Vlore, bailiffs remove residents from homes

31/05/2011 14:35

Around 10 families at the “Uji i Ftohte” area in Vlore were evicted
today from the homes they were sheltered in, after apartment buildings
were being built upon in their original land and houses.

Some families, former owners of the land where new buildings have been constructed, gave the constructing companies the right to build on their lands, and in exchange, the company would provide shelter for them. But after the construction was finished, one of the owners won the right to be owner of the entire area, and bailiffs, supported by police, evicted today the residents from their homes, considering their stay as illegal.

This has caused physical conflict between residents and police agents, together with court representatives. Some of the residents were taken under police custody.

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