Prime Minister Edi Rama has stated that the new legislative package against violence and urban anarchy does not undermine citizens’ freedoms and rights, stressing that protesting and opposing the government are rights that must be guaranteed.
Rama said he is willing to listen to citizens who have objections to the government, but emphasised that demands for his resignation cannot be imposed through violence. He underlined that the state has a duty to protect public order, security, and public and private property.
“Dear friends, this package contains no Albanian-style inventions. There is not a single provision or article that contradicts the freedoms and rights of Albanian citizens. At its core lies a very simple truth: each person’s freedom ends where another person’s freedom begins, and everyone’s rights end where the rights of others are violated.
Anyone who opposes the government or wants me gone, not today but yesterday, is entirely free and entitled to think so, advocate for it, or turn that desire into a protest.
It is my duty and that of the government to ensure that anyone protesting in favour of a different government can do so without any pressure.
I am ready to listen to anyone who wishes to present their objections to me face to face, along with the demands they believe the government should take into consideration.
Anyone calling for my resignation is mistaken if they believe they can impose it through violence or by any other means.
Beyond that line, I have a duty to protect the country and its people from any attempt to drag Albania backwards, while the state has a responsibility to hold accountable anyone who attacks public or private property or threatens public order and security,” Rama said.
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