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Ardi Veliu resigns as General Director of the State Police

Politiko 2021-10-05 17:09:14

Ardi Veliu resigns as General Director of the State Police

Following rumors of his ouster, everything is now official. Ardi Veliu resigns as General Director of the State Police.

The news was confirmed by Prime Minister Edi Rama, who published Veliu's resignation letter.

"With the highest consideration for the honesty, professionalism and special dedication of the General Director of the State Police, Ardi Veliu, and with the conviction that he still has a lot to give to the state in other tasks, I thank him from the bottom of my heart for valuable contribution ", writes Rama.

In his resignation letter, Veliu states that the reason for this decision is the commitment to the family, while he has expressed his readiness to take on other duties in the police in the future.  

Ardi Veliu resigns as General Director of the State Police

It is not known if his dismissal came after the event in Lezha, where a police officer was killed during an anti-cannabis operation.

While the day before a sports plane crashed in Vermosh and the causes or persons who were in it have not been clarified yet, as well as in the evening Elbasan was shaken by another criminal event where two people were killed in a firearm assassination. previous criminal precedents, Lulzim Bitri and Ardian Çollaku.

We recall that the dismissal of Veliu has been requested several times, one of them when the murder of Klodian Rasha took place on December 8 last year. The 25-year-old was shot dead by a police officer.

These and other events have provoked numerous reactions, demanding the removal of the Director of Police, but this has not happened before.

We recall that in the first week of July, Prime Minister Edi Rama set a 100-day deadline for the leaders of the State Police to find and bring to justice all those who infiltrated inside the blue uniforms, who cooperate with crime.

He demanded that the blue uniforms be on the next level. Rama further said that every district must give results, to give clear examples that there is no impunity in the State Police.

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