Topi urges judges not to be influenced by politics

TIRANA, July 7 – President Bamir Topi said Monday that judges should not be swayed by politics and should avoid political influence.
Speaking at a meeting of the High Council of Justice, where a case was discussed in which three judges allegedly mishandled a past case (Mihal Delijorgji, arrested for the Gerdec March 15 blast that killed 26 and injured 300 persons), Topi said political problems in the country should not infect the judiciary. The president said that the success of a country was not based on rhetoric and personal stands, repeating that he personally was involved in a balanced institutional stand. The meeting did not end with the judges under question being punished. Council deputy head, Kreshnik Spahiu, and Justice Minister, Enkelejd Alibeaj, will continue their discussions on how the judges should be punished. (Tirana Times Staff)