The National Chamber of Advocates of Albania has reacted in harsh tones regarding the arrest of lawyer Ulian Barjami.
The Chamber of Advocates says that it results that a confrontation of equal arms in the courtroom, according to the law, has ended in an abuse of the prosecutor's attributes, by not accepting the judicial debate, but by ordering the handcuffing of lawyer Ulian Barjami.
Reaction of the Albanian Bar Association:
"We are dealing with the arrest of the lawyer due to his statements in the defense context in the courtroom, with his statement — that he will file a report for falsifying evidence against the prosecutor — being treated as a threat and opposition to the prosecutor."
This is an unprecedented event, where a lawyer is deprived of his freedom due to free speech in the courtroom, where he expresses his opinion on the falsity of the evidence and the responsibility that, according to the lawyer, should be borne by the author of the falsification, which in this case is the prosecutor.
The Chamber of Advocates calls on the High Inspector of Justice, the High Prosecutorial Council, and the General Prosecutor's Office to act urgently on this flagrant case of arbitrariness and open violation of the law.
This is because the Chamber, based on the legal framework and the Constitution of Albania, still believes that we are the Republic of Albania – a state with justice based on evidence and facts – and not a “Republic of Prosecutors”.
President of the Albanian Bar Association
Prof. Dr. Maksim Haxhia