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Report/ Brussels strongly criticizes the special anti-corruption commission...
The ruling majority has silently ignored the fate of two special commissions they had created with much fanfare: the Anti-Corruption Commission headed by Fatmir Xhafaj and the Disinformation Commission headed by Erion Braçe.
In July of last year, the commissions were pompously established by Edi Rama, despite much debate and accusations of bias. The opposition boycotted them, but work continued without them.
The greatest attention has been paid to the "Xhafaj" Commission, as it is seen as Edi Rama's backup plan to attack the justice reform. The commissions' deadline was until July 30, while this parliamentary legislature closes on July 8 and it is unknown what their fate will be.
This issue was raised today in the plenary session by DP MP Ina Zhupa, who said that both committees have no product and raised doubts about their reactivation in September, when Parliament will have been resized.
" This Assembly has established two special committees, which are led by Mr. Xhafaj and Mr. Braçe. To my knowledge, this Assembly is closing without having any kind of product and without understanding what the achievements of these committees were, their goals and what Albania gained from these two committees established unilaterally by the majority. Or wait for the next legislature to have votes and change the codes depending on the appetites of the Prime Minister and the majority ," she said.
The "Xhafaj" Commission has currently reached the draft consultation phase, but does not have a final report.
Many experts have proposed changes to many laws and resizing of independent institutions. There have been ideas for merging HIDAA, ALSHI and the creation of an audit court.
There are also rumors about the establishment of a body that will control SPAK. But it is not known what its fate will be.
In September, the Socialist Party will go to the Assembly with 83 seats (if nothing changes from the recount of votes) and has the necessary votes to make changes to all laws that require a qualified majority. But it will not be easy at all. The European Commission has drafted a draft report on the Rule of Law, which analyzes in detail the progress of legal reform in Albania, including the challenges in the fight against corruption. In this report, the “Xhafaj” commission is very strongly criticized.
“ There are shortcomings in the work, methodology and impact of the ad hoc parliamentary committee on deepening reforms for good governance, the rule of law and the fight against corruption. Most justice institutions decided to engage with the committee only formally, in writing, expressing concerns about the process and constitutional issues such as their independence and the established reporting obligations to the Assembly. There are shortcomings in the work, lack of transparency, inclusiveness, methodology and real impact, as well as the risk of duplication of work already carried out in the framework of the accession negotiations ,” the report states.
It is further requested that the work of the ad hoc commission be comprehensive, transparent and in line with the positive results of the 2016 justice reform. /Pamphlet
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