Pedagogue Ermal Hasimja has responded to critics of throwing Molotov cocktails at opposition protests. Although he himself is against Molotov cocktails, Hasimja puts it into perspective, saying that it is the only way for the opposition to respond to the majority that has denied the opposition everything from speaking in Parliament to obstructing justice.
"I am against Molotov cocktails at protests: they may guarantee photos and international headlines, but they risk alienating the non-partisan citizen. But things need to be put in context and told in full."
"First, I do not see any intent to harm people or property by the protesters. Second, when you deny the opposition the opportunity to speak in the Assembly, or the opportunity for parliamentary investigative committees, when you use the administration and crime in elections, when you obstruct justice and aim to change the relevant laws ... what do you expect to happen? For the opposition to organize a prayer session in the square," he says.
Although the roundtable he organized failed to bring together all the opposition parties, Hasimja is confident that the Political Dialogue Forum will achieve this goal in the next 6-12 months. However, the lecturer says that the internal elections of the Democratic Party will also be decisive, where he hopes that the change in the party will be positive.
