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Those who didn't sing…

2024-12-16 20:38:00, Opinione Lutfi Dervishi

Journalist Lutfi Dervishi

What would happen if we reacted as quickly and strongly for some who did not leave Albania willingly, but faced pressure and punishment?

Edvin Prifti, is a cardiac surgeon. His profession is related to saving lives. He is the first to speak about the pandemic and vaccines, but today he faces justice after four years of investigations and wiretapping. He is the doctor who has operated on 7300 patients. No days of power, no tender or abuse of public funds. Four accusations weigh on him today. Indifference weighs on us.

Ilir Allkja, the doctor who raised his voice about the conditions in hospitals, was dismissed from his job. We were on vacation when he was notified of his layoff.

Emiliano Nuhu, the police officer who denounced the abuses and dangers that come from corruption and abuse of power, from the connection of gangs with politics. Today he won political asylum. He was not silent, but we were.

Antoneta Sevdari, a prosecutor who dared to be honest and independent in a rotten justice system, would be out of a job today if it weren't for the Strasbourg Court. No voice to defend him. No responsibility for those who "raped" her

Dritan Zagani is the officer who denounced the links between crime and politics. As a reward, he faced unprecedented public persecution, even from the Prime Minister. Today he is a political asylum seeker. We made melodrama with his denunciations.

Agron Tufa, poet, writer could be here today. But threats to his life for his work as head of the Institute of the Politically Persecuted forced him to seek asylum. Silence.

Pal Trashaj ended his life after years of knocking on the doors of Albanian justice. If we had heard it today, it would be among us.

Ervin Salianji is a member of parliament who is in prison for "false public report". He is the first to suffer extreme punishment for this "criminal act". For this reason, the silence is "justified" because this is a politician.

Apostol Vaso, a rare doctor who left his job for "Lack of credits" while having scientific papers published in the most prestigious medical journals. He is a doctor who heals pain, but we are numb and no longer feel our own pain, let alone the other's.

These individuals (of course there are others) are not just names; they are a symbol of indifference and the lack of courage to raise one's voice against evil.

They did not choose to leave, but to serve.

If we had not remained silent, would there have been disregard, contempt and accusations?

If we had protested for them, perhaps we would have dried up the swamp where heroes disappear and nostalgia turns into decor for our genetic indifference, which the well-known actor Mehdi Malkaj synthesized in the question: "what do I need?"

"The snake that does not bite me has a long life". Or as Shvejku used to say "what do I need, what do I do?"

We do very well to speak for those who run away, but it's a shame that we don't raise our voices for those who don't have the beautiful voice to sing.