16 people have been arrested by the Tirana Police , following the protest held yesterday in the capital, which started at the Ministry of Education and moved to several streets of the capital.
The names of 16 arrested people, all adults, have been released, including Klevi Meta , the young man who became a symbol of the protest yesterday.
Police announcement:
Tirana/They used violence against police officers, damaged state institutions and private entities, and destroyed ATMs, cameras and metal fences during the rally on 13.10.2026, 16 citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto.
49 other citizens are being prosecuted.
During the rally held on 13.10.2026, at around 14:00, in front of the Ministry of Education, several masked participants committed acts of violence, throwing hard objects, stone slabs, capsules, Molotov cocktails and other objects towards police officers, state institutions, private entities and public spaces.
As a result of the acts of violence, the railings, walls and windows of the Ministry of Education building were damaged, as well as sidewalk railings, advertising signs and road signs. Also, items inside a microfinance institution were broken and burned, and the glass facade of a private entity, a second-tier bank, was damaged.
On "Ded Gjon Luli" street, one of the doors of the Tirana Municipality building was forcibly broken and its first floor was set on fire.
Throughout the rally, police officers on duty have been confronted, since its beginning, with continuous violence, through the throwing of stones, hard objects, caps and Molotov cocktails by groups of masked participants. As a result, 6 police officers have been injured.
Following the actions for the legal documentation of acts of violence and the legal accountability of the perpetrators, under the direction of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office, after the completion of the procedural actions:
The citizens KV, 41 years old; FB, 48 years old; AB, 40 years old; GI, 57 years old; EK, 32 years old; IS, 38 years old; BK, 59 years old; DV, 55 years old; EZ, 30 years old; HB, 52 years old; OV, 35 years old; Xh. P., 27 years old; KM, 23 years old; B. Gj., 31 years old; KH, 38 years old and KA, 32 years old, were arrested in flagrante delicto for the criminal offenses of “Assault due to duty”, “Disturbance of public order and peace”, “Violation of rules on explosives and flammable substances”, “Robbery of banks and savings banks”, “Destruction of property”, “Destruction of property by fire”, “Opposition of a public order officer” and “Unauthorized production, possession, purchase or sale of cold weapons”.
49 other citizens were prosecuted.
The investigative group, in cooperation with the Prosecutor's Office, continues to work to identify other persons involved in acts of violence against Police officers, state institutions and private entities, as well as to fully legally document the illegal actions committed during the rally on 13.10.2026.
The procedural materials were referred to the Tirana Prosecutor's Office for further action.