The Director General of the State Police, Skënder Hita, this Monday made the decision and suspended the entire chain of command of the Himara Police Commissariat from duty. This suspension came in connection with the unauthorized construction in Qeparo, Himara while they were on duty during this period.
According to the police report, the construction of the facility began in December 2025 and the Himara Police Commissariat did not take measures to prevent the construction and hold the person who was carrying out the construction legally responsible. It is further reported that two deputy commissioners, a commissioner and an inspector were suspended.
“State Police/The General Director of the State Police, Major General Skënder Hita, suspends from duty the entire chain of command of the Himara Police Commissariat, who were on duty during the period when a 5-story building was built without a permit in Qeparo, Himara.”
Following the measures taken to identify and crack down on unauthorized construction, as well as to hold responsible persons accountable, the Directorate of Professional Standards at the General Directorate of the State Police, by order of the General Director of the State Police, has immediately suspended four Police employees from duty, specifically:
Deputy Commissioner FM, former Head of the Himara Police Station, currently Head of the Section for Illegal Trafficking at the Vlora Police Department;
Commissioner EP, former Head of the Section and Specialist in the Section for Investigating Large-Scale Crimes at the Himara Police Station, currently Head of the Section and Specialist in the Section for Investigating Large-Scale Crimes at the Divjaka Police Station;
Deputy Commissioner KP, former Specialist for Crime Investigation, Police Zone No. 1, currently Specialist for Crime Investigation at the Vlora Police Station;
Inspector R. Ç., with the duty of Assistant/Specialist SPZ, Police Zone No. 1, at the Himara Police Station, the area in which the illegal construction was found.
Their immediate suspension and the initiation of a disciplinary investigation were carried out after, in a place called “Sugë”, Qeparo, Himarë, it was found that citizen LB, a resident of Laç, had built a building with one underground floor and four floors above ground, without the permission of the competent authorities.
This citizen was arrested yesterday by the Himara Police Commissariat, while 3 employees of the Himara IMT were declared wanted, specifically the chief inspector and 2 inspectors, for the criminal offense of “Abuse of office”.
Preliminary verifications show that the construction of the facility began in December 2025 and that the Himara Police Commissariat did not take measures to prevent the construction and hold the citizen who was carrying out the construction legally responsible.
“The State Police is determined to punish and remove from its ranks any police officer who does not enforce the law, does not fulfill his duty, abuses it and violates the trust of citizens,” the police announced.