The Court of Tirana sentenced to 7 years in prison one of the people who robbed the main server of the Durres Prosecution Office and several dossiers under investigation in 2018. The court decision published by Reporter.al does not show which dossiers were stolen or if prosecutors have managed to get the server and dossiers back.
Humanitarian aid coming into Albania from Kosovo has to be handed over to the state, or the organisation bringing it could face legal action for “stealing”, according to a Christian organisation that contacted Exit with their story. After the earthquake, the Kosovo Evangelical Protestant Church (KPUK) were sending aid to the Evangelical Alliance of Albania
Minister of State for Relations with Parliament Elisa Spiropali stated that the operation to repatriate dozens of Albanian nationals from Syria has been suspended due to “the new geopolitical situation”. Speaking in parliament yesterday she said that there are 28 Albanian children in Syria including Alvin Berisha. Spiropali claimed that the Al-Hawl camp he is
An Armenian Déjà-Vu Sometimes, it is helpful to look at the Albanian justice reform through the lens of other countries. Previously, I have written about developments with regards to EU-supported justice reform in Kosovo and Romania,which are in a way “down the road” of the reform process Albania is currently in. This time I would
Albanian academic Roland Gjoni has spent a lot of time advising governments and organizations. As a political affairs and legal researcher, Gjoni has had 15 years of experience working for the UN Headquarters and its mission in Kosovo, the EU, USAID, the World Bank, UNDP and UNCTED. His areas of expertise range from political and
“The political crisis intensified as Election Day approached.” “This antagonism was indicative of the lack of shared responsibility toward the integrity of the electoral process that would transcend party divisions, and, consequently, negatively impacted the right of citizens to take part in government.” These simple findings from the OSCE/ODIHR Final Report suffice to understand the
Tepelene is a town in the south of Albania, located in Gjirokaster some 215km from the capital of Tirana. The town sits in an expansive, green valley that the Vjosa River runs through before it runs into the Drino. One of the most beautifully green and luscious parts of Albania, a drive to Tepelene takes
On July 22, US Chargé d’Affairs Leyla Moses-Ones, ONM Chief Genoveva Ruiz Calavera, and Minister of Justice Etilda Gjonaj opened the new headquarters for the judiciary governance institutions, called the “Polis of Justice.” The new building will house the High Judicial Council (KLGj), High Prosecutorial Council (KLP), High Justice Inspectorate (ILD), and the School of
One civilian has been hospitalised and several others injured following confrontation with police and private security firms at the National Theatre in Tirana today. For over 18 months, a group of actors, writers, film producers, and members of civil society have been protesting every day against the government’s plans to sell off public land, demolish
During the day, Prime Minister Edi Rama has responded multiple times on social media to the wiretaps published by German journalist Peter Tiede in newspaper Bild, which include recordings of Rama discussing vote buying efforts during early local elections in Dibra County in 2016. PM Rama first tweeted one of the wiretaps on his Twitter