A serious incident has been recorded in Sarandë, where the Crimes Chief of the police station, Mateo Bakalli, was assaulted during a conflict at a venue. Footage made public also shows the intervention of officers from the “Shqiponja” unit, while the official version raises serious questions about how the situation deteriorated into an attack on a police official.
Clash in the early hours of the morning
The incident happened in the early hours of today at a venue in Sarandë. According to police, the conflict had started between two of the venue’s security guards and several other citizens.
In this situation, the Crimes Chief of the Sarandë police station, Mateo Bakalli, had intervened to prevent the clash from escalating. But, according to the official version, his intervention was not enough to stop the physical confrontation.
Crimes Chief ends up assaulted
Police claim that those involved did not stop the violence even after Bakalli’s intervention. On the contrary, during the physical clash, he himself was attacked.
The fact that a Crimes Chief was assaulted in the field during an intervention once again raises questions about the real control of the situation by the blue uniforms and about the level of response in such incidents, especially in areas with high movement during the season.
The moment the “Shqiponja” unit intervened
The video footage shows the moment when three officers from the “Shqiponja” unit arrive at the scene and intervene after a request for help made by Bakalli.
According to what can be seen in the video, their intervention is aimed at separating the sides and easing tension that had gone out of control.
What is known so far
At this stage, only the basic details about the conflict and the police intervention have been made public. There is still no additional information about the people involved or about the full consequences of the incident.
The event remains another case in which the official narrative speaks of intervention to calm the situation, while the developments on the ground themselves show that the clash went as far as the assault of a senior member of the Crimes structure.
The footage of the conflict makes the incident even more serious, as it shows that the tension was not immediately neutralized, but only after reinforcements were called in.
For now, this is the picture of an incident that once again puts public safety and the effectiveness of the police response in violent situations into focus.