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The Supreme Court of Justice asks the Parliament to solve the security problem in the courts
2026-02-04 18:10:45 / AKTUALITET
All current court buildings have security issues, said Ilir Rusi, president of the High Judicial Council, on Wednesday during a hearing in Parliament on this issue.
The Parliamentary Committee on Civic Initiatives, Cooperation and Institutional Oversight has launched a process of consultations with the justice bodies on security in the courts, several months after an unprecedented crime on the premises of the Court of Appeal, where Judge Astrit Kalaja was shot dead in the courtroom.
The event caused shock and concern about the level of security in Albanian courts and the Supreme Court of Justice requested from the Parliament to provide a legal and permanent solution to this problem, which is not isolated, but is related to the infrastructure of the buildings and the lack of sufficient police forces to protect them.
"There are courts in which, even if you give us a detector gate, you have nowhere to put it," he said, among other things, adding that the solution cannot be achieved through administrative measures alone.
"The executive should build buildings dedicated to courts," he further suggested, while emphasizing that institutions cannot hide behind the ambiguities or inaccuracies of a legal act.
"I say it's a matter of will," he said.
Russia further informed the commission that the Supreme Court had established several working groups on this problem and one of them was working on legal proposals to find a long-term solution.
The security situation was not presented the same for the prosecutor's office buildings, as representatives of the General Prosecutor's Office said at the hearing that "the level of security was satisfactory", although additional measures were needed and the same problem appeared with the old buildings, where the infrastructure made it impossible to install security equipment.
The Ministry of Interior claimed that it had fulfilled its role according to the legal provisions in force, charging the Supreme Court of Justice with responsibility for "security policies in the courts", but on the other hand expressed its willingness to implement a new security protocol for the courts, if it is approved.
"The Ministry of Interior has no hesitation in taking on the responsibilities that belong to it, but they must be based on the law to have sustainability," said Deputy Minister Xhemal Qefalia.
The chairman of the committee, Fatmir Xhafaj, promised that the Assembly would play a role in finding solutions, asking the Supreme Court of Justice to submit proposals for legal changes and its own analyses on this issue.
Xhafaj said that a roundtable dialogue with the judiciary and the executive, as well as a parliamentary resolution as a guiding and binding instrument for institutional commitments, would follow the committee hearings. / BIRN /
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