{"id":84173,"date":"2026-04-27T15:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=84173"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:49:43","slug":"former-head-of-the-national-bureau-of-investigation-aida-hajnaj-takes-new-position-in-state-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-head-of-the-national-bureau-of-investigation-aida-hajnaj-takes-new-position-in-state-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Head of the National Bureau of Investigation Aida Hajnaj Takes New Position in State Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"324\">The former head of the National Bureau of Investigation, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Aida Hajnaj<\/span><\/span>, has been appointed as the head of the Information Technology Department in the State Police.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"457\">Sources indicate that the decision for her appointment was made by the Minister of Interior, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Besfort Lamallari<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"911\">According to the law on the State Police, Hajnaj was supposed to return to the same position she previously held. 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