Ten Years of Prison for Parents who Abandon Children, Tahiri Unveils

Minister of Interior Affairs, Saimir Tahiri asked on Friday  ten-year-imprisonment sentence for all those parents that abandon their children. In an activity during the anti – traffic month. Tahiri said that according to the recent data, there are 340 street children in Albania, but in reality the figure is much more.

“These children are innocent victims of a family and society system who has allowed this situation. 

First of all, a child who beg money on the streets is a victim of its family. Police will ask to apply the legislation that foresees 10 years of imprisonment for the parents who abandon their children,” said Tahiri.



October 23, 2015


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