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From the macabre murder of a 21-year-old in Student City to the crime in the courtroom: The assassinations that bled justice and the mystery of some of them

2025-10-08 19:59:40Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The assassinations that bled justice

Albanian public opinion was shocked on Monday, October 6, with the murder inside the courtroom at the Tirana Court of Appeals of Judge Astrit Kalaja.

The 62-year-old was executed with three bullets after giving a ruling on a property case by 30-year-old Elvis Shkambi. The latter also injured two other people, a father and son, who were parties to the legal process.

But this is not the first case where justice has been targeted.

The series of assassinations that began in 1999 and continues to this day shows a bitter reality: not even the figures of justice in Albania have been protected in the face of crime.

With simple research, you realize that many of these crimes are filled with mystery and have not yet been solved.

February 19, 1999 – The macabre murder of Kozeta Hyseni

One of the most serious incidents occurred in the Student City, where 21-year-old Kozeta Hyseni, daughter of Vlora prosecutor Luftar Hyseni, was found murdered. The evening before, a girl had informed her that someone was looking for her under the building where she lived. After leaving the room, Kozeta never returned.

Her body was found the next morning, brutally beaten with stones on the head. The incident was never solved and it is still unknown whether it was related to her father's duty.

February 21, 1999 – Kleanthi Koçi is executed

Just two days after the murder of Kozeta, another assassination attempt struck the “heart” of justice. Kleanthi Koçi, an authoritative figure in Albanian jurisprudence, was killed with three bullets in the center of Tirana, near the 15-story building. A person approached him, said something to him and shot him dead. This crime was never solved either.

September 30, 2003 – The Chief Prosecutor's driver is executed

On the evening of September 30, on “Dëshmorët e Kombit” Boulevard, Guard officer Genci Sina, who was accompanying the family of the then Prosecutor General, Theodhori Sollaku, was executed. A taxi approached the car driven by Sina and an assassin shot him several times with a silenced pistol, leaving him dead on the spot. Fortunately, the prosecutor’s wife and daughter, who were in the car, escaped unharmed.

September 9, 2011 – Judge Skerdilajd Konomi is murdered

After almost a decade, mafia crime struck again. Skerdilajd Konomi, a judge in Vlora, lost his life in an assassination attempt with TNT placed in his car. The hired serial killer, Julian Sinanaj, testified that the order had come from Durrës and was related to property conflicts in coastal areas. Despite strong evidence, the murder case remained unresolved.

March 22, 2019 – Execution of lawyer Ravik Gurra

In the center of Elbasan, while drinking coffee in a bar, lawyer Ravik Gurra, known as the legal representative of the Çapja tribe, was shot in the head with a silencer. The assassin quickly fled with the help of an accomplice. This crime also remains unsolved.

November 1, 2019 – Assassination of Prosecutor Arjan Ndoja

A volley of machine gun fire was fired at the car of prosecutor Arjan Ndoja near the Shkozet overpass. He was traveling with two people, Aleksandër Laho, known as “Rrumi i Shijakut” and his driver Andi Maloku. The latter was killed, while Ndoja was injured. The incident raised many questions about the dark connections between crime and politics, but a final verdict has not yet been given.

October 6, 2025 – Judge Astrit Kalaja is murdered in the courtroom

The most recent incident was even more serious, with bullets being fired inside the Court of Appeals in Tirana. Judge Astrit Kalaja was executed by gunfire after giving a verdict, unaware that it would cost him his life.


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