The Chairman of the Laws Committee, Ulsi Manja , spoke today in the Assembly regarding the impasse over the selection of the People's Advocate, after the opposition withdrew its signatures from the candidates running for this position.
During his speech, Manja emphasized that the selection phase of the Ombudsman must be concluded.
"I am here to request that the selection phase of the People's Advocate be completed according to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Public Administration ," said Manja.
Ulsi Manja: I am here to request that the selection phase of the People's Advocate be completed according to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Public Administration.
The committee that I lead has undertaken to complete a task assigned by the Constitution, the Law, and the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, to bring to this session the candidacies for the People's Advocate.
We announced the 20-day deadline for expressions of interest, as the regulation states, then we administered 26 candidacies, we verified that these candidacies meet the legal conditions and criteria to be called for a hearing, and on November 12 and 13, the Committee on Legal Affairs heard all 26 candidates in two marathon sessions.
We said that from November 17 to December 2, all 26 candidates should collect 28 signatures….Who forced you to sign? You say no, we withdrew because we regretted not voting for the rabbit of Surrel on this list. Excuse me, I don't know who is either the Rabbit of Surrel or the wolf of Cërrik on this list.
Today I thank all 26 candidates who became part of this race to compete for the position of Ombudsman, which should not belong to either the majority or the opposition. It is the most important institution, but you have turned it into a workplace, so you are arguing about who is the Rabbit of Surrel or the Wolf of Cerrik.