On Oct. 6, Albanian Appeals Court Judge Astrit Kalaja was shot inside the Tirana courtroom where he oversaw a property dispute case, according to the International Commission of Jurists.

Kalaja died of his wounds, and two others were injured in the shooting.

The 30-year-old suspect has been arrested.

Kalaja’s killing quickly became a lightning rod for nationwide dissatisfaction with the Albanian judiciary.

Former Albanian Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Agim Nesho told Fox News Digital that reforms implemented almost a decade ago by the European Union and the US were “intended to strengthen the rule of law” but have been “transformed into a political instrument, undermining democratic institutions and concentrating power in the hands of the executive.”

“As a res

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