The perpetrator who took the life of the officer in Maliq is Violand Braçellari, 43 years old, who was wanted since 2017 by the Vlora Police.
Braçellari is a well-known name for the local Police, since in a decision of the Supreme Court, dated January 25, 2024, it concluded that he was previously convicted for the criminal offense “Production and sale of narcotics”, carried out in collaboration.
According to the decision, the Korçë Judicial District Court, with decision no. 657, dated December 19, 2017, declared Violand Braçellar guilty, for whom he had set a 10-year prison sentence.
The decision was upheld by the Korça Court of Appeal on July 17, 2018.
Also, in the court file against the former soldier, a criminal proceeding from 2015 is mentioned, where Braçellari was accused of being involved in the production and sale of narcotics.
According to the decision, during the checks carried out at the time in the apartment where he was staying in the village of Lozhan i Sipërm, plant remains suspected to be cannabis sativa were found.
It was further learned that the court of first instance had emphasized that Braçellari was convicted even earlier, in 2013, for the criminal offense of “Cultivation of narcotic plants”, carried out in cooperation.
After the appeal and recourse presented by Braçellari, the Criminal College of the Supreme Court decided on January 25, 2024 not to accept the recourse, leaving in force the decision of the Korçë Court of Appeal.
As a result, Violand Braçellari was wanted by the country’s Police for a long time.
Recently, he was spotted by the officers of Korça, who, in cooperation with the Eagles, arrived in front of the former soldier’s apartment, who did not hesitate and responded to the officers with firearms, which caused the immediate death of Enea Mekoll and the wounding of Edison Adri.
The latter, due to his injuries, immediately left by helicopter in the direction of Tirana to receive more specialized medical treatment. While it is known that a few minutes ago he arrived in front of the Trauma Hospital.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the author of the serious incident has arrived at the Korca hospital covered in blood.
