The debate over the work of SPAK and the political situation in the country was moved to the Committee on Legal Affairs, where Democratic Party MP Oerd Bylykbashi accused the prosecution of being passive in the face of the State Police’s conduct during the protests. According to Bylykbashi, SPAK should have started investigations into the police command chain, referring to the alleged cases of violence against protesters. He described the lack of reaction as worrying and raised doubts about the purpose of the inaction.
“I expected the prosecution to have started investigating the entire chain of State Police commanders for the crimes that occurred during the protests, for that kind of brutality that has nothing to do with conduct under the State Police law”, Bylykbashi stated. The opposition MP also repeated the demand for the removal of Prime Minister Edi Rama, the formation of a caretaker government and the organization of early elections. According to him, such a government must guarantee that the state administration does not influence the electoral process.
Bylykbashi also called for the adoption of a special legal framework that would ensure the conditions for free and fair elections. “A caretaker government is needed, which has one duty: to take measures so that the state does not brutalize the elections, does not interfere in the elections. Parliament must definitely adopt a caretaker legal framework that prevents the state from interfering in elections”, he said.
On the other hand, Socialist Ulsi Manja rejected the opposition’s demands, describing them as part of its usual political rhetoric. According to him, the Assembly should focus on institutional responsibilities, especially the approval of the budget and laws related to Albania’s European integration. “Beyond the already well-known political positions of the opposition, what colleague Bylykbashi did here today is part of the daily ritual and a daily scenario that the opposition has”, Manja stated.
He stressed that the majority does not see the scenario of a caretaker government or the dissolution of the Assembly as possible, noting that the parliamentary majority has the legitimacy and the necessary numbers to continue its work. “We have our duty, and our duty is to approve the budget and the laws related to Albania’s integration into the European Union. There is no caretaker government”, Manja concluded.