TIRANA, April 8 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama stated Wednesday that new restriction measures designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the country will help in the efforts to protect the majority of the population from the disobedient and non-compliant individuals till the end of this war and would allow the government to ease few of the restrictions in place.
PM Rama announced that the government plans several amendments to the Criminal Code and the Road Code, which will increase penalties for the violators of the lockdown and restrictive measures.
“The new restriction measures, about which we will address to Parliament to adopt amendments to the Criminal Code and the Road Code of the Republic of Albania amidst the natural disaster state and the Covid-19 outbreak, will on one hand defend population from the non-compliant individuals till the end of this war and, on the other hand, will allow for the necessary eases onwards protecting the citizens’ health,” PM Rama said.
“Revocation of the driving licence for several years, also deprivation of liberty for some or several years, depending on the level of violation and offence will turn into convicting norms in order to ensure the victory in this war, without risking the accomplishments to date and the path towards the economic recovery without risking health of nobody,” Rama said.
According to him, the government will forward to Parliament the new expanded economic and financial package, as well as the new relaxed measures and the amendments to the Criminal Code by April 15.
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