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As the Prosecutors' Association joins the constitutional initiative for salary increases, an investigation raises serious doubts about a lack of integrity control and restores the urgency of mandatory drug testing in the justice system.
The Prosecutors' Association's request for a significant salary increase of up to around 5,500 euros per month opens a debate that is not only about public finances, but about the very moral and institutional standard of Albanian justice.
The association joined today the constitutional initiative of judges at the Constitutional Court, arguing that the current salary does not match the responsibilities of the position. But at the same time, information gathered from sources within the justice system casts serious doubts on the integrity of some of the active members of this association.
According to these sources, there is at least one documented case in institutional channels where a prosecutor is suspected of using narcotics. This is not about informal rumors or personal attacks, but about reports that have been officially raised and that have so far received neither public clarification nor transparent treatment.
This fact shifts the debate from the level of wages to the level of trustworthiness. A system that demands a pay rise must first prove that it controls itself. In the absence of basic mechanisms for verifying personal integrity, any financial demand loses moral legitimacy.
In no profession with high public responsibility is a salary increase accepted without control standards. The prosecutor is not simply a paid employee, but a representative of the public interest, a holder of criminal charges and a guarantor of legality. Any doubt about his physical and mental condition directly affects the criminal process, decision-making and the fate of citizens.
Precisely for this reason, drug testing for judges and prosecutors should be mandatory, periodic and verifiable by independent structures. Not as a punitive measure, but as a minimum standard of functioning. If a pilot, a police officer or a public transport driver undergoes this test, there is no reason for a prosecutor to be excluded.
The institutional silence on these suspicions further aggravates the situation. The Prosecutors' Association, instead of just demanding a salary increase, should itself demand cleansing, transparency and internal verification. Only in this way can it claim elite treatment.
The Albanian justice system is not in a salary crisis today, but in a crisis of trust. Without addressing this crisis, any salary increase risks being perceived not as an investment in quality, but as a reward for a system that refuses to be held accountable.
This is not just a financial debate. It is proof of the seriousness of justice reform and its readiness to face the standards it demands of society. If justice does not control itself, no one will believe it controls others./ Pamphlet
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