NAMES/ Molotov cocktails and gasoline thrown at the prime minister's office and parliament, 21 protesters arrested, including minors!

2026-02-11 09:14:44Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

A day after the opposition protest in front of the prime minister's office and parliament, the police issued an official statement, announcing that 21 people had been arrested, including 7 minors.

14 of those arrested are: Kreshnik Çeço, Klodian Bajrami, Leonid Tusha, Klejdi Subashi, Suzana Dimushi, Ramazan Nuhu, Florian Nuhu, Daniel Zeka, Andrea Kulla, Fabiol Ahmeti, Geraldo Demiraj, Danjel Kulla, Artur Kadria and Arbri Ujkaj.

Meanwhile, the identities of the 7 minor protesters have not been revealed.

Police announcement:

Following the investigative and procedural actions carried out under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Tirana, regarding the rally held on 10.02.2026, on "Deshmorët e Kombit" Boulevard, the Crime Investigation specialists of Police Commissariat No. 1:

-arrested in flagrante delicto the following citizens: K. Ç., 36 years old; KB, 24 years old; LT, 21 years old; KS, 26 years old; Xh. V., 18 years old; RN, 28 years old; SD, 48 years old, FN, 32 years old; AK, 24 years old; FA, 22 years old; GD, 21 years old; DK, 27 years old; JK, 18 years old; AK, 20 years old; OH, 18 years old; SP, 18 years old; AU, 24 years old, and four 17-year-old citizens, for the criminal offenses of “Hitting due to duty”, “Intentional serious injury”, “Disturbance of public order and peace”, “Violation of rules on explosives and flammable substances”, “Destruction of property by fire” and “Opposition of a public order officer”;

-referred the materials to the Prosecutor's Office where proceedings were initiated against citizen EK, 32 years old, resident of Tirana, for the criminal offenses of "Disturbance of public order and peace" and "Opposition of a public order police officer".

Also, the materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office where the proceedings were initiated in the absence of the citizens:
-EM, organizational secretary of the Democratic Party, for the criminal offenses "Organization and participation in illegal gatherings and manifestations" and "Pushing a minor to commit a crime";
-BK, KB, LB and FN, members of the Democratic Party, for the criminal offenses "Opposing a public order police officer" and "Pushing a minor to commit a crime";
-citizen LP, 41 years old, was declared wanted. Work is underway to capture him.

Yesterday afternoon, protesters initially gathered on the "Martyrs of the Nation" boulevard, in front of the Prime Minister's Office. They then moved towards the Parliament, where throughout the rally, they threw fuel, pyrotechnics and hard objects at police officers and public institution buildings.

As a result of attacks with hard objects, pyrotechnic devices and Molotov cocktails against police officers and state institution buildings, 16 police officers were injured, who received medical assistance in hospital and are out of danger.

As material evidence, 22 unexploded Molotov cocktails and 3 bottles of suspected gasoline were seized by the Police services near the Parliament.

The investigative structures of the Tirana Local Police Directorate, under the direction of the Prosecutor's Office, continue their work to identify and arrest other citizens involved in violent acts during the rally.

The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office for further action.


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