TIRANA, December 21/ATA/ The State Police arrested two persons and opened procedure against 6 others because during the protest organized on Monday by former prime minister Sali Berisha they burnt 4 national flags of Serbia.
The State Police said that, “After gathering evidence, the police detained and escorted to the police station the 8 persons involved in illegal activity during the protest held at the “Martyrs of the Nation” boulevard.
“At the end of the actions carried out by the investigative structures of the Police, the following citizens were arrested in flagrante delicto: A. C., 41 years old, resident in Tirana and B. B., 56 years old, resident in Kruja. 6 young citizens aged 15 and 16, resident in Tirana and Durrës, are also prosecuted at large. “During the protest yesterday afternoon, on the boulevard “Martyrs of the Nation”, in front of the Premier’s Office, these citizens burned four national flags of Serbia”, it is said in the report of the Police.
The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecution at the Court of First Instance in Tirana, for further actions, for the criminal offenses “Incitement of hatred or quarrels” and “Humiliation of the Republic and its symbols”. /a.a/p.s./
