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Security Guard Assault Triggers License Revocation, Kushner Resort Probe.

6/3/2026

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Footage of private security guards assaulting a cliff protester prompted revocation of two firms’ licenses.
Anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating land-status changes that enabled a $4 billion Jared Kushner-led resort on 250 ha of the Vjosa-Narta wetland.
Protesters demand Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation, accusing his government of altering protected-area law in February 2024.
Authorities have charged about 15 demonstrators and removed the local police chief after the clashes.

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Footage of private security guards assaulting a cliff protester prompted revocation of two firms’ licenses.
Anti-corruption prosecutors are investigating land-status changes that enabled a $4 billion Jared Kushner-led resort on 250 ha of the Vjosa-Narta wetland.
Protesters demand Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation, accusing his government of altering protected-area law in February 2024.
Authorities have charged about 15 demonstrators and removed the local police chief after the clashes.