Lawyers' strike, Xhafaj: Ministry and KLJ in violation of the law

2022-07-01 11:17:38Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Lawyers' strike, Xhafaj: Ministry and KLJ in violation of the law

The former Minister of the Interior, at the same time deputy of the SP, Fatmir Xhafaj, expressed himself in harsh tones in the Laws Commission today, as he said that the situation with the lawyers who have been on strike for days is worrying.

 He said that the Ministry of Justice and the HCJ are in violation of the law on this matter.

"There has been a total strike by lawyers for days. Beyond what the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Judicial Council think, we are here representatives of the citizens. This should worry us and we are the ones who should put them under pressure. Both the ministry and the KLJ are in serious violation of the law on this issue. It has been two weeks since there has been a trial. People expect lawyers. We add factors of this nature to the situation we have in the system. The moments that the institutions make have nothing to do with the hearing. This debate that we are having here can convince the lawyers to withdraw, it can convince the KLJ to withdraw the proposals, it can also convince us that the council and the ministry have the right, and we tell the lawyers that you have no right, and we give them a answer. This process must be accelerated.

It is about the project that has been made public. Then what the Ministry of Finance will say, etc., are problems that... we don't decide. Then if they told you like that, I'm happy then, do you know why? Because it means that until now, for 3 years, they have not received the opinion of the Ministry of Finance. And it takes two weeks that you very rightly pressure them to come here for the hearing. Then this is worrying, we have to have a committee meeting about this then. In this view, we left a date and said that it will be either Thursday or Friday. It is good to be informed that it is not Friday because each of us has an agenda, because we are political people, apart from personal agendas we also have political agendas", said Fatmir Xhafaj.

The Chairperson of the Laws Commission, Klotilda Bushka: In fact, the issue of the new judicial map is an obligation in the law, and the law clearly defines the steps and all actors must be heard. You were notified by email, indeed a date was left in principle, but then you were notified why it will not be held on that date. The hearing cannot be postponed, I think we have reached the deadline to be on time, as far as the claims of the lawyers are concerned, they will be heard in the hearing, but we cannot depend on these issues, in this context, this agreement has also been made, so the week of it will be on the 11th, but you will be notified by email about the date of the session.


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