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Politiko 2026-06-04 17:27:50

Murder of police officer in Maliq, Hita removes responsibility from himself: I

Only after one officer lost his life and another was seriously injured during the operation to arrest the wanted Violand Braçellari, did the Director General of the State Police, Skënder Hita, announce that he had no knowledge of the action. The Chief of Police announced the launch of an internal investigation into the way the operation was organized by the Korça Police, admitting that the intervention was carried out without the support of the RENEA special forces, despite the high risk of the person who had been wanted for years.

"A distinguished and exemplary police officer passed away, and another police officer was injured. I am here to share the pain with the family of Enea Mekolli, who lost his life during the operation. At 7:30 in the morning, police forces arrived where this person was sheltering. This person was sentenced to 9 years by the Korça Court, while in 2011 he was sentenced to prison for cultivating narcotics.

To neutralize the wanted man's attack, police officers exchanged fire, in which the wanted man was also wounded. Other operations were also scheduled for him, but his arrest was not possible. I have ordered the General Directorate to launch an investigation into the work that was done to capture this person. The investigative group is continuing to work on full legal documentation. I express my condolences to the family of Enea Mekolli and a speedy recovery to the other colleague, Edison Adri.

Those who attack police officers will be punished to the maximum. Enea's blood will never be forgotten. When the operation was carried out, I had no knowledge, this operation was carried out by the Korça Police. The police officers are all trained, and in this case, the most specialized services such as "Eagle" were involved. In the judgment of the leaders of the Korça Directorate, these were the structures. There were 40 police forces. Everyone was wearing bulletproof vests, but the Kalashnikov weapon that the perpetrator used even pierced the bulletproof. Of course, the best must be done in this regard, "said Hita.

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