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Sentenced to life imprisonment, Gerd Gjinarari is arrested in Belgium

Politiko 2026-06-15 13:01:57

Sentenced to life imprisonment, Gerd Gjinarari is arrested in Belgium

Belgian authorities have arrested Gerd Gjinarari, one of the most well-known names in the country's criminal world, who is internationally wanted and faces a life sentence.

Gjinarari has been convicted by Italian justice for the murder of Naim Zyberi, one of the most well-known characters in the criminal world in Tirana in the 1990s.

The crime took place in 1997 in a hospital in Milan, where Zyberi was receiving medical treatment. According to the investigation, Gjinarari and Arben Grori entered the hospital room posing as relatives of the patient and carried out the execution with a firearm, which they had hidden inside a bouquet of flowers.

For this event, Gjinarari was sentenced to life imprisonment by Italian courts and in 2014 was extradited to Albania to serve his sentence.

In 2019, he was released on bail by the Korça Court, a decision that caused strong reactions and controversy in public opinion. Subsequently, the Court of Appeal overturned the release decision, ordering his return to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence. Following this decision, Gjinarari failed to appear for the execution of the measure and was declared an international wanted person. His arrest in Belgium is expected to open extradition proceedings.

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