“Mjaft!” Movement calls all Albanian MPs for a review of the bill on State Information Service

25.02.2010

“Mjaft!” Movement  expressed  its concern over the recent attempt of the Albanian government to utterly control the activities  of  National Intelligence Service (SHISH), by  placing this very important government service under unlimited tutelage of Prime Minister Sali Berisha. Moreover, this draft Law highlights the personal goal of chief executive, as it is proven in the past, to have exclusive control over any private or state information, up to the limits of surveillance of its citizens. In the meantime, the  wiretap powers competences  are extended to the Ministry of Interior and Finance, so that the confirmation of  General Intelligence Service with general rules, can not be seen  otherwise but as a  typical perverse act of the former Soviet  regimes that goes up to the limits of vojerizm. ( oyerism =Sexual interest on spying poeple

This shocking initiative exposes, once again the Albanian government will of getting full power potential that  still not under the absolute control of the Prime Minister and his cabinet. Also highlights the increasing risks that threaten to Albanian democracy and our fundamental rights and freedoms form our political class hunger and unlimited power over the citizens of this country.

It should be noted that although a new task  for  State Information Service  relates to the protection of parliamentary democracy by attempts to overthrow it,  in fact this bill lights the power of  Parliament as the highest representative of the will of citizens, shifting  the Albanian secret services into the personal decision making  of the Prime Minister.

At this point, beyond the ranking deteriorating of  relations between  Albania and  international institutions, the  real warning should be  given by Albanians, either engaged in different groupings or as common citizens. Moreover, when their governance behaviour proves  a metamorphosis of the system  from a fragile transition democracy into a sophisticated tyranny that controls everything.

“Mjaft!” Movement calls all Albanian MPs  for a  review  of the bill on State Information Service, to ensure normal functioning of this institution, under  primary parliament control.  Every other judgment, would be unacceptable and would represent a step back against the will of the people for  closing once and forever the  chapter of dictatorial tendencies and aspirations of the Albanians for integration into the community of countries  when  the  rights and fundamental freedoms of the individual is the first priority.