
The Directorate of Professional Standards has suspended the deputy commissioner with the initials FH, an expert of the Scientific Police in Kukës, from duty, after he is suspected of threatening a citizen in the Lapraka neighborhood with his service weapon.
According to the police report, after the conflict for weak motives, the police officer's "TT" pistol was confiscated.
Meanwhile, the Police Supervision Agency has referred the case to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action.
Reaction of the General Directorate of the State Police:
"Regarding the incident that occurred on 09.02.2026, in the Lapraka neighborhood, Administrative Unit no. 11, Tirana, at the Malaysian buildings, where the Police officer, Deputy Commissioner FH, with the duty of "Expert" in the Scientific Police Section at the Kukës DVP, for weak motives, conflicted with citizen DH, whom he is suspected of having threatened with his service weapon, we inform that:
Immediately, the Directorate of Professional Standards in the State Police suspended the Police officer, Deputy Commissioner FH, from duty, and a disciplinary investigation was initiated against him. Also, in view of the investigation, the Police officer's service weapon, a "TT" pistol, was confiscated.
Regarding this case, the Police Supervision Agency has conducted investigative and procedural actions, which have referred the procedural materials to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Tirana, for further actions, for the criminal offense of "Intimidation".