The Commissioner for the Right to Information and Personal Data Protection has reacted after the video was published where the father-in-law and mother-in-law raped and filmed their son's 20-year-old bride in Librazhd, after he was caught cheating on the matrimonial bed.
This event became a topic of discussion last night in many of the "prime time" shows and today came a reaction from the Media Commission asking you to be more careful about issues that do not constitute and do not serve the "public interest" at all. . The statement said that the media violence in terms of the extent of the consequences is as serious as the acts of violence exercised by the father-in-law and mother-in-law against the 20-year-old bride.
In connection with this event, this institution calls on the media to end the transmission, circulation, publication or distribution of any form / means of personal data in violation of the right to privacy.
Full response:
The Office of the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Personal Data Protection, as the supervisory authority of the legislation on personal data protection, as a fundamental human right and freedom, is carefully monitoring the activity of media outlets and / or online portals in recent days, in connection with the violation of the privacy of citizens.
Taking into account the media coverage of a family event in Librazhd, the Office of the Commissioner estimates that the publication of these images and videos constitutes a violation of privacy with serious consequences, irreparable and irreversible, where in addition to physical violence against individuals involved in this case, they may face media violence, which in terms of the extent of the consequences is as severe as the acts of violence themselves.
Office of the Commissioner, with reference to Article 35 of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and in fulfillment of the obligations of law no. 9887/2008 "On the protection of personal data", as amended, requires entities in this sector and / or other individuals / entities that use the means / forms of mass communication to be very careful in terms of personal / sensitive information published / distributed or unnecessary details on issues that do not constitute and do not serve the “public interest” at all.
The exercise of the right to freedom of expression is not unlimited and must be realized in a balanced and proportionate manner with other fundamental rights and freedoms sanctioned in the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, or in international acts to which our country is a party: European Convention of Human Rights, Convention 108 "On the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data" of the Council of Europe, etc.
The Office of the Commissioner draws the attention of the media to the exercise of their activity in the function of "the highest public interest", fulfilling with responsibility, transparency and ethics the provisions of the legislation in force and in particular, the termination of broadcasting, circulation, publication or distribution by any form / means of personal data in violation of the right to privacy.