Martin Can's parents reacted through a press statement after the murder of Erald Xhejo in the village of Pirg.
According to the Cani family, Martini and Eraldi were not killed by social networks, but by the lack of security, institutional irresponsibility and the failure of systems that should protect the lives of children.
According to them, shutting down TikTok was not a solution, but a political pretext.
Press release
Despite the government's closure of the social network TikTok, another minor was killed by a peer in Maliq. This new tragedy clearly shows that the closure of TikTok was not a solution, but only a political pretext. Who is now to be blamed for this serious crime? Snapchat or Instagram?
We demand that the government take concrete measures, not just cosmetic reforms for public opinion. We demand visible and effective actions to improve safety in schools, strengthen cooperation with families, engage the community and strengthen the health system. Only with such measures can further tragedies be prevented and children's lives be saved.
Martini and Eraldi were not killed by social media. They were killed by the lack of security, institutional irresponsibility, and the failure of systems that are supposed to protect children's lives. Closing an app does not reverse reality and does not solve problems.
In this moment of great pain, we express our most sincere condolences to the mother and family of the minor killed in Maliq. We know what it means to lose the light of life, and we share with them the immense pain. Our voice joins theirs in the call for justice and for real measures, so that no other mother will shed tears for her child.
The Cani family
