BackOn the first day of the beginning of this year, the Ombudsman stated and followed with concern the issue made public regarding the deportation of the Turkish citizen, H.Ç to Turkey by the Police State authorities.
The deportation case of the Turkish citizen H.Ç, who had been detaineed for nearly 6 months in the IECD “Mine Peza”, took the attention of the national media and beyond, making it public from their part, as well as the attention of various europarliamentary.
In this context, in the Ombudsman’s Office it is registered as a case on its own iniciative, in order to conduct an independent administrative investigation, throughout the information gathered from the competent state institutions: the Local Authority of the Border and Migration of Tirana, the General Directorate of Prisons, IECD “Mine Peza”, Prosecution Office in the Tirana District Court and Tirana District Court.
The People's Advocate Institution has drafted a detailed investigation regarding the deportation of Turkish citizen H.Ç. Subsequently, the People’s Advocate of Albania gave the following recommendations:
- Priority analysis of the procedures followed and documentation drafted by the Local Authority of the Border and Migration in Tirana for the case of deportation of the Turkish citizen H.Ç, taking on the relevant responsibilities, as well as taking appropriate administrative measures or any other measures that will consider appropriate.
- Taking measures to draft a guideline to guarantee the respect of the rights of aliens defined in international acts and internal legislation of the Republic of Albania, as well as the non-recurrence in the future of these cases in flagrant violation toward them.
- Taking measures to ensure a better cooperation of all structures of the State Police with the institution of the Ombudsman, avoiding unjustified bureaucracies and delays during administrative investigations, for the forwarding of investigative materials and documents.
Source: The People’s Advocate of Albania
