Judge Astrit Kalaja was shot in the courtroom by a 30-year-old suspect of initials E. SH. Kalaja died during transport to the hospital. The police have not yet commented on the theme or the way the weapon was smuggled by the court safety system.
The statement of the services states that a person participating in the court hearing, identified as “E. Sh., 30 years old”, She fired a firearm shots towards the judge and three other people involved in the casewhich were in the courtroom.
“As a result, the AK citizen lost his life, and the citizens of RK and EK were wounded, [ale] Their lives are not threatened by danger, “it was written in a police statement. The suspect has already been arrested and the police secured the weapon.
Reactions to events in Albania
The assault was condemned by the most important leaders of the country, regardless of the political option.
“Crime aggression as a judge undoubtedly requires the sharpest legal response to the aggressor,” said the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.
Gazment Bardhichairman of the parliamentary faction of the opposition Democratic Party, said that the attack was “the first case in 35 years in which the judge was killed during his duties and this requires deep reflection on the part of Albanian society.”
Leader of the Democratic Party, Berisha roomhe wrote in a post on Facebook that he condemns what he called “a hideous and criminal act against the judge”, describing him as proof of “a huge lack of security that currently prevails in the country.”
