DP members and supporters, including people who travelled from other cities across the country, gathered in response to party leader Sali Berisha’s call to back the student movement.

Some protesters set fire to the cushion seats placed outside the government building as a symbolic invitation by Prime Minister Edi Rama for dialogue with students.

Berisha said the rally showed the country’s full support for students and opposition to what he called a “narco-dictator” using “barbaric violence” against them.

Meanwhile, students have called a separate protest outside the Ministry of Education for 2 p.m. on Saturday.

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The State Police said in a press statement that judicial police and prosecutors will look into the interior and exterior premises of the DP headquarters to collect any evidence of illicit actions that marred the violent event.

“All evidence will be seized as material evidence as part of the investigation, and, any necessary procedural action will be conducted rigorously and legally impartially in order to fully establish and clarify the entire dynamics of this event and identify the perpetrators involved in acts of violence to make sure that they are brought before justice. More announcements to be released regarding the situation,” the Police said in the statement.

The State Police remain fully committed to ensuring public order and safety and any accusation or politically motivated allegation against the police is simply unacceptable.

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