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Albania 'champion' of detention in Europe: 58% of prisoners, without a court decision

2026-05-09 08:59:23Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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Although there has been a decrease compared to the period 2007-2017, requests for prison arrest by prosecutors remain at high levels.

In the last 5 years in Albania, it accounts for 49 percent of requests for security measures by the prosecution.

If we were to add house arrest, the figure would reach 59 percent of requests. The annual report of the General Prosecutor's Office for 2025 shows that judges have had almost the same approach, with prison arrest (including house arrest) being accepted in 51 percent of decisions.

The analysis of the General Prosecutor's Office for the past year provides some even more detailed data on the problematic situation with pre-trial detention, especially compared to European standards. In Albania, the ratio of pre-trial detainees turns out to be around 110 per 100,000 inhabitants, while the European average is 41 pre-trial detainees per 100,000 inhabitants.

The report acknowledges that from a comparative European perspective, Albania presents one of the highest levels of pre-trial detention, with around 58% of the prison population held by persons for whom there is not yet a court decision.

An indicator that significantly exceeds the European average of 21.7% of the number of pre-trial detainees in the entire prison population.

Even analyzing how proceedings for defendants with the security measure "prison arrest" end, it results that nationwide for the period 2021–2025, the charge or case was dismissed for about 1.2%, which shows that prison arrest is predominantly related to cases that continue to trial, even though there is no guilty verdict for them.

In its report, the General Prosecutor's Office states that: "Despite improvements in the normative framework and institutional orientations, the use of detention in prison remains influenced by a traditional approach towards extreme measures and supported by the court."

The report acknowledges that although the Criminal Procedure Code leaves room for discretion in assessing the imposition of detention, its implementation “has not ensured the required standards for the protection of human rights,” the document notes. The prosecution suggests legal intervention

"The legal definition of a proportional relationship between the limits of punishment based on the criminal offense for which the person is accused and the security measures that can be imposed for them can be assessed. For example, prison arrest should be allowed only for offenses above a minimum level of criminality or minimally excluded for minor offenses," the report of the General Prosecutor's Office states.

Another suggestion relates to the legal regulation of electronic surveillance as a form of execution of security measures with arrest, especially in cases where proximity control is aimed, in crimes related to the person and the family, the report emphasizes.

It was precisely this situation created by prison arrests that forced the Joint Colleges of the Supreme Court to intervene by reviewing the practice, thus guiding prosecutors and judges towards alternative measures./shqiptarja.com


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