Prisons Director General Sadleva Bodo was at IEVP Fier on a visit presented as an inspection of conditions and work organization. But the official statement also highlighted another element: testing the technical conditions for holding online court hearings with GJKKO.
The visit to Fier and the Directorate’s message
According to the General Directorate of Prisons, Bodo met with the institution’s staff and saw firsthand the infrastructure, conditions and the way work is organized at Fier prison.
In the official communication, IEVP Fier was presented as a model for the development of the penitentiary system, with conditions aimed at European standards and an emphasis on security, dignified treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration of convicted persons.
Claims on standards and rehabilitation
The Directorate stressed that attention has been devoted at this institution to rehabilitation programs, employment inside the prison, education and vocational training courses.
The statement also mentioned facilities for the exercise of religious faith and the practice of rites of worship. These assessments, however, are part of the institution’s official version and are not accompanied by additional public data from the visit.
The point that stands out: testing for online hearings with GJKKO
The most concrete part of the visit is linked to testing the technical conditions for holding online court hearings with the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime.
According to the statement, this cooperation is expected to be formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding, with the stated aim of increasing security and efficiency in the organization of court proceedings.
What is known so far
No further details have been made public on the timeline, the method of implementation, or the number of hearings that could be held online from IEVP Fier.
It has also not been clarified whether the visit was a routine inspection or was directly related to the technical preparations for this cooperation with GJKKO.
Beyond the optimistic language of the statement, the significant element of this move remains the testing of infrastructure for online hearings, a step that affects not only prison administration but also the way court proceedings are organized for sensitive cases.