Saranda Mayor appeals for help

26/11/2011 00:00

SOS Saranda, this is the desperate appeal from the Saranda Mayor, Stefa
Çipa. A Mayor publicly admitting his powerlessness against of the court
is an unprecedented case.

Cipa blocked all construction permissions given a few days before the
elections, which are abusive and against the law. But the builders have
found an ally at the Court of Saranda, which has rejected the
Municipality’s suspensions with some decisions. The court declared that
they will argue the case after reviewing the basis.

The Saranda Mayor fears that even if the court will rule in favor of the
Municipality, these objects will be fully constructed by then and the
demolishing would be very difficult. Through a touching appeal, Cipa
says that he has notified everyone:

“I appeal the personalities and institutions that have received my
reports, as Mayor of Sarande, to put in motion their depending
structures for saving Saranda. Saranda is facing urban destruction, that
could destroy it as a tourist town. Let us save what we acn and what
has remained. Mr. President, Mr. Prime Minister, Mr. Minister of
Justice, Mrs. Prosecutor General, Mr. Chairman of the High Council of
Justice, Mr. Vice Chairman of the High Council of Justice, hear our
voice and save Saranda, because this town belongs to everyone, even to
you”, Cipa declared.

A beautiful little tourist attraction in the Ionian coastline, Saranda
has had a construction boom recently, often without criteria. This
situation was reported by Top Channel reports “Other Albania”. Saranda
remains one of the preferred tourist destinations. the Albanian
President has visited it twice only this year, while the Prime Minister
seems to have a weakness for the Xarra area, with the Socialist Head of
Commune of which he has good cooperation.

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