TIRANA, June 21/ATA/ The Ministry of Tourism and Environment and the General Directorate of the Probation Service signed a cooperation agreement for implementation of the alternative punishment “performing work in the public interest”.
Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro and Minister of Justice Ulsi Manja agreed that this is the best way to reintegrate these people in the community, but also to serve the tourist season with human resources.
“We need forest rangers, especially in the summer season, when visitors to national parks increase. This is a category that has not committed damages or crimes of that extend which may pose a social risk. These people will work in the regional directorates of protected areas and will help our employees in the maintenance and surveillance of the territory”, said Kumbaro.
On his part, Manja appreciated very important for these people to re-integrate in society, but also to compensate the damage caused with work.
“Our philosophy is that punishment is the last means. For this category of offenses, persons who break the law for one reason or another, first of all we try to get these people back into society, but also make them pay back the damage to society with work”, said Minister Manja.
Minister Kumbaro stressed that during the summer season, due to the overcrowding of some coastal areas and natural parks, the help of this category would be very useful.
Under the agreement, in cooperation with the Probation Service, the Ministry of Tourism and Environment will undertake to provide the workplace where the work will be performed in the public interest in two of the dependent agencies, such as the National Coastal Agency and the National Agency of Protected Areas./m.m/j.p/r.e/p.s./
