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We Condemn the Barbaric
Murder
Tirana,
January 5, 2006
The Albanian
Helsinki Committee condemns the murder of 17-year old Albanian citizen Edison
Jahja in Greece. The murder took place several days ago in Rethino, Crete.
The AHC, on
this occasion, commends the actions of Greek authorities, which acted promptly
to detain those involved in the crime. We would like for the investigation of
this case to be fair, profound, and objective, due to previous experience with
the investigation and adjudication of cases involving Albanian damaged parties
or victims, which has been biased and not transparent, which runs against
domestic legislation as well as international documents.
The AHC also
expresses its concern and at the same time the profound regret that a democratic
EU member country like Greece time after time is the place of vicious xenophobic
and racist tendencies, which neither sound Greek public opinion has reconciled
with.
The AHC
expresses its conviction that this separate happening will not lead to harming
the spirit of understanding and cooperation between our two countries.
The AHC also
uses this opportunity to convey to the Albanian government that, in the future,
it should be more attentive toward protecting the legitimate interests of our
citizens working and living in other countries.
The protection of the
rights of Albanian citizens residing temporarily or permanently outside the
country's borders is a constitutional duty.
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