$1.2 million paid to Jan. 21, 2011 victims

TIRANA, Jan. 18 – Government of Albania has approved a 1.2 million USD fund for the compensation of the families of four protesters killed in the anti-government protest that took place on Jan. 21, 2011. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the fund based on a request made by the Minister of Interior Saimir Tahiri in the sixth anniversary of the 2011 protestwhen Guard of Republic officers shot and killed four protesters at the rally. Minister Tahiri argued that the Guard of the Republic is obliged to provide financial compensation to victims’ families. The four men were shot dead during the…