Two Tirana Police officers have been suspended from duty.
One of them accepted money from a citizen during a vehicle registration check, a moment caught on camera and published by the investigative show "Stop".
"The Director of the Tirana Local Police Directorate has just been informed of a video published on the official website of the investigative show Stop on Tv Klan, in which a police patrol appears, where one of the employees is suspected of having accepted a banknote from a citizen during the vehicle documentation check, and has immediately ordered the suspension from duty of two Police employees, specifically Inspector M. T. and Inspector Sh. M., with the duty of officers of the General Patrol at Police Commissariat No. 5. In connection with the case, the General Director of the State Police, in accordance with Article 121 of Law No. 82, year 2024 "On the State Police", has ordered the Directorate of Professional Standards to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the Police employees for serious violations", the Police announces.
The AMP has also been notified of the case, which is expected to begin investigative actions.
"The Tirana Local Police Directorate thanks the media and citizens for their cooperation and invites them to denounce any case of abuse of duty by Police employees and any other illegality, guaranteeing complete anonymity and a quick and professional response," the official announcement further states.