The Law Committee was gripped by strong tensions during a meeting that once again highlighted the level of political communication in Parliament. The spark was an insulting expression used by MP Olsi Komici toward several Democratic Party deputies, after which the debate shifted to filming with a phone and the limits of ethics in the room.
The insult that ignited the meeting
The clash began when, at the height of the debate, Olsi Komici referred to several opposition MPs with the phrase “5 rotten Democrats.” That alone was enough for the meeting to veer off its procedural track and turn into an exchange of accusations and insults.
The reaction came immediately from a female MP present in the room, who addressed Komici in harsh tones: “Who are you calling rotten?! You should be ashamed, especially since you are also a Member of Parliament. Shame on you.”
The debate shifted to filming with a phone
Part of the clash focused on filming with a phone during the meeting. Komici reacted to the phone being brought out in the room, while the female MP objected not only to the tone used, but also to any attempt to have her removed.
In her rebuttals, she asked the chairing side of the meeting to take a position on the language that had been used, stressing that no one could remove her from the room. The debate showed that the issue of ethics was being used selectively, while the insult remained at the center of the clash.
Ulsi Manja’s intervention and Strazimiri’s objection
Ulsi Manja intervened to restore normality to the meeting, saying that filming at an open meeting can be done, but according to him it is not ethical. He stressed that the vote is public and that the rules of political coexistence must be respected in the committee.
This interpretation was challenged by Gent Strazimiri, who said the problem was not the phone being out, but the insult publicly voiced by Komici. Strazimiri demanded a public apology and asked for the episode to be reflected in the minutes. In the debate, he defended the female MP’s right to film the vote, considering the language used toward her and the opposition unacceptable.
Partial apology and unresolved tension
In the end, Komici made only a limited retreat from his statement. He apologized only to MP Mehdi Leka, clarifying that as for the others, “I do not know them,” while adding further comments about some of those present.
This means that the demand for a full public apology remained without a clear response. Instead of focusing on the review of legal matters, the meeting turned into yet another example of the degradation of parliamentary debate and the low standard of communication in the institution that produces laws.
The incident in the Law Committee left behind not only political tension, but also question marks over the way insulting language is tolerated in Parliament’s official forums.
When debate over rules and ethics is replaced by personal insults, the damage does not remain only among MPs, but falls directly on the credibility of the institution.