Sabina Nessa’s sick murderer is one of 11 Albanian killers that have been earmarked for removal from the UK, using the Government’s new fast-track powers. Discussions between Rishi Sunak and the Albanian leader Edi Rama secured a deal to ensure numerous criminals that are jailed in the UK can complete their terms in their home country.
Among the first to be shipped out will be 11 Albanian murderers, including Koci Selamaj who killed teacher Sabina Nessa in Greenwich, south east London in September 2021.
Sabina Nessa was found dead in Cator Park, Kidbrooke. She had left home a day earlier around 8.30pm, walking to meet a friend at a nearby bar less than 10 minutes away.
CCTV footage showed the moment Albanian garage worker Selamaj, 36, struck Ms Nessa over the head 34 times with a two foot-long metal traffic triangle, before carrying her away unconscious.
He then undressed and strangled her before covering her body in grass.
Albanian is the most common foreign nationality in British prisons, with more than 1,330 jailed here.
Ministers are now trying to reduce the cost of imprisoning them, which has sky-rocketed to around £60million a year.
The deal is due to be confirmed in weeks, following a visit by the UK Ministry of Justice and Prison Service to Albania in March.
The mission will enable the process of removing the cons from the country to be sped up, in exchange for modernising jails and giving Albanian authorities a fleet of prison vehicles.
An Albanian prison source told the Sun: “The UK team visited all our prisons in Peqin, Lezhe, Fushe Kruje and Drenova in the city of Korca.
“They had a clear order from their minister in the UK to help us without delay. They will help us modernise prison management and improve security and logistics.”
In the deal the UK has donated 12 prison vehicles.
