Files Are Counted Quickly, Accountability Slowly” – Young People Protest Outside SPAK, Bringing High-Profile Scandals Back Into Focus

A group of young people gathered once again today outside the offices of the Special Prosecution Office (SPAK), demanding justice and investigations into several of the most controversial cases of recent years.

Holding placards, the protesters called on SPAK not to allow cases that, in their view, have yet to receive a definitive response from the justice authorities to be forgotten. Among the cases mentioned were the Port of Durrës file, the McGonigal case, the Zvërnec project, the patronage network, and the incinerators.

According to the young protesters, the justice institutions must investigate cases they describe as involving misgovernance and corruption. They also demanded that officials who, they allege, were involved in these cases be held criminally accountable.

This is not the first rally the same group has organized outside SPAK. On several previous occasions, the young people have gathered near the institution, calling for investigations into senior government officials, as well as the arrest of Prime Minister Edi Rama and former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku.

Through these repeated protests, the participants aim to keep the widely discussed cases in the public spotlight, while demanding answers from the justice institutions regarding the investigations and any accountability that may arise from them.

The young people said they would continue to demand transparency and justice for all cases they believe remain unresolved.