{"id":82000,"date":"2025-12-21T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=82000"},"modified":"2025-12-21T18:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:13:17","slug":"rama-judges-and-prosecutors-have-joined-forces-to-drain-the-state-treasury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rama-judges-and-prosecutors-have-joined-forces-to-drain-the-state-treasury\/","title":{"rendered":"Rama: Judges and prosecutors have joined forces to drain the state treasury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama once again raised concerns about the functioning of Albania\u2019s judicial system during his podcast \u201cFlasim\u201d this Sunday. He focused on what he described as \u201cworrying signs of judicial brutality,\u201d referring to practices that, according to him, undermine trust in justice and place a heavy burden on the state budget.<\/p>\n<p>Rama spoke about joint attempts by judges and prosecutors to increase their salaries, as well as the use of pretrial detention, which according to reports places Albania in a negative position compared to other countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have begun troubling analyses of worrying signs of judicial brutality. Attempts by magistrates\u2014judges and prosecutors together\u2014to raise salaries by ripping apart the state treasury. Judge and prosecutor at the same time. I have also read a report on the brutal use of pretrial detention in Albania, which has placed Albania at the very bottom,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama once again raised concerns about the functioning of Albania\u2019s judicial system during his podcast \u201cFlasim\u201d this Sunday. He focused on what he described as \u201cworrying signs of judicial brutality,\u201d referring to practices that, according to him, undermine trust in justice and place a heavy burden on the state budget. 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