and government corruption.

Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, have said this social media he came to them when he saw the shore from the sea. They revealed renderings of hotels, villas and marinas on social media in 2024.

The night meetings that began Motherfocussing on the project, he has grown a large group demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama over corruption charges.

Last week riot police used tear gas and water cannons against protesters outside the parliament building, injuring 15 officers and leading to 25 arrests. Court of Tirana release 19 of those arrested on Sunday, placed two under house arrest and ordered a dozen others to report to the police from time to time.

Entela Koja, one of the farmers, said, “This is something that can cause many farmers to go to Albania, even though they are still living.

Villagers near the site have contested Shehu’s ownership for a decade, presenting title deeds and tax records that they say prove they are the rightful owners.

Nikolin Markpalaj, one of the owners of the land, told Al Jazeera: “I told them that it will not be easy for them to take the land and enjoy someone else’s land and property because what is happening in this country is crazy.

Rama’s government has dismissed the protests as organized by political opponents and insists that the operation complies with Albanian and European Union laws.