Nevaldo Hajdaraj

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Biography

• Police officer charged with the killing of Klodian Rasha during curfew hours in Tirana (8 Dec 2020). Prosecutors alleged he shot Rasha, who was reportedly running away, in the back and that Hajdaraj had established Rasha had no weapon. Tried in a shortened procedure. Sentence reported differently across sources (see detail).From the research record
• Former police officer who shot Klodian Rasha in Tirana in December 2020. Convicted of intentional murder at first instance (2021, reduced effective term via abbreviated trial) and on appeal (2022, 18 years, 12 effective).From the research record

Legal status detail

• Tirana first-instance court sentenced him (reports differ: 15 years reduced to 10 for shortened trial; or 15 years reduced to 12 in a later report). Prosecution had requested 20 years, reduced to 13 for shortened trial (Top Channel, 3 June 2021). Appeal lodged in 2021; a later Tirana Court of Appeal ruling was reported as 18 years, reduced to 12 for shortened trial. Appellate date not confirmed.From the research record
• Tirana Court of Appeal, reported 16 Mar 2022: 18 years, reduced to 12 effective. Further High Court appeal possible; outcome not found. First-instance figure disputed across sources (10 effective per Exit.al; 13 years 4 months per an abcnews search summary).From the research record

Response

• Hajdaraj's lawyer asked the court to requalify the charge from premeditated murder to murder in excess of self-defence; the court rejected this (Shqiptarja / search summary). Hajdaraj reportedly stated he had shot a man (Shqiptarja headline, quote not verified).From the research record
• Defence: said he had seen a weapon in Rasha's hands (per search summary). Court of appeal rejected self-defence.From the research record