Murder of businessman Edmond Papa, Prosecution seeks 30 years in prison for the perpetrator

2025-06-04 12:34:05Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Murder of businessman Edmond Papa, Prosecution seeks 30 years in prison for the

The Tirana Prosecution Office has issued final conclusions for the two suspected perpetrators of the murder of businessman Edmond Papa, which occurred in December 2022 in the capital.

For Andrew Bode, the 49-year-old's alleged executioner, the prosecution requested a 30-year prison sentence for "premeditated murder" committed in collaboration and "unlicensed possession of weapons." For Alban Velo, the 30-year-old who was arrested a few days after the incident, the prosecution requested a 25-year prison sentence for the same criminal offense.

Prosecutor Albert Kulici requested that both defendants serve their sentences in a high-security prison, due to the dangerousness they pose.

The victim, Edmond Papa, was executed on December 16, 2022, in the Selita area of ​​Tirana, when the perpetrators shot him 9 times and then fled the scene. Papa died while being transported to the hospital.

He was a businessman with a previous record in Greece, convicted of drug trafficking and previously registered in the UK. Edmond Papa was the owner of the Blue Sky Hotel in the city of Saranda, and his murder was investigated as an act of revenge.


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