Minister Ervin Hoxha, in the interpellation called by Democratic MP Asllan Dogjani regarding the suicide of a 17-year-old girl in Gjirokastra, stated that politics is being played on a family drama.
Regarding Dogjan's claims that the suicide was a result of poverty, the minister stated that this is not true, writes A2.
"Public order is the utmost concern of the government and the ministry, but guaranteeing it is not easy, so the UK has worked in different directions: Legal improvements, expanding cooperation with international partners and embracing technological developments. Doing politics with murders and family dramas is when you have nothing to say about the arguments. The case of Gjirokastra is a family drama, it has nothing to do with poverty," Hoxha said.
The full speech of the Minister of Interior:
In fact, I did not understand at all why the interpellation was requested by MP Asllan Dogjani. However, I am here in my capacity as Minister of Interior to answer all questions, with great integrity, on the role of the police in carrying out their duties and what is the role of the Minister of Interior as the highest authority responsible for security in the country.
Deputy Dogjani's request to hold this interpellation today is a very good opportunity to present to you a very brief summary of the main indicators of the work carried out by the Ministry of Interior and the State Police during the year we have just left behind, as well as in the moments we are talking about.
Guaranteeing the security of citizens and public order have been and continue to be the utmost attention of the Albanian Government and the Ministry of Interior.
But, guaranteeing public order and security is not easy, therefore the Ministry of Interior, within its legal attributes and with the conviction that there is always room for improvement, has worked in many directions, including:
legal improvements;
- increased measures for the prevention and investigation of criminal offenses;
- expanding cooperation with international partners;
- and embracing the latest technological developments, along with the relevant investments for their implementation.
Mr. Dogjani,
Dear colleagues,
Doing politics with murder and family drama is when you have nothing to say in terms of arguments and truth. Even in the case of Gjirokastra, which is not true at all that this is a drama of poverty, but simply a family drama. What you say is not true. And this is proven by the way this family drama has happened.
However, it is depressing and very political that you mention family dramas here, from simple, psychologically burdened people.
However, I am here to give an account, according to the questions you have asked me.
The request for this interpellation raises the claim that today there are more murders, at the very least, there is less security, and less detection of criminal offenses by the State Police.
I will not spend much time with numerical data, because at the end of the day, we are talking about human lives and we cannot play politics with these lives. But this does not mean that the work of the State Police, of the thousands of professionals who work day and night with dedication to duty and in the implementation of the law, can be so easily tarnished.
If we stop at the numbers, from 2013 to today, there is a progressive and significant decrease in the number of murders from year to year, marking a record of historical minimum over the last two years, with respectively in 2024 we had 41 and in 2023, the all-time record, 35 murders, compared to 126 murders that occurred in 2012.
This is the difference in numbers and the truth for the entire public and Albanians who are following us.
Regarding the detection of this criminal offense, for the year just left behind, 86% of cases of the criminal offense "Intentional Murder" and 94% of cases of the criminal offense "Attempted Murder" have been detected so far.
In addition, during the year just left behind, the lowest number of criminal offenses occurred in the last 10 years was recorded, marking a 2% decrease compared to the average of the last two years and an 8% decrease compared to three years ago.
Although the figures speak for themselves, they undoubtedly do not prove the final eradication of crime in our country, because history has shown that this is impossible, even for the societies of the most developed European countries.
Analyzed from a social perspective, the vast majority of recent murders have been characterized by weak motives, mainly due to momentary debates.
To this end, the Ministry of Interior and the State Police have paid increased attention to community security, strengthening local security mechanisms, including the establishment and constitution of the National Community Security Council and Local Public Security Councils.
On the other hand, unfortunately, I note that the tendencies to exaggerate and malicious and false statements regarding security in the country have the sole purpose of attempting to eclipse the results achieved during these 11 years.
I feel sorry that you are treating the public not as citizens who should be truthfully informed about the state of order and security in the country, but as spectators, whom you seek to frighten with unfortunate cases of black news by creating artificial political crises.
At the time you governed this country, a citizen was murdered approximately every two to three days, leaving no time to go into detail about each event.
Meanwhile, another claim of yours was related to the perception of security in the country.
Just a few days ago, the Ministry of Interior presented the data of a survey conducted by the IDRA company, with the support and funding of the Swedish Government, completely independent in its expertise, a survey which has produced a clear picture of the assessment and level of trust that Albanian citizens have towards the State Police.
This study highlighted that:
-82% of Albanian citizens surveyed stated that they feel safe or very safe, while in 2013 the same survey highlighted that 63% of citizens felt safe;
-About 70% of them never worry about the possibility of their home being robbed, while in 2013 only 40% of citizens did not have this concern;
-78% of citizens surveyed are not concerned about becoming victims of violent crime, while in 2013 only 50% of citizens did not fear this possibility;
-65% of respondents evaluate the work of the State Police as "good" or "very good", while in 2013 only 36% evaluated the work of the State Police positively;
-During the year just left behind, only 4% of surveyed citizens or their family members have been victims of a theft or physical attack in the last 5 years, compared to 11% of surveyed citizens in 2013.
And despite the positive indicators I just mentioned, we will continue to do what we have promised our citizens: order and security of the best European levels, through essential legal reforms, increasing the professionalism of the State Police and modernizing its activities through the latest technology and ensuring the necessary investments for this purpose.
The Ministry of Interior is finalizing all the bylaws stemming from the new law "On the State Police", a law that places the citizen at its center and adopts the best European standards, models and principles in the field of public order and security.
On the other hand, the State Police will soon implement the government project "Smart City", a project that will rely on a modern digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence and the best expertise of professionals in this field.
The expansion of this project to the 20 main cities of the country will enable the real-time identification of perpetrators of criminal events, traffic violators, and other types of hazards.
Very soon, in the coming days, this agreement will also be signed by the Prime Minister of the country. Thank you. (A2 Televizion)
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