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A 67-year-old man internationally wanted for participation in a terrorist organization has been arrested by police in Rinas.
It is learned that the arrested person is a Turkish citizen with the initials IK, who was caught while attempting to enter the Republic of Albania through the Rinas Border Crossing Point.
The arrest was carried out by the Regional Anti-Terrorism Unit in Tirana, in cooperation with the structures of the Anti-Terrorism Directorate and the Turkish authorities. The citizen was internationally wanted for acts related to the attempt to overthrow the constitutional order and participation in an armed terrorist organization.
The operation was carried out after the exchange of information between the parties and the strengthening of entry-exit controls at Rinas Airport, with the aim of identifying wanted persons who are attempting to evade justice.
According to the data, the 67-year-old was placed under the security measure of "prison arrest" with the aim of extradition.
"A citizen who was internationally wanted for attempting to overthrow the constitutional order and participating in an armed terrorist organization is detained by the Regional Anti-Terrorism Unit, Tirana.
The Turkish citizen was stopped while attempting to enter the Republic of Albania through the Rinas BCP.
As a result of the coordination of information and operational actions, between specialists of the Regional Anti-Terrorism Unit, Tirana, in the Investigation Sector of the Anti-Terrorism Directorate, with Turkish partners, as well as as a result of the intensification of controls and verifications at entry/exit, by the Rinas Border Police services, with the objective of preventing the illegal movement of internationally wanted citizens, who intend to hide from justice in the countries where they have committed criminal offenses, the Turkish citizen, declared internationally wanted, was stopped at the entrance to the Republic of Albania:
-IK, 67 years old.
The detention of this citizen was carried out pursuant to the prosecutor's order, issued on 08.08.2017, pursuant to the decision of the Court of the Judicial District, Tirana, for the assignment of the security measure "Arrest in prison", with the aim of extradition, for citizen IK, for the criminal offenses "Attempt to overthrow the constitutional order" and "Membership in an armed terrorist organization", provided for by Turkish criminal legislation.
"The procedural materials were referred to the Prosecutor's Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction in Tirana, for further actions, in function of the procedure for the extradition of this citizen," the police announced.
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