Skënder Hita

This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.

Biography

• Head of the State Police in 2026. Publicly described the right to protest as constitutionally guaranteed and said students did not carry out the violence. Reported to have said seven officers were suspended over alleged excessive force. Subject of a complaint filed with SPAK by lawyer Altin Goxhaj in July 2026 over action against social-media accounts.From the research record
• Director General of the Albanian State Police. On 17 Oct 2026 he confirmed rubber bullets were used 'in a limited manner', said 167 people had been arrested and 132 officers injured over five days, and said seven officers were suspended pending investigations into alleged excess of authority.From the research record
• Police chief during the October 2026 protests. Police-violence claims are inand are not duplicated here. Search summaries report him saying students did not instigate the violence (not verified in the article).From the research record
• Citizens.al reports that Hita ordered a special investigative group for the events of 30 May 2026 at Zvernec and asked the Directorate of Professional Standards to examine the chain of command of the Vlora Local Police Directorate. The licences of two private security firms (ShPSF Myrto Security 1.3A and ShPSF Major Security) were revoked, per the same article. Search summaries say he acknowledged shortcomings in the police response.From the research record

Legal status detail

• Complaint filed with SPAK (reported 13 Jul 2026). No confirmed SPAK or prosecution proceeding found. Hita reportedly claims a slander investigation was started (per the complainant).From the research record
• No charges against him were found in the sources.From the research record
• Not in a legal proceeding in these sources.From the research record
• Not charged; internal police process.From the research record

Response

• Reported claim: about 10,000 citizens violated Article 143/b (as quoted in the Balkanweb article). Also reported: seven officers suspended (Oct 2026) and masked individuals attacked police (Oct 2026). No direct statement responding to the July complaint was found.From the research record
• Says the equipment is authorised and certified in line with EU-country standards and was used in a limited manner. Urged parents to keep minors out of protests, saying violent people use minors as human shields.From the research record
• Search summary (not opened): said violence was not being instigated by students.From the research record
• Acknowledged failures (per search summary); no further response found.From the research record