TIRANA, Feb 8 /ATA/ – Gazment Bardhi, head of the parliamentary group of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), said on Sunday that justice must operate independently and in line with the rule of law, warning that any political interference undermines the separation of powers.
Bardhi was responding to remarks by Prime Minister Edi Rama, who earlier described the Constitutional Court’s stance on the suspension of a government official as a failure to decide, calling it a serious issue for the balance of powers. Rama said the government would continue to challenge the practice through institutional channels.
The senior opposition official said any political pressure on judicial decisions threatens the principles of equality before the law and the separation of powers.
“Whenever justice approaches his criminalised and corrupt power, Edi Rama chooses to attack the justice system,” Bardhi said.
He added that justice is not owned by any individual or political force and does not require political oversight, but equal respect for the law by all citizens.
“When a Prime Minister publicly seeks to delegitimise a court ruling, he is not only defending a minister. He is defending his own power by placing it above the law,” Bardhi said, adding that in a rule-of-law state, justice is guaranteed by the constitution, not by individuals or parties.
Bardhi called on parliament’s Mandates Council to convene and review a request submitted by the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution Structure (SPAK), warning that any further delay could be seen as obstructing justice.
“The law is not negotiable. It must be enforced,” he said.
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