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In the studio of the show Opinion, an interview was conducted with Endrit Shabanin, elected as Ombudsman in a contested parliament, while he had declared that he is an anti-system figure, but was elected with the votes of the system he wanted to overthrow.
Why did he go? What happened? What was the meaning of the kissing gesture? Is it an agreement between political parties?
From activist to People's Advocate! Shabani, faced with Fevziu's skepticism, tells why he "broke" with the DP.
Fevziu bluntly told him at the beginning of the interview that the last thing he expected was to see him in this position, recalling his previous statements against the system.
-Is this how you would change the system?
Shabani: Yes! As the oldest journalist in Albania, I believe you should know that there is a difference between the Attorney General who is appointed by the Prime Minister's signature and the one elected by the members of Parliament with the votes of Albanians. I ran, on the list, and the role is not part of the government, it is always oppositional.
-Relatively, it's not said!
Shabani: It monitors the work of the government, protects citizens, denounces corruption, it is the continuation of what I have done as an activist for 20 years.
He was also asked about the Belinda Balluku case and the AKSHI scandal.
Shabani: You have covered my work as an activist and you know well that of the 6 reports I have filed with SPAK, one is for the lady you mentioned. My role is not that of a prosecutor, I am not a prosecutor to investigate, but if officials violate human rights, rest assured that if until yesterday I denounced, this time I have an institution to fight their abuse.
-Do you have an opinion?
Shabani : I am the same person as yesterday, but I have taken an oath to protect an institution of 70 people and the Albanian citizen.
-A free man who came against this system, now put in a box where he can't have his own opinion?
Shabani: It is a public responsibility for me to represent a constitutional position.
-How did you get the opposition signatures?
Shabani: When the race opened, there was a period when we had established a common group, a broad opposition front. I met MPs from all parties, personally! I contacted them personally! I also met MPs from the SP who are my friends, they told me we could not sign because we had a political decision. The SP did not allow anyone to support it and would judge what the opposition would bring. I collected the signatures, I submitted them.
-You didn't talk to Mr. Berisha?
Shabani: No!
-When they said we were withdrawing the signatures, didn't you morally feel that you should withdraw?
Shabani: I needed 28 signatures, I collected 35 signatures, precisely thinking that someone would be embarrassed. I waited until December 2, which was the deadline, they withdrew them after the race was over, it was immoral, it was an attempt to remove me from the race. Even legally, there is a principle called legal certainty, an acquired right, procedures cannot be used to take it away from an individual.
Despite the above, Shabani emphasized that “a good part of them congratulated him for the position.” To Fevziu’s skepticism about the way Shabani secured the votes, he responded as follows:
There were five parties in the secret ballot, the SP has only 82 seats in the hall. Clearly the only one missing was the DP. Why it was missing in the hall is a question for the Democratic Party. There is no need for such big conspiracy theories!
So why did Shabani "break" with the DP?
"They have made a decision to withdraw from the process, this is the third time they have done so," he replied.
We recall that amidst the chaos in the Assembly, Shabani was voted as Ombudsman in the plenary session of December 18.
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