“Today, the Judicial Police Services of the Regional Police Directorate of Elbasan, as part of the investigation, executed orders of detention for citizens: Arbër Paplekaj, suspected of committing criminal offenses” Murder in other qualifying circumstances against two or more persons and posing a serious risk to the lives of many people, “Assassination attempt against State Police employees, ”Unlawful deprivation of liberty committed by force ”in complicity; Arjan Hoxha, Pavlo Vuksani, Emiljan Prenga, Juljan Mataj, Erald Guga, Erjon Demushi, Taulant Ymeri, Roland Xhepa, Nuredin Kasma, suspected of committing the criminal offense “Illegal deprivation of liberty committed by using violence” in complicity,” said Veliaj.

Also, the citizen Klement Xhaferri was declared wanted because he is suspected of having committed the criminal offense “Attempted murder in other qualifying circumstances posing a serious risk to the life of many people” with police conducting an intensive search to apprehend him. Eldjo Beko was caught in the act of committing the criminal offense “Actions that obstruct justice.”

Veliu also described the dynamics of the event constructed by so far investigations:

On 21.04.2021, at around 14:00hrs, the services of the Regional Police Directorate of Elbasan were notified by the citizen Arjan Hoxha who introduced himself as the person in charge of security for the electoral staff of Democratic Party in Elbasan region, that on the “Lef Nosi” street, in the city of Elbasan, several people were involved in an incident.

The information was assessed by the Police and a patrol of the Special Force “Shqiponjat” and two deputy directors of the Regional Police, namely those in charge of Investigation and Security, rushed to the reported address.

At the scene, citizen Arjan Hoxha separated from the group of people who accompanied him and communicated with the police officers, saying that he and several other people had halted a person, whom they alleged of being involved in vote buying actions on the account of a political entity. Also the group of detained persons have blocked the way of four-wheel drive vehicle used by M.G. They are suspected of having committed illegal actions against this citizen, such as deprivation of liberty, through violence committed in complicity. Citizen Arjan Hoxha was accompanied by citizens Arbër Paplekaj, Pavlo Vuksani, Emiljan Prenga, Juljan Mataj, Erald Guga, Erjon Demushi, Taulant Ymeri, Roland Xhepa and Nuredin Kasma, most of whom are ex-military and former police officers and are not residents of Elbasani region.

These citizens have testified that they have volunteered to safeguard the vote for the Democratic Party. They were traveling in three white vans bearing the logo of this political force on them. After the arrival of the Police forces on the scene, the conflict that started earlier escalated to the use of weapons and as a result the citizen Pjerin Xhuvani was killed and the citizens Emiljan Prenga, Pavlo Vuksani, Eltjon Bodinaku and the police officer of the special force ” Shqiponjat ”, Xh. S, remained wounded.
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