an hour agoID report: Albania Allied, but Has Problems With Corruption
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The U.S. State Department released the Terrorism Report, which summarized the achievements and challenges of the United States and Allied countries to fight and defeat terrorist organisations during 2018. In part for Albania, the report stresses that corruption and barriers to exchange of information among government agencies, insufficient co-ordination and a judicial system with [...]
In the play for Albania, the report stresses that corruption and barriers to exchange of information among government agencies, insufficient co-ordination and a weak functioning judicial system continued to undermine law enforcement efforts at all levels. Constitutional and legal reforms for the judiciary are under way, beginning with the verification of Albania's 800 judges and prosecutors of corruption, capacity and links to organised crime.
Since December 2018, the verification commission and the international monitoring operation had fired 30 judges, confirmed 31 new judges, and marked 16 judicial resignations that dominated the verification process. Moreover, in December, Albania founded the High Council of Prosecutors and the High Judicial Council -- organs that will serve as pillars of an independent, qualitative judiciary system.
The report further says that among European countries taking concrete steps against terrorism supported by the Iranian regime, Albania is also mentioned. According to the State Department, Albania reportedly continued to strongly support anti-terror efforts, as well as continued to participate in the Global Coalition for ISIS Supervision.
The terrorist threat in Albania comes from foreign fighters returning from Iraq and Syria, as well as from efforts to radicalise Albanian youth towards violence. In December 2018, Albania expelled two Iranian officials, including the Iranian ambassador, in response to an Iranian-sponsored plan to carry out a terrorist attack in Albania.
Albania continues to benefit from US government-funded assistance programmes for training prosecutors, law enforcement officials, financial investigators, intelligence analysts and judges. Despite efforts to prevent the financing of terrorism, the conclusion of MONEYVAL, the Council of Europe's body, which praises Albania by “low efficiency” in the three main areas of terrorism financing: seizure, investigation and extension of financial sanctions.
