Another political clash has been reported from the protest in Tirana, where the leader of the Mundesia Party, Agron Shehaj, accused police of intervening against protesters on Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard. According to the account he gave from the scene, the march had begun peacefully but was dispersed after the use of tear gas and spray.
Accusation from the protest in central Tirana
Shehaj said law enforcement intervened during the march and, according to him, dispersed protesters with means such as tear gas and spray. The claim was made public while he was at the protest, at a moment when political tension was surrounding the gathering.
At the core of his reaction was the accusation that even peaceful protest is being targeted, not only gatherings marked by clashes. This is the main claim articulated by the leader of the Mundesia Party against the police and the government.
Shehaj: An attempt is being made to stop every form of opposition
In his statement, Shehaj presented the intervention as part of a broader approach to curb protest and public discontent. According to him, the aim is not only to disperse one specific march, but to block every form of civic reaction.
He insisted that the protest had started without incidents and that the police intervention came despite that fact. At this stage, the published material does not present an official police version of what happened on the boulevard.
Direct political message to the government
Beyond denouncing the police intervention, Shehaj also used his appearance to deliver a clear political message against Prime Minister Edi Rama. He said pressure on protesters will not stop young people who, according to him, are seeking change in the country.
At the end of his statement, the leader of the Mundesia Party repeated his call for the prime minister to step down, linking the protest episode to the broader political climate in the country.
The incident once again raises questions about how protests are managed in the capital, especially when the political side speaks of a peaceful march and there is still no full public explanation from the institutions.
Without a detailed official reaction from the police, the claims of the use of tear gas and spray against protesters remain at the center of the day’s political debate.