Opposition's Protest, Additional Security Measures in Tirana

The State Police has published the plan of measures it will take on March 3 for the protest called by the opposition. In a press release, the police announced that from 10:00 a.m. several roads will be blocked. 

"The Local Directorate of the Tirana Police, in implementation of the duties defined in the plan of measures drawn up by the State Police, in order to guarantee order and security, before, during and after the end of the gathering that will take place on 03.03.2023, at 12:00, on "Dëshmorët e Kombit" boulevard, in Tirana, will engage the Police services, for blocking the traffic in some road segments, as well as for the partial blocking of the traffic in some other road segments. 

We inform the citizens that starting from 06:00 on 03.03.2023, parking of vehicles will not be allowed on the following streets: 

"Dëshmorët e Kombit" boulevard, "Mother Teresa" square, "Ismail Qemali" street, from the intersection of Elbasani Street with "Ibrahim Rugova" street, "Papa John Paul II" street, "Zhan D'Ark" boulevard and " Bajram Curri", from the intersection of Elbasani Street with "Ibrahim Rugova" Street. 

Also, on these roads, the traffic of vehicles will be blocked from 10:00 on 03.03.2023 until the end of the rally. 

The police ask for the understanding of the citizens to avoid driving vehicles on these roads and to use alternative routes, in order not to hinder the free movement of the participants in the rally. 

The police guarantee the citizens that they have taken all measures to fulfil their institutional responsibilities, to guarantee order and security, before, during and after the end of the rally, as well as to guarantee road safety, throughout the country, especially in the squares and the road segments in which the rally will take place," the police said.