Toponyms, Greece allows temporary movement

The Greek Ministry of Interior decided to allow movement of immigrants who have problems with toponyms. The news has been made ​​public by the Ministry, through a circular, which was sent to the Greek border with Albania.

In the circular stated that the movement will be permitted from 13 April to 5 May During this time will allow the movement of migrants with problems with toponyms. Police ordered to allow movement, but this category of immigrants passports will not be placed entry or exit stamp from Greece.

Greek Ministry announces that it is continuing to find a solution between the governments of the two countries. Meanwhile, associations of emigrants living in Greece, have announced a protest Tuesday afternoon outside the Greek Parliament, which will require final resolution of this problem.

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Interurban transport is causing difficulties

Protests of the 8 +1 van car drivers continued again in a few cities. Once they stopped along the national Korca - Pogradec axis, near the village Lumalas they have blocked one side of the road asking police to check all vehicles and passengers not to allow violations, creating difficulty in movement of passengers.

Unanimously they have contested decisions that have blocked their work days.

Blocking of vans movement has brought confusion to the transport sector, travelers say bus movement is impossible due to the schedules while the taxi cost is unaffordable.

A similar protest was held in the town of Lushnja, where 8 + 1 van car drivers were stacked in the center of town.

Kukes is also protesting against the decision to remove the interurban transportation vans. Association of Directors of vans have announced that on Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 to blockade the nation's highway, on a country lane called 'Black Drin Bridge'.

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Andon Mehillaj surrendered at the police!

Thursday morning, Andon Mëhillaj, the Albanian police fugitive turned himself in Vlora District Prosecutor's Office.

Hidden from the moment of the announcement looking like charges of terrorism financing, as well as cooperation with murder, Andon Mëhillaj, the man who allegedly paid customers for the known killer Julian Sinanaj, surrendered at the Local Prosecution, accompanied by a his friend.

Police became aware later of this submission. First estimates show that a friend of his, the owner of premises in Vlora was contacted and asked to bring Andon Mehillaj to the prosecutor. Mëhillaj during his surrender at the prosecution stated that he is innocent of the charges that have been raised.

The two cousins ​​Andon and Genis Mehillaj were been announced as wanted on Jan. 29 after the confession of Julian Sinanaj that said they were the client founders. While cousins ​​Mehillaj directly accused of having ordered the murder of their neighbor Sokol Veizi. Few days ago a quantity TNT was thrown at the home of Anthony Mehillaj and police described this as a warning.

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12 Police Officers Injured in Vlora

A police convoy was involved in an accident Thursday night, as it was traveling in the direction of Vlora.

The event took place on Highway Levan - Vlora, near the village Novosel, and as a result of the crash 12 people were injured, two of them are risking their lives.

Convoy consisted of four large vehicles, vans type, accompanied by a white police SUV, at its end. As a result of a deviation of one of the vans, caused the entire convoy group to crash..

Major damage suffered the three vehicles and the SUV.

Hospital Director of Vlora, Remzi Haxhiu, said nine of the injured have no serious problems except some minor damage to the skin, as a result of broken glass, while two of them will be sent to the Military Hospital, after heavy tremors in the head and the thorax.

Police is working to resolve the dynamics of the accident and the cause of the deviation of the vehicle.

Convoy was a part of a team from the capital to launch in Vlora, for conducting an inspection. At the regional hospital went, except of Vlora police leaders, the deputy chief of general detention and prison.

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Genci Çarçani Jailed!

Serious Crimes Court ruled in prison security measure for Genci Carçani​​, the man killed Saturday his ex-wife, Valbona.

Court sources said the man was silent while listening to the prosecution indictment claims for premeditated murder in the family.

Carçani was the first that opened the series of killing three women in two days that shook society. Both crimes were located in Tirana for two women victims, who had dared to denounce the police seeking protection orders. 

But lawyers and experts for the protection of women's organizations say that the Protection Order, should be revised to be more effective.

Justice people watch the changes of the Criminal Code for stricter punishment of violence as a crime deterrent, but have a wider coordination to prevent crime family.

Tirana is known as the city where there are many denunciations of violence against men's from women's. Within this year, the Court has recorded 360 requests for protection orders, but 200 of them were dismissed because women are attracted to the Court.

On the other hand the Tirana Prosecution states that are under investigation for the following 6 months, 90 folders on charges of domestic violence, in which 15 people are under arrest in prison and others to the extent of the obligation to display and house arrest.

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Two womans have been killed by their husbands!

Another crime within the family hit Tirana, recording the third such killing, within a few days in Tirana, the fourth in the country.


Alketa Cani, 36 years old, was murdered by her husband, Ilirijan Cani, in their home, around 18:00 on Monday. Later, the man tried to kill himself, but neighbors carried him to the Military Hospital of Tirana, in a serious condition for life.

Police, after collecting evidences, said that the couple had conflicts, and author of the murder accused his wife for treason. But police said that at the time of the crime, he was under the influence of alcoholic beverages.

Earlier Monday morning, a 44-year-old killed his wife with crowbars, in circumstances still being investigated. The event took place in the field Mamurras when Marjan Leshi executed his wife of 27 years old, Valbona.
Another hit kryeyqytetin crime within the family, recording the third such killing, within a few days in Tirana, the fourth in the country.

Alketa Cani, 36, was murdered by her husband, Ilirijan Cani, in their home, around 18:00 on Monday. Later, the man tried to kill himself, but neighbors carried him to the Military Hospital of Tirana, in a serious condition for life.

Police, collecting evidence before, said the couple had long conflicts, and author of the murder of his wife accused of treason. But police said that at the time of the crime, he was under the influence of alcoholic beverages.

Crime, according to police was made with a Kalashnikov automatic type, and 36-year-old has found immediate death, taking bullets in the head and body. Cani couple had two young children. The main track was jealousy investigation, while police took custody of arrested for the crime at the Military Hospital.

Earlier Monday morning, a 44-year-old killed his wife with crowbars, in circumstances still being investigated. The event took place in the field Mamurras when Marjan Leshi executed his wife of 27 years old, Valbona.

Kurbin Police Station arrested 44-year-old, who admitted to have committed the crime for reasons of jealousy. Monday's events have shaken the public after coming to homicide in the way a mother of two children, last Saturday morning, and a mother of eight children in the combine.

Murder of Alketa Cani is the third murder to a woman within three days after it occurred on Saturday was in Tirana and the fourth since the beginning of the month, after what happened at the Kombinat of the capital city.


All four cases have gone to investigate the Prosecution of Serious Crimes, the new changes to the criminal code, which thought that would prevent crime family. But, although extremely severe penalties for those who commit such crimes, their wave has hit the country again, turning into a nightmare for order situation in the country, given that guns are carried out in two cases, as well as in public. Police still remained far from preventing this serious crime.

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Albanian fugitive in Kosovo?

The fugitive from the Greek authoritites, Albanian citizen Faton Syla, is suspected of hiding in Kosovo. Immediately after escaping along with 10 other Albanians from the prison of Trikalas in Greece, according to police, Syla has managed to enter to the territory of Kosovo. 

That's what the weekly Greek newspaper, "Real News", reports, which refers to "Express" newspaper in Pristina. Despite these reports, the Greek authorities have not sought the assistance of the Kosovo Police

Consequently Kosovo Police is not known if the fugitive Greek prisons located in Kosovo, says spokesman Baki Kelani. 

"It's a problem to seek help when a person does not appear in sought by any state", following Kelani, adding that in such cases the police act as the person appears on the Interpol list.

The same answer given the EULEX officials, when asked by the newspaper "Express". However, so far neither the name or picture of Faton SYLAJ is not in the official list of persons being sought by police.

The 11 detainees, all Albanian nationals escaped from prison Trikalas, 320 kilometers north-west of Athens, on 23 March this year in the early hours of the morning. All were convicted of robbery and theft.

Is said that Sylaj have been implicated in the robbery of the apartment of Argita Malltezi, daughter of Prime Minister Sali Berisha in Tirana. As the weekly writes Greek "Real News" robbery occurred on October 22, 2005 and the Albanian police had identified the fingerprints of two persons, one of them, always with the Greek newspaper, was Syla, born 1982.
For the theft occurred in 2005 at the couple Malltezi, according to Greek police citations, thieves had entered from the back and said that they had significant amounts of money and jewelry.


Earlier this month, Greek special forces involved in the operation to capture the fugitives killed two of them with at least 20 bullets in the body of each of them.

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50 Years Old was Killed in Tirana

Another tragedy happened yesterday evening in Tirana, where one person was shot at the entrance of a building near Partizani Gymnasium.

Police sources said the victim is called Edmond Dervishs, about 50 years old, but are still unclear the causes of the murder.

The same sources said that the victim was shot nine times with a pistol by certain persons traveling in a vehicle brand "Mercedes" and quickly left the place of execution.

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The terror of masks returns

Numerous police forces continue to capture the action of individuals who caused the injury of five people, including two childrens, in Puka-Shkodra axis, at Sunday morning.

This event happened at a place called Vrithi curve, about 30 km without getting in Shkodra, where three people with masks and machine guns stopped a vehicle with six passengers traveling.

The driver o the vehicle,  Astrit Kopani attempted to leave, speeding up the car, but found himself in the   spree of bullets. 

Uncontrolled fire arms robbers left injured five passengers, among whom Enis Xhaferaj 5 years old, and Armando Xhaferaj 9 years old, as well as their parents Zamir and Mirjeta Xhaferaj.

Without stopping the car, Kopani has transported the wounded to the Hospital, where the injured were immediately underwent surgery.

Two of the injured are in a serious condition and are taking a specialized treatment at the Military Hospital of Tirana.

Mr. Taulant Balla from Social Party reacts from his Facebook social network page.
On his Facebook page he says Director General of Police, Burgaj should "take measures to prevent further degradation of public order, otherwise will be liable along with other leaders of the State Police.

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Killers of the Albanians arrested

Milan Police carabiniers have arrested two brothers, Maurizio Mattia and Archinito, accused of killing two Albanian citizens. 

The incident happened on November 16 last year, when two Albanians 27 and 51 years old were killed while riding bicycles in Abiategrasso in the Milan area. They were hit with a barrage of bullets fired from a revolver and a semi-caliber rifle.

The murder took place very close to the police barracks who immediately intervened, but escaped without any of the victims who passed away immediately. After lengthy investigations
police arrested two young Italians, 19 and 22 years, who seems to have acted according to the rules of the Sicilian Mafia to solve problems related to the control of drug distribution territory.

During the press conference, investigators announced that in addition, the double murder had even racist reasons. Two arrested, originally from Sicily and increased degradation in terms of violence, hate Albanians in general, the more they indulged competition in the sale of narcotics in their area.

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Greece, Two escaped Albanians were killed by police

Two of Albanian fugitives from prison of Trikala killed by police after a special forces operation in its area of Etoloakarnania Koniska prefecture, about ten o'clock Tuesday evening.

Numerous police forces, who had set up ambushes in this area from the morning, having discovered from the thermal camera hidden there five Albanian prisoners who had escaped from prison of Trikala few weeks ago, they discovered that two of them were moving on foot.

When asked to surrender, they not only refused, but opened fire with Kalashnikovs and, after a shootout with police forces, the two remaining Albanians were killed.

Greek media told that they were named as Admir Nikaj and Edison Lika (Murataj / Xhaferi), but police have not yet officially confirmed their killing.
Police sources say that the two fugitives had fallen once again clash with police forces on June 17, near the village of Distomo, where the storm has killed a Greek policeman.

Meanwhile, the search continues for three other fugitives, among whom is the police's fugitive Marian Kola.


Participate in the operation of counter terrorism special forces
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Accident in Gjirokastra, murder in Tirana

A serious accident where three people died, occurred in Gjirokastra-Tepelena axis.

According to the first informations, it's a Fiat car brand, with Greek license plates, which initially collided with the side of the road borders and then burst into flames.

The accident occurred around 17:00 and the victims are the brothers Luan and Faik Mancellari, respectively 57 and 62 years, and Luan's son, Laurent.


Persons who are killed in the Qafe Gjashta of Saranda. Police said some occasional people's

tried to come to help the victims, but the outbreak of fires immediately after the collision, made ​​it impossible to do so.

Killed 22-year-old with a knife
It was shot after an banal fight in the way "Don Bosco" in Tirana

A 22-year-old man died after being attacked with a knife in the area of ​​"Don Bosco", in Tirana, while police arrested suspicious person for this event.

The victim is Arber Mitro from Tirana. He died en route to hospital, while the killer is called Bajaraktari Elton, turned himself into police stations.
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Kurum, grenade kills the worker

A grenade blast in a scrap heap within the premises of the company "Kurum" in Elbasan killed a 35-year-old.

Serious event occurred in downstream processing of scrap and the victim is 35-year-old George Boduri, employees at this company.

Boduri, manovrator has been tasked with taking iron material with crane vehicle when the latter caused the explosion of the grenade.

35-year-old man who died as an immediate result of their injuries, while the presence of the family had to identify the body at the morgue of Elbasan.

The investigative group who arrived on the scene working to fully bring the cause of the explosion that killed 35-year-old employee of "Kurum".

Although the place is defined not only as scrap collection area, near the company "Kurum", but also the place for his thorough control, there have been few incidents that have occurred as a result of lack of control of metallic materials.

Meanwhile police are investigating the presence of other explosive materials in the scrap garbage collecting points, and if the employee was insured.

While ple investigation of Turkish guards have prevented media closely follow this serious event. Straight "Kurum" are sent to the scrap materials that have apparently come from military warehouses decaying.

Shells or shells that exploded, killing one person would have caused more casualties and damage if thrown into the melting furnaces Metallurgic.

Elbasan police questioned people who were found at the scene at the time of the explosion, but so far there is no associated person responsible for this event.

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