The boycott of justice institutions against the 'Xhafaj' commission is to be welcomed

2024-10-04 15:28:00 / IDE NGA ERVIS ILJAZAJ

The boycott of justice institutions against the 'Xhafaj' commission is

All independent institutions of justice boycotted the parliamentary anti-corruption commission headed by Fatmir Xhafaj.

From the Constitutional Court to SPAK, they refused to participate in an absurd commission in the name of the fight against corruption.

With different arguments, but the behavior was the same.

The Constitutional Court stated that it cannot participate in legislative activities, while SPAK unanimously stated that it has performed all the duties assigned to it by law and that it has made public the requirements for the most efficient functioning of this institution.

In this sense, it seems as if the parliamentary anti-corruption commission will not function as the majority thought.

The only ones who can now sit there are the opposition MPs, but even they seem to be busy with the general boycott of the parliament.

In the future, the context may come for them to sit down.

The behavior of independent justice institutions is a normal behavior within the principles of separation of powers, accountability and general principles of democracy.

Their relationship with the parliament is regulated through the law and the Constitution. Any other ratio denatures them from their functions.

The anti-corruption commission is, in fact, a commission which distorts the role of parliament and other independent bodies, as well as violates the principles of separation and balance of powers.

The truth is that a commission of this nature does not exist in any other parliament.

This of Albania is more of a unique case than a rare one. The functions are clear in a parliamentary republic.

Parliament represents the citizens politically, approves laws and above all controls the activity of the government.

It is not the duty of the parliament to fight corruption.

If the parliament needs to approve laws in this direction, there are permanent commissions to do so, and there it can receive any 'feed back' for the fight against corruption.

Any other special commission for the fight against corruption is just a good facade to propagate more the fight against corruption, but which does not have any kind of efficiency.

All the more so that Albania does not suffer at all from laws and measures against corruption.

Perhaps Albania is the country with more laws, measures or reforms in the fight against corruption, and yet it is listed in all reliable international reports as a corrupt country.

Albania's problem is not the laws, but the independence of justice and its will to fight corruption.

Albania holds a record in projects to fight corruption, and we even have an anti-corruption ministry that does not exist in any other country in the world as such.

But corruption remains one of Albania's main problems.

What Albania should do in this regard is to stay away from the power towards the justice bodies; to allow them to work in full independence and to provide all the financial and structural instruments. And SPAK has had some achievements in this direction.

In this interpretation, the bodies of justice could not participate in a commission that is clearly a political propaganda commission, undermining their authority and independence.

Even the name of the commission is a totally political name. It is called the Commission for Albania 2030, which is the political slogan of the majority.

If these institutions were to participate, they would automatically become part of this propaganda.

If the government wants to take measures against the fight against corruption within its executive activity, this is welcome.

But if you do this with a parliamentary commission and which calls on all actors and institutions to get involved in it, it does nothing but leave corruption without an author, without a responsible person, and the accountability of the responsibilities of corruption turns into propaganda.

Therefore, the non-participation of justice institutions in this commission is to be welcomed.

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