TIRANA, February 24 /ATA/ Minister of Justice Besfort Lamallari participated in the launch of the “No easy way” initiative. The OSCE-supported ‘No Easy Way’ initiative highlights the severe risks of youth involvement in illegal activities.
The minister highlighted in his remarks an old Albanian proverb: “The easy path is a detour to destruction”, relating it to the message of the initiative.
“Today, in a digital age obsessed with ‘overnight’ success, this reminder to honor the process is crucial. Every quick and easy way to success ignoring the law and effort ultimately leads you further away from your dreams,” said Lamallari.
The minister considered the prevention of crime among young people as a priority of the Ministry of Justice’s public policies. According to him, the greatest investment that can be made is to protect the young people from the wrong paths and offer real alternatives for development.
“Our commitment is crystal clear: To build a justice system that intervenes early, that prevents involvement in crime and that offers second chances for those who choose to return to the right way,” the minister emphasized.
Lamallari underlined further on that the world of crime today no longer recruits only on the streets, but also in the digital space, through images of luxury and false narratives of success. It is precisely in this digital space, said the minister, that our response must be with a strong counter-narrative.
He also mentioned the construction of the Institute for the Education and Rehabilitation of Juveniles, in Mëzez, as a major investment in juvenile justice, with 7 multidisciplinary facilities, according to the French model.
He further praised the cooperation with the OSCE and the Center for the Prevention of Crime for Juveniles and Youth, considering the campaign an investment in the culture of legality and in strengthening the trust of young people in institutions. /m.q/j.p/p.s./
