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Life sentence inmate dies in Korça

2026-03-30 13:28:00, Aktualitet CNA

Life sentence inmate dies in Korça

A life-sentenced prisoner has died at the Korça regional hospital today. According to the announcement of the General Directorate of Prisons, Hysni Repaj, was serving a sentence for the criminal offenses of "Intentional Murder in Connection with Another Crime" and "Unlicensed Possession of Weapons."

Repaj was rushed to Korça hospital due to a low heart rate and then suffered cardiac and respiratory arrest. He died despite medical interventions.

"Today, on 30.03.2026, at around 09:40, the person sentenced to life imprisonment, Hysni Qamil Repaj, born on 15.01.1962, born and residing in Shkodra, was urgently taken to the premises of the Korça Regional Hospital.

The convict was serving a sentence for the criminal offenses of "Intentional Murder in Connection with Another Crime" and "Unlicensed Possession of a Weapon", as provided for in Articles 77 and 278 of the Criminal Code. While serving his sentence, he was also treated for mental health problems by a psychiatrist.

In the consultation conducted today by the institution's doctor, Pajtim Hoxhaj, it was determined through the oximeter that the heart rate was low (bradycardia). For this reason, the convict was urgently sent to the emergency service of the Korça Regional Hospital for further evaluation by specialist doctors.

"During the examination procedures at this hospital, the prisoner's health condition deteriorated, ending in cardiac and respiratory arrest. Despite the intervention and medical assistance provided, he was unable to be revived, resulting in his death ," the Prisons Directorate said in a statement. /CNA





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