Albania Prosecutors Slam Political Pressure
10 June 2008 Tirana _ The Albanian Association of Prosecutors has criticised politicians for pressuring justice and asked that their opinions be heard on justice reform.
We ask for all political actors to respect the prosecutors independence, read a statement from the association.
The association has also condemned the denigrating attitude toward their work expressed by the political class, especially related to the case of the immunity of former defence minister Fatmir Mediu.
Prosecutor General Ina Rama has asked parliament to lift Mediu's immunity. The former defence minister resigned from government in the days following the blasts on March 15 at an army depot which killed 26 people and left more than 300 injured.
The violation of the laws and procedures of security and ammunition storage and the mismanagement of the disposal process caused the sparks that set off the massive explosions," Rama stated in her request for Mediu's immunity to be lifted.
She added that "a flagrant violation in this process has been the employment of children."
Rama accuses the former defence minister of abuse of power. As a member of parliament, however, he enjoys immunity from formal charges and cannot be formally placed under investigation.
However, Ramas request has stalled in parliament. Parliamentary Speaker Jozefina Topalli has repeatedly delayed a decision to put to vote the immunity of former Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu, while Prime Minister Sali Berisha has remained silent on the issue, though formerly promising that no official of his government would hide behind parliamentary immunity.
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