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Freedom House's report: Parties remove those who undermine democracy! SPAK cannot fight corruption alone

2024-04-11 08:56:59Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Freedom House's report: Parties remove those who undermine democracy! SPAK

The organization Freedom House has published the report for 2024, "Countries in Transition: A region facing the forces of autocracy and democracy". The report shows that democracy in Albania faced a series of challenges, especially during the May elections, which further consolidated the dominant position of the ruling party.

The organization's overall assessment of Albania remains unchanged from last year, describing it as a country with a hybrid system of government.

In the chapter on our country, the report also focuses on the fight against corruption, where it is emphasized that SPAK has improved the results of investigations, but this phenomenon still remains disturbing.

"SPAK gradually improved the results of investigations of high-level corruption cases and brought charges against a number of leading politicians in Albania in 2023, becoming one of the few functional justice and prosecution institutions in the country, while the process of vetting in Albania continued during 2023", the report states.

The report refers to SPAK's investigations into former Prime Minister Sali Berisha for corruption, for which he has been declared non-grata by the USA and Great Britain, and adds that his political wing "has turned into a violent group, which seems to wants to destabilize the country, making his arrest welcome news to many."

The report also cites the indictment of SPAK against the former Deputy Prime Minister Arben Ahmetaj for corruption and the issuance of the international arrest warrant after he left Albania. 

These increased efforts by SPAK to investigate corruption and high-level organized crime, according to Freedom House, have prompted attacks on its judges and prosecutors from all political parties, who continue to not distance themselves from officials. accused among their ranks.

"The negative reaction underlines the reality that SPAK cannot fight corruption at the highest levels alone and that it is of vital importance for democracy in Albania that political parties remove those who are involved in corruption and who have a past that undermines the rule of law and democracy," the report states.

According to 'Freedom House' "Albanian political parties continue to be unable to deal with corruption within their ranks and seem unwilling to distance themselves from problematic party leaders who have been sanctioned abroad or who face serious charges from SPAK- u."

"This phenomenon is partly related to the lack of internal democracy of the political parties and their inability" to respond to this negative phenomenon in their ranks.

"Internal party failures have spilled over into government structures – evoking increased hostility towards critics in the civil society and media sectors – and continue to have an adverse impact on the overall state of democracy in Albania," the report states.


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