SKEDA/ Who is Sokol Bizhga, the Commanding Director of the State Police

2024-09-06 10:24:28Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
SKEDA/ Who is Sokol Bizhga, the Commanding Director of the State Police
Sokol Bizhga

The resignation of chief policeman Muhamet Rrumbullaku (it is also rumored for health reasons), has brought his deputy, the first leader Sokol Bizhga, to the top of the dome as a temporary command and for a "pyramid" effect.

But despite the fact that he will be in command, automatically under the new law of ranks and competition, the crime officer with almost the longest career in the blue ranks, is also the most favored to succeed Rrumbullak in the top post, should he compete, excluding any withdrawals or irregularities that may be found during the stages.

Although the competition is equal for all career officers who meet the conditions, mainly those with major ranks, experience and "spalettes" will play an important role. In addition to documentation, verification is also carried out, as Bizhga has the advantage of successfully passing the Vetting by the Evaluation Commission four years ago.

He holds the rank of First Officer, has been in the Police for almost three decades, has held important positions in his career at all levels and has had no problems in his file, such as wealth, violations or links to crime.

Sokol Bizhga comes from a long career, initially as a crime officer before the riots of 1996 in the Vlorë-Saranda area, where he was attempted to be killed in action, (as he was kidnapped, executed and burned on March 4, 1997 during a police operation, the officer Gjergj Mehmeti), his life in office was also threatened. And then as a crime boss in Tirana for several years.

He held duties mainly in connection with the Special Forces, in their direction for several years, as well as as chief police officer of Shkodra. His career would culminate after 2013 as the director of the Gjirokastra Police, the first to observe the situation in Lazarat from the ground, before the start of the big operation, which irritated the residents. He moved to the center in 2014 as Artan Didi's deputy for a few months, to move in the fall of 2014 (September 14) as Director of Strategic Studies.

After 2017, he held the position of Director of the Operational Forces, for at least 5 years, until the retired police chief Rrumbullaku appointed him on December 16, 2023 to the high position of Deputy General Director of the State Police, which he still holds today. with the rank of first manager.

On May 22, 2020, Bizhga passed the Vetting and justified his wealth by saying that he worked in Italy in construction, where he saved most of his money. In the wealth tab, Bizhga owns a 1+1 apartment, 64 m2, a 94 m2 apartment in Durrës in the name of his wife in 2006, a 52 m2 shop in Durrës, a flat and land in Gjirokastër in the name of his son and two bank deposits .

In relation to the evaluation and purity of the image, the External Evaluation Commission has stated that Sokol Bizhga has no record of criminal activity, has no contacts with the world of crime and there are no denunciations on his behalf. His professional achievements are also noted positively.


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