TIRANA, Oct. 23 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday urged young people to distance themselves from violence and pursue their demands through democratic means, warning that further information about those involved in violent protests would be made public.
“The way to demand rights and oppose those you feel do not represent you is through the peaceful, democratic contest of ideas and political forces,” Rama said in a message on social media.
He said many students and citizens who opposed the government had chosen not to join the demonstrations, which he said had peaked at around 1,500 people. He argued that some young idealists had been misled and radicalised by what he described as the destructive theories of ANTIFA and anti-capitalist ideology.
“Everyone is free to have their own ideas in a free and democratic country. But violence is not an idea. Violence is a crime. It is an enemy of democracy, freedom, peace and security,” Rama said, stressing the need to guarantee public safety and the rights of all citizens.
He also warned that further disclosures would follow.
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