Suspects of the murder of Belgian police officer Nordine El Talby are allegedly involved in the murder of Albanian Raddjan Z., who was shot dead 12 October near the European Parliament in Brussels.
According to the Belgian newspaper De Standard, investigations through security cameras have led to identification of suspected persons who were arrested in Spain and France.
According to Belgian media report, Albanian Rajdjan Z. He was killed in late hours of the 12 October afternoon, on Wrytz Street, in the Ixell municipality of Brussels. He was shot with seven to eight bullets, while the authors immediately left the scene.
Just hours later, in the municipality of Jette, 41-year-old police officer Nordine El Talby, who was in charge of duty and was overseeing a vehicle parked on Carton de Wiart Avenue.
The vehicle in question was stolen earlier in the evening during a violent car robbery in Tubeze.
According to the newspaper de Standard, investigators have analysed the images of security cameras and have been able to identify suspects who were later arrested in two different European states, Spain and France.
However, the Brussels Prosecutor has refused either to confirm or deny this information, arguing that he does not want to jeopardise the interests of the two investigations.
Lawyer Ofelia Avagian, who represents the Albanian family killed, has expressed disappointment over the way the family has been informed of recent developments.
The victim’s family learns this news from the media and not through an official announcement. You can imagine how painful and shocking this is for them. There has been very little consideration for the victims in this case, she has declared.
The lawyer has stressed that the absence of official confirmation by the prosecution is adding to the family’s uncertainty, which I still do not know which information is accurate.
She has recalled that in the first official communications it was said that the two murders were not related to each other.
However, according to her, the family is pleased that the investigations are advancing and that the suspects have been arrested.
The events are particularly frightening if the investigation confirms their involvement, has declared Avagian.
Meanwhile, the main investigation track for the assassination of Raja Z. remains that of a drug trafficking record.
According to sources quoted by de Standaard prior to the assassination, the Albanian had often travelled between Belgium and Albania.