The opposition held a protest yesterday evening, blocking four main roads in the capital.
The police have announced that during the rallies organized yesterday, deputies or representatives of the political entities Democratic Party of Albania, Republican Party and Freedom Party called on the rallyists to join them in blocking the road axes, so that there would be no movement of vehicles.
The protesters have violently opposed the police officers on duty, and have not obeyed their orders to clear the roads.
As a result, 7 people were arrested and 40 others were released, most of them members of the Albanian Parliament.
Announcement:
Regarding the rallies organized yesterday by representatives of the political entity Democratic Party of Albania, on several road axes and connecting points of the capital, we inform that the Tirana Local Police Directorate and the police stations under its jurisdiction have carried out all investigative and procedural actions to identify and bring to criminal responsibility the citizens who committed illegal acts during the rallies. As a result of these actions:
-Citizens RB, 27 years old, AH, 21 years old, J. Ç., 27 years old, AC, 25 years old, GS, 55 years old, V. Gj., 59 years old and Ç. K., 31 years old were arrested in flagrante delicto, and 21 citizens were prosecuted, while at large, for the criminal offenses of “Obstructing the movement of means of transport”, “Opposing a public order police officer” and “Organizing and participating in illegal gatherings and demonstrations”;
-Citizens FN, AQ, Ç. Gj., IK, AM, Xh. M., TA, AP, EE, LH, IK, SJ, AK, AV, OB, FH, AU, PD, A. Gj., EH, LM, RL, GS, DM, Sh. M., AM, AM, AK, AA, MG, AH, TB, AP, GB, LB, FM, LG, SK, E. Xh. and I. Zh., with duties as deputies of the Assembly of Albania and/or representatives of the Democratic Party of Albania, the Republican Party or the Freedom Party, were criminally prosecuted, while at large, for the criminal offenses of “Obstructing the circulation of means of transport”, “Organizing and participating in illegal gatherings and demonstrations”, “Disobeying the orders of a public order officer”, “Disturbing public order and peace” and “Opposing a public order police officer”.
From the investigations so far, it results that during the rallies organized yesterday, deputies or representatives of the political entities Democratic Party of Albania, Republican Party and Freedom Party called on the rallyists to join them in blocking the road axes, so that there would be no movement of vehicles. The rallyists forcibly opposed the Police officers on duty, and did not obey their orders to release the road axes.
The procedural materials were passed to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action.