Oligarchs protect massive buildings in Himara Region with Private Police

Photo: Police Private from Tirana, during confrontation with the Orthodox Community in Permeti



Drymades: Cars of Private Police, moving to the national road, armed being frightened the residents

The State Police, is in support of oligarchs constructions, but does not want to confront with the population, which is looking like them as"fascist invaders"

Fear of any organized attack by residents, has added private armed policemen, mostly coming from Tirana

Drymades, Himara Region. In parallel with the approval of the government Rama, the construction of tourist villages, there is a qualitative increase of the private police forces, which move during national road, but also in the places where oligarchs undergoing construction.

The situation is in tense, as much as people say that these buildings will not be allowed, although the Government Rama and the Himara Municipality belonging to the Socialist Party in power, the residents say they would either be canceled or will break away from the legitimate owners and the people of Himara.

Meanwhile the Albanian State Police, stands as a neutral, not interfering in any confrontation, but by supporting of the construction oligarchs, their police,which  are licensed by the Albanian Government.

According to sources inhabitants resident, spread of the phenomenon of private guards armed with Kalashnikovs, clearly points to a confrontation that can occur between local residents and police private mercenaries, whose properties are taken to the falls decisions of the Albanian Courts.

The Pan Himarioton Conference held in 2005 in Tirana, an NGO financed by the USA, has decided unanimously to stop the cosntructions of the Tourist Villages and other massive buildings, which represents oligarchs, that build tourist oasis, in contrast to the projects for the preservation of World Heritage area of the Himara Region.