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Albanian Murderer Faces Deportation Under £4M Transfer Scheme

1/5/2026

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Eugert Merizaj, an Albanian murderer serving a 32-year sentence in the United Kingdom, faces deportation under a £4 million prisoner transfer scheme.
He was convicted in 2022 for the shotgun killing of rival drug dealer Hemawand Ali Hussein.
Only 11 of 200 targeted prisoners have been moved so far under the program.
Merizaj will be transferred to Peqin prison in Albania, joining 15 other Albanian murderers still in British jails.

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Eugert Merizaj, an Albanian murderer serving a 32-year sentence in the United Kingdom, faces deportation under a £4 million prisoner transfer scheme.
He was convicted in 2022 for the shotgun killing of rival drug dealer Hemawand Ali Hussein.
Only 11 of 200 targeted prisoners have been moved so far under the program.
Merizaj will be transferred to Peqin prison in Albania, joining 15 other Albanian murderers still in British jails.