Imprisonment sentence for former Albanian Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri good news: Socera

 Luigi Soreca commenting on the imprisonment of Saimir Tahiri while on activity in Korça

 "Good news for the consolidation of the justice system." This is what EU Ambassador Luigi Soreca called the decision to imprison former Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri.

"You know that I am not in the habit of commenting on specific procedures or issues. Looking at some of the recent court rulings, one sees greater and stronger independence. This is good news for the consolidation of the justice system. We see good signals from the work of judges. Is that enough? No. "We expect more from everyone," he said from Korca.

The ambassador considered the extension of Vetting deadlines very important, while that part of the Democratic Party ruled by Sali Berisha seems to be against it.

"You know our position, it was clear. We have said that the implementation of justice reform is extremely important for the country. This was also confirmed by the Venice Commission in December. Where no problems were identified for the extension of the Vetting term. It is important to ensure the same standards for the Vetting process of judges. The vote for the extension of the vetting deadline is a vote for the future of Albania in the EU", said Soreca.

Regarding the non-withdrawal of Sali Berisha from politics after being announced 'non grata', he said that he does not comment on the internal developments of the party.

"Let me not comment on the internal developments of the party. We follow the principle of non-interference. There will be elections very soon. We are talking to all political forces. "We continue our work by talking to the political forces in the country," said the ambassador.

Former Minister of Internal Affairs of Albania, Saimir Tahiri, was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison for abuse of office by the Special Court of Appeals for Corruption and Organized Crime in Tirana three days ago.