{"id":15015,"date":"2021-06-03T14:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T12:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=15015"},"modified":"2021-06-03T14:22:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T12:22:13","slug":"prosecution-seeks-20-year-jail-sentence-for-former-officer-who-shot-klodian-rasha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/prosecution-seeks-20-year-jail-sentence-for-former-officer-who-shot-klodian-rasha\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecution seeks 20-year jail sentence for former officer who shot Klodian Rasha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prosecution Office of Tirana is seeking a 20-year prison sentence for Nevaldo Hajdaraj, the former police officer that shot dead Klodian Rasha.<\/p>\n<p>Hajdaraj will most likely benefit from the abbreviated sentence, which will reduce his stay in prison by six years.<\/p>\n<p>The Court of Tirana will issue its verdict on June 17.<\/p>\n<p>Klodian Rasha was shot on December 8, at a five meters distance from the former cop.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic story sparked massive riots that lasted for days in the capital, as well as other cities.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Hajdaraj was charged with \u201cmurder committed in excess of self-defense\u201d, but after analyzing camera footage from the crime scene, the former police officer was slapped with a tougher sentence and charged with \u201cfirst-degree murder\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/news\/2021\/03\/26\/former-police-officer-charged-with-klodian-rashas-murder-pleads-for-an-abbreviated-trial\/\">Former police officer charged with Klodian Rasha\u2019s murder pleads for an abbreviated trial<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/12\/15\/klodian-rasha-s-family-his-murder-was-intentional-not-an-accident\/\">Klodian Rasha\u2019s family: His murder was intentional, not an accident<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/12\/09\/live-klodian-rasha-shooting-protesters-rally-in-front-of-prime-minister-s-office\/\">Klodian Rasha shooting, rising tensions in front of PM Office, police fire tear gas to disperse protesters<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prosecution Office of Tirana is seeking a 20-year prison sentence for Nevaldo Hajdaraj, the former police officer that shot dead Klodian Rasha. 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