Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has published on social networks the photos, age and initials of dozens of people detained during the recent violent protests in Albania, claiming they are not students, but persons with criminal precedents and linked to organised crime.

In a statement published on social networks, Rama has said the persons submitted were banned during the protests and that, according to him, they are not connected with students who have chosen not to join what he described as an urban terror dilemma.

The head of the government has also claimed that some of them were paid by organised crime and foreign forces, according to him, aimed at destabilizing Albania.

Faces paid by organised crime and foreign forces that want to overthrow Albania. These are not students, I said at the beginning of the day, and now is the time for this sentence to be backed by facts and documents, Rama has declared.

The list published by the prime minister includes persons of various ages, aged 17 to 57.

According to data presented by him, some of them have been convicted or prosecuted earlier for various criminal acts, including the production and sale of narcotics, theft, domestic violence, police employees’ opposition and property damage.

Rama has also mentioned persons who, according to him, have been sentenced outside Albania for criminal acts, as well as some others he has named suspected of receiving financing from Iran. These claims have been submitted by the prime minister in his statement.

Also included are those who Rama says have no contact with universities or with students who have protested.

The prime minister has warned that he will publish other materials, saying the images and data made public will shock many.

Commenting on reactions to the protests, Rama has also criticised public persons and media who, according to him, have supported protesters involved in acts of violence.

Source Layer: Dukeagini