The tragic murder of Judge Astrit Kalaja inside the courtroom at the High Court has become a topic of political conflict in today's parliamentary session, instead of serving as a moment of reflection and awareness for the urgent need to improve security in justice institutions.
Instead of discussing a deep reflection and taking the necessary measures to protect the judiciary and guarantee the functioning of the rule of law, the parties, as usual, turned it into political accusations and counter-accusations. The protagonists were the DP MP, Jozefina Topalli, and the Minister of Justice, Bosfort Lamallari, who moralized about who had most criticized and anathematized justice.
"Relativizing this murder shows that our nation is on the brink of an abyss. In a country where there are ministers and no state, where there are laws but no justice, where the president does not recognize the Constitution, what name can we give it?" she said from the rostrum of the Parliament.
The Minister of Justice, Bosfort Lamallari, reacted by criticizing the denigrating language that, according to him, the opposition uses towards justice institutions.
"You are responsible for the continuous attacks on prosecutors and judges, from going out on balconies to every Monday with Altin Dumani and SPAK. You have also publicly insulted the Prosecutor General. You have the right to speak about justice"
In fact, none of the parties have the right to speak about this event, much less the puppets of Rama and Berisha in Parliament. The politicization of the murder of Judge Kalaja shows the failure of the political class to protect the independence and integrity of the justice system, a system that has often become the object of direct attacks by political leaders themselves, when decisions have not been in line with their interests or desires.
