TIRANA, Oct 22 /ATA/ The Tirana Court has ruled that 27 people detained during protests in the capital should be released, declaring the arrests in flagrante delicto of 22 of them unlawful. Six others have been placed under a reporting obligation, requiring them to appear before the Judicial Police.
The decisions were issued on 22 October, after the court examined requests from the Prosecutor’s Office concerning the legality of the arrests and the imposition of personal security measures on those detained during the demonstrations.
In the first group of 10 individuals, the court ruled that the arrests of eight were unlawful and decided not to impose any security measures on them. The arrests of the other two, T. T. and F. M., were deemed lawful, but they were required to report to the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office on the first and third Monday of each month at 10:00.
In a separate ruling concerning 11 individuals, the court declared eight arrests unlawful and decided not to impose security measures on seven of them. The arrests of three individuals, M. M., L. S. and E. G., were deemed lawful, and they were required to report to the authorities on the third Monday of each month at 10:00. D. D.’s arrest was also declared unlawful, but the court imposed a reporting obligation before the Judicial Police.
The ruling also covered six minors in conflict with the law. The court declared their arrests in flagrante delicto unlawful, imposed no security measures and ordered their immediate release, unless they were being held on other lawful grounds.
The individuals under investigation face various allegations, including resisting public order police officers, organising and taking part in unlawful gatherings and demonstrations, and damaging property. One case also involves suspected breaches of public order, obstruction of traffic and assault in connection with the performance of official duties.
The decisions can be appealed to the Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction within five days of the day following notification.
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