Office of the People's Advocate (Avokati i Popullit)
Ownership as documented
State institution (independent)
Description
Ombudsman and National Preventive Mechanism against torture. Published monitoring statements on protests on 13, 16, 21 and 30 Oct 2026.
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
Transfer of 500 tear gas canisters from Kosovo police to Albanian police for 2019 protests (reported)
No amount recorded
Incomplete figureotherSource label: Under investigationStated definition: incomplete: no value reported; a transfer between police forces, not a tender; 500 canisters per search summary of exit.al.
Date: 2020 · Payer: Kosovo police (transfer; approval requested) · Payee: Albanian State Police
- Albanian police acquired gas canisters from Kosovo (opens in a new tab)Exit.al · 2020 · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 13 Oct 2026
Alleged police use of force during the October 2026 student and anti-government protests in Tirana
From 13 Oct 2026, student-led protests in Tirana over university conditions, education costs, corruption and living costs became violent on several days. Police used water cannon, tear gas, baton…
Status: Open. Disciplinary and prosecutorial inquiries reported; no outcomes found.
From 17 Oct 2026
Use of rubber bullets and pellets at Tirana protests (17-24 October 2026)
Reuters, AFP and Al Jazeera reported that on 17 October 2026 Albanian police fired rubber bullets at anti-government protesters in Tirana. AFP described it as the first such use since the protests…
Status: Ongoing: prosecution 7806/2026 open; suspensions reported (count disputed); Ombudsman work ongoing
Sources for this record
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Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 1 source
- Publisher
- Office of the People's Advocate
- Date
- 30 Oct 2026