ILLEGAL DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS

ILLEGAL DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS

Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Gent Cakaj has requested the submission of diplomatic passports by 350 individuals. According to him, these passports are in violation of the law.

“Albania has doubled the number of diplomatic passports compared to powerful European countries. This is not a comparison for stylistic purposes, but fact.

“In violation of this legal and administrative framework in Albania today there are more than 350 persons holding diplomatic passports.

“As such, they are entering and leaving as personalities with a special status in violation of the law.

“To all those who hold these diplomatic passports, from MPs of past mandates and judges who have not passed Vetting, to associates of known personalities in Albania - I invite you all to publicly submit diplomatic passports because these documents will be blocked and declared invalid,” said Cakaj.

In an announced press conference, Cakaj said that there are 350 citizens that use this kind of passport in violation of the law.

“Comparing with the other countries, Albania issues more diplomatic passports than any other country.

“In Albania these passports are possessed by people that do not deserve them, like judges who have failed vetting or the drivers of some popular personalities,” explained Cakaj.

Cakaj added that he would ask the government to abolish the decision to issue diplomatic passports.



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