TIRANA, February 25 /ATA/ Minister of Justice Besfort Lamallari stated today that the creation of the Supervisory Agency in the System of Execution of Criminal Decisions strengthens the monitoring role of the Minister of Justice in the penitentiary system.
The Parliamentary Committee on Internal Affairs and Defense reviewed today article by article and in its entirety the draft law “On the Supervisory Agency in the System of Execution of Criminal Decisions”.
According to the minister, there has been consultations on the draft so that to give the Minister of Justice an opportunity to be fully the political authority that leads and bears responsibility for the supervision of the penitentiary system.
“I strongly believe that every provision included in this draft law serves an effective and functional mechanism for guaranteeing supervision. Therefore, I support the version forwarded by the government”, said Lamallari.
Meanwhile, regarding the appointment of the head of this Agency, the Chair of the Committee Bledi Çuçi explained that, “The head of all the national agencies in Albania is appointed either by the government or by the Prime Minister. In my personal opinion, it should be by the Prime Minister, but it is up to other structures to determine this,” said Çuçi. /a.f/p.s./
