“The guards staged the suicide, he died in their hands” – the shocking testimony about the murder in Reç Prison

A shocking and powerful testimony from a former inmate has exposed a series of institutions that allegedly tried to cover up a serious criminal incident inside Reç Prison. Pjerind Ndoci was an eyewitness on June 29, 2024, the day when six Reç prison guards allegedly beat inmate Edmond Piraniqi to death. The investigative show Fiks Fare continued to probe the grave incident, several days after the Shkodra Prosecutor’s Office sent the case file to court, indicting six staff members on charges of arbitrary actions and inciting suicide. The file states that the prisoner was beaten before attempting to take his...