TIRANA, June 19 /ATA/ The Parliamentary Committee for National Security did not hold today the hearing session with Head of the State Intelligence Service Vlora Hyseni. The reason was the non-fulfillment of the required number of lawmakers who have a security certificate for a quorum.
Hyseni was at the Security Committee for two items on the agenda. Initially, she would report on the annual work of the institution she leads and secondly, within the framework of the request of the opposition Parliamentary group, she would make clear the role of Albania in the tensions in the north of Kosovo.
At the start of the work in the Security Committee, the Socialist Party lawmakers voted by majority of votes that the session be held behind closed doors due to the classified information which Hyseni was going to present. The Lawmaker of the Democratic Party Ervin Salianji rejected the fact.
“Is there an answer that Hyseni was in Belgrade in the quality of Head of the State Intelligence Service? There is public concern about this fact. There is also information published in the media that the professional leaders of Service have been replaced by militants. Does Vlora Hyseni have an answer to this?” asked Salianji.
The Chairperson of the National Security Committee Naço requested that there should be no questions related to classified information, which is a state secret. At this point, there began the debate between the MPs of the opposition and the majority.
Due to numerous debates, the session was interrupted twice, while in the end, Naço, citing the regulation for Parliamentary committees, said that the committee did not have the necessary quorum of MPs with a security certificate, for the committee to continue its work. Under these conditions, the socialist MP, Chairperson of the Security Committee decided to close the session.
This would be Vlora Hysen’s first report before the opposition MPs. Hyseni officially took office as Head of the State Intelligence Service in April 2023. /r.e/p.s./
