TIRANA, October 21/ATA/ On Thursday, the Assembly approved the draft law on amendments to the law “On the Right to Information for the documents of the Former State Security Service” under communism, as amended.
The Assembly approved the draft law with 94 votes in favor and 1 abstention.
The socialist parliamentary group took the initiative following the letter of the Information Authority on the Former State Security Documents addressed to the Assembly, regarding concerns about the purity of the image of persons elected or appointed to state and public duties.
The Chairperson of the SP Parliamentary group Taulant Balla said that the lustration initiative is necessary and that it cannot be allowed that the former employees of the State Security are still at the top of the power pyramid. During his speech, Mr. Balla submitted an amendment, which was attached to the one proposed before the session by the Chairperson of the DP parliamentary group Enkelejd Alibeaj, for the absolute opening of the files.
“Every person is entitled to get to know documents of the former State Security and to request a copy of them, in accordance with the law ‘On the right to information’, provided that the applicant submits data in his request that enable localization of information. The applicant is responsible for the misuse of the information received”, said Balla during the presentation of the amendment.
On his part, Alibeaj said that opening of the files of the former State Security is a step that should have been taken many years ago and that this will mark not only separation with the dictatorship, but also with the transition period./p.s./
