Albanian judge was shot in court by a man to trial

A judge was killed in Albania after a man opened fire during a trial at the Court of Appeal in the capital, Tirana.

Officials said that Judge Astrat Calaga died on his way to the hospital, while two others involved in the dispute session were shot – the father and son – but they were injured that were not life -threatening.

Police said they had arrested a 30 -year -old suspect who got to know the first letters “E S”, but the Albanian media was called Elvis Shkëmbi.

The Prime Minister in Albania, Edi Rama, offered his condolences to the family of Judge Calga, adding: “The criminal aggression against the judge undoubtedly requires the most extreme legal response to the aggressor.”

He also called for a tougher security within the country’s courts and the most severe penalties for possessing illegal weapons.

Sally Perisha, the leader of the opposition Democratic Party, said that the murder of Judge Calga was the first time in 35 years as a judge “while he was doing his duty,” adding: “Today is the day of deep thinking by Albanian society.”

The suspect has opened the killing of Judge Calga fire because he expected to lose the case, according to local media reports.

According to the uncle of Mr. Shkëmbi and the security guard in the court for the shooting.

Fire weapons attacks on judges in the courtroom are rare, but they occur. A decade ago, a judge at the Palace of Justice in Milan He was shot and killed by a trial man in the bankruptcy case.

The gunman also killed a lawyer and defended his participation before escaping, but was later arrested.

Judge Calga was a lawyer for more than 30 years. He initially worked in a local court before his appointment to the Court of Appeal in Tirana in 2019.