TIRANA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- An Albanian Supreme Court judge has been injured in a gun attack over the weekend, but his injuries were not life-threatening, police said on Monday.

    The 40-year-old Ardian Nuni was shot in the shoulder and leg when he was emerging from his car near his home on Sunday.

    "This is an attack on Albania's justice system, and the persons responsible for this should be punished by the law," Albanian Justice Minister Enkelejd Alibeaj said.

    The motive for the shooting was not immediately known. Police have herded 15 people for questioning and a team of special investigators was trying to identify the attacker, police said.