The Tirana Prosecutor’s Office and the State Police Oversight Agency (AMP) have registered 3 criminal reports concerning events during the protests, involving the actions of State Police officers. Among the cases under investigation are the injury of 19-year-old Ledion Balla, whose leg was broken on October 13, and that of 21-year-old Muhamed Skana, who was thrown to the ground by police while standing near the Ministry of Education.
In a response to the media, the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that the reports relate to the injuries of the two young men, but also to other actions by officers during the protests. “The Prosecutor’s Office at the Tirana Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, in cooperation with the State Police Oversight Agency, has registered 3 criminal reports related to events that occurred during the protests. The registered reports relate, among other things, to events in which citizens L.B. and M.S. were injured, as well as to other actions carried out by State Police employees”, the Prosecutor’s Office said in its response.
19-year-old Ledion Balla suffered a fractured leg near Parliament. In published footage, four police officers can be seen carrying him by his limbs to transport him to hospital. The young man stated that he was not part of the protest and was passing by by chance. The circumstances of his injury have not yet been clarified. After the video was published, four officers and the Chief of Order at Police Station No. 1 were suspended from duty.
Muhamed Skana, 21, was injured on October 16 near the Ministry of Education, after he was thrown forcefully onto the asphalt during a police intervention. He suffered head and spinal injuries and was taken for treatment at the Trauma Hospital. “The Tirana Prosecutor’s Office, in coordination with the State Police Oversight Agency, is continuously monitoring the situation that has arisen, with the aim of documenting any possible case of violation of the law and carrying out the corresponding actions in accordance with the legislation in force”, the official reaction says.