The publication on the television "Top News" of an audio material where the orders of the chain of command of the Guard to shoot with firearms at the protesters on January 21, 2011, where 4 people were killed, has caused the journalist Artan Hoxha to testify today. in the Tirana Police as the person who owns this registration.
But how was this audio recorded and why was it released 12 years later? Invited to the show 'Opinion', Artan Hoxha said that in this recording where the orders of the commander of the Guard are heard, the conversations were held on a radio frequency with few participants.
This frequency, according to the journalist, was also heard by another person on the radio receiver, who then recorded it with a dictaphone.
In this communication between the commander of the Guard, only members of the unit armed with MP5 weapons were present.
"It was an order of the prosecutor of Tirana, which has the case of January 21 under investigation, so I don't understand why the other reports should be made, the case is in the Prosecutor's office. There is a file of January 21 which has not been closed, because we have 2 people killed without perpetrators. And these 2 who are without perpetrators, one was killed on the other side of the boulevard, Hekuran Deda got on top of the media platform. They are in the two most unjustifiable places to be hit in that protest. I have released on Friday a transcript taken from a recording of radio communication in the moments before, during and after the murder took place. The communication is longer but the essential communication that I think was more valuable is the dynamics of the moment when the decision was made to open fire on the crowd.
In the first investigation, the prosecution did not have it, did not find any records. Meanwhile, in the service book where the orders are recorded, these are missing, the Prosecutor's Office has not found these elements. A communication channel was used for a certain group of people who were communicating with radios and headphones, which are those with MP5s (weapons). These orders have been heard by the command chain of the Guard and this unit with MP5. The communication was on the radio, there are orders, the commander speaks, the others confirm. How could this material have been obtained? This material is recorded, this is a voice recorder. One of the radios that were used went into that channel and recorded it with a dictaphone. The original is on a cassette" , said journalist Artan Hoxha.