Yes, yes, maybe Edi Rama, Ervin Demo and Skënder Hita are right when they say that behind the protests there are internal and foreign hands that seek to destabilize Albania. In fact, we are doing them this honor: we are taking for granted that everything they say is true. But there is a small problem. They told us the same story four months ago, when the flamingo protests started. Even then, there were internal enemies, foreign interference and destabilization scenarios. What did the Albanian state do during these four months? How many people were identified, how many were investigated and what measures were taken to prevent the danger that the government claims to have known about?
Because, if the information was true, then we are not talking about a protest that suddenly got out of control, but about a threat that has been known for months. And a state that knows that the destabilization of the country is being prepared cannot be satisfied with Facebook statuses as institutions are burned and businesses are destroyed. There are intelligence services, police, anti-terror structures, a prosecutor's office and a prime minister who has the obligation to guarantee the security of the country. Or do all these institutions function only to discover who is organizing the protests, but not to prevent violence?
Of course, Edi Rama may have been a little busy these months. Between Belinda Balluku's villas, his people's files and Vlora Hyseni's videos, it's not easy to find time for national security. But this is not a responsibility you can pass on to the opposition, students or foreign agencies whenever the situation gets out of control.
It's good that for the affairs of his ministers and associates, Edi Rama has invented the formula of personal responsibility. Everyone is responsible for themselves and the prime minister knows nothing. But who is responsible for the security of the country? Who should be held accountable if institutions had information about a danger and did not act?
Or is national security also Ergys Agas's personal responsibility?
Because you can't pretend to have known for months the enemies who want to destabilize Albania and then, when Tirana burns, act as if you just discovered them on Facebook.
