Sunday’s Student Protest: Police Arrest 69, Launch Criminal Proceedings Against 20

Tirana Police have issued an official statement regarding Sunday’s student protest, confirming that 69 people have been arrested and another 20 are facing criminal proceedings.

The arrests were made after the suspects allegedly attacked police officers and damaged public and private institutional buildings using stones and other hard objects.

“Tirana/Following further investigations into yesterday’s gathering, 69 individuals were arrested at the scene, while criminal proceedings were initiated against another 20, suspected of attacking police officers and buildings belonging to public and private institutions with stones and other hard objects,” police said in a statement.

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