Kosovo Police chain of command suspended after a female officer kills parents, brothers

Gazeta Express

19/02/2020 10:36

The Kosovo Police (KP) have suspended four of its officers in Gjilan region for neglect on duty, after on Tuesday a female officer killed her parents, two brothers and committed suicide.  

The suspended officers are KP Commander of the Gjilan region Alban Ramushi, his deputy Naser Rrahmani, chief of operations Negovan Mihajlovic and Xhavit Azizi from the civil staff. The news for a 72-hours suspension of the four KP officers was confirmed on Wednesday by the KP spokesperson for the Gjilan region, Ismet Hashani.

Kosovo’s eastern town of Gjilan was shocked on Tuesday after five members of the Bllaca family were killed in apparent murder-suicide. According to preliminary investigations, it is suspected that the female officer, Valdete Bllaca, shot dead her parents and two of her brothers. Motives of this tragedy remain unknown. /GazetaExpress/