Four life sentences sought in cop murder case

TIRANA, July 1 – Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a Tirana judge to hand down four life sentences for Dritan Dajti, whom they accuse of killing four policemen five years ago.
Four police officers were killed during a midday shootout in central Albania Aug. 7, 2009, allegedly from Dajti, then a wanted fugitive. He was arrested after the shootout. He had been six years on the run after escaping from a Tirana court while he was being tried for another crime.
Dajti’s current trial has seen major delays due to the many procedural obstacles orchestrated by the accused.
Dajti has said he doesn’t have money for a lawyer and has threatened all court-appointment attorneys in a bid to get a mistrial, judicial experts told the Albanian media.
Dajti has also publicly threatened the life of the judges in his case.