Author: admin 10 September 2015

The answers of the mayor of Maliq about blood feuds’ phenomenon

We report below the answers of the Mayor of Maliq, Gëzim Ali Topçiu. In these days he has compiled and sent to Operazione Colomba volunteers the answers to the questionnaire on the phenomenon of blood feuds.

The questions of the questionnaire

1. What is the spread of the blood feud phenomenon in the area where you are the mayor?

• How is the phenomenon perceived by the population?
• How many cases of blood feud are there in the municipality/district where you are the mayor?
• Is there any collaboration between the local administration and the other organizations in the territory where you are the mayor?

2. Specifically, which concrete steps would you do for the complete eradication of the blood feud phenomenon, referring particularly to the territory of the town/district where you are the mayor?
3. In 2005 Law no. 9389 of May 4th 2005 was emanated but it has not been applied so far because of the lack of the implementing acts by the Executive. What do you plan on doing to ask the Albanian Executive to apply this legal instrument?

The response of the Mayor of Maliq

We report below the full text of the answers from the Mayor of Maliq:

“With regard to your questionnaire, we observe that:
The phenomenon of blood feuds is not widespread in the Municipality of Maliq.
The phenomenon is perceived as a criminal phenomenon with serious social and economic consequences, which discourages the emancipation of the society.
Referring to the data from the relevant institutions, there were no cases related to the phenomenon.
The Municipality of Maliq has been and will be ready to cooperate with all the relevant departments to curb the phenomenon.
The following steps will be directed to intensify the interaction with the institutions related to the implementation of the law and the community awareness against this negative phenomenon.
A specific institution is required to address the phenomenon of blood feuds, since such institution does not exist, although this phenomenon is not present in the Municipality of Maliq.

Thanks for collaboration!

Representative of Social Affairs office,

Jonila Lilollari”

Thanks

We also would like to thank the Mayor of Maliq for his contribution. Surely, we will compare the institutional data with those collected by us on the blood feuds phenomenon. Additionally, we would also like to kindly invite the newly elected mayor to reply more clearly to the third question, since Law n. 9389 already provides for the existence of an ad hoc body against the phenomenon, which still needs to be turned into direct action.