Sentenced to life in prison for murder, a 48-year old is arrested by police

The most wanted Eduart Kurti, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for intentional homicide, has fallen into the hands of the police. It is learned that the 48-year-old killed two brothers, Iglend and Sokol Haxhiali, with a firearm in 2012. This citizen was declared wanted after the Court of First Instance of the General Jurisdiction […]

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