Analyst Genc Burimi has commented on the Socialist Party's initiative for changes to the Criminal Procedure Code regarding the issue of suspensions from duty, describing it as a move that aims to make the work of justice more difficult. In a communication with News24The source focused on Prime Minister Edi Rama's initiative to amend Article 242 of the Criminal Procedure Code, arguing that the amendment aims to prevent his or members of the government from being suspended from office.
"When Tahiri was arrested, there was no need for Article 242. Neither when Ahmetaj's arrest was requested nor when Berisha was arrested. Rama thinks that by making this change, if he himself is put under investigation, it will make the work of justice more difficult," he said. According to Burimi, justice has two channels of action: one through Parliament, which is the request for the lifting of immunity and then the imposition of restrictive measures, and a second, more rare, through suspension from government functions under Article 242 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, as in the case of Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku.
He emphasized that this second mechanism was an advantage for the Prosecution, which according to him is being closed by the proposed changes. "Rama is flexing his muscles. He can do whatever he wants, but I have justice," Burimi declared.
The analyst compared the situation with Italy, where according to him the judiciary is reacting to the justice reform undertaken by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, while in Albania, according to him, justice is silent. "This justice is not speaking and this surprises me. The silence of justice is a dead end. Either the first tunnel is being closed and the second one is waiting, the way to lift immunity in Parliament. The changes that Rama is making do not bother me, I am waiting for justice," he concluded.
source: Rama is correcting that article 242 of the Criminal Procedure to say that neither he nor they can be suspended. Where is the problem? When Tahiri was arrested, was there a need for article 242? When Ahmetaj's arrest was requested, was there a need for this article? Not even when Berisha was arrested. He thinks that by doing this, if he himself is put under investigation, he will make the work of justice more difficult. Justice has two channels of action: one through Parliament, the main one, which is the request for the lifting of immunity and then the imposition of restrictive measures. This channel has been used 3–4 times.
The second, rarer channel is the one for Ms. Balluku: suspension from government functions through Article 242 of the Criminal Procedure Code. This was an advantage for the Prosecution, which Rama is closing. Ms. Balluku will surrender at some point. He is in an international war with internationals. A lot of war for nothing. Rama is flexing his muscles. He can do whatever he wants, but I have it with justice. In Italy, the judiciary is talking about the justice reform that Meloni is making. But our justice is not speaking. This means that it is still dependent. What is missing today? This justice is not speaking and this surprises me. The "baby" is not crying. The silence of justice is freezing. Or the first tunnel is closing and waiting for the second, the path of lifting immunity in Parliament. The changes that Rama is making do not bother me, I am waiting for justice.
