The new traffic code is strict with drivers, 3 years in prison for...

Only during this Thursday, four accidents occurred on the roads of Albania. Triggered by high accidents, deputy The Minister of the Interior, Besfort Lamallari affirmed that the new road code foresees strict measures, such as, for example, 3 years in prison for wrong overtaking.

He emphasized that these measures are being taken by well-known lawyers, who have several years of experience in the field of justice.

"Some simple people are disrespectful, flagrant of the law, thus endangering not only their lives and the lives of the person in the vehicle, but also of other passers-by, as well as vehicle drivers. Of course, that has to change. It is not only a matter of fines, but also the revocation of the license and criminal punishment, which means criminal responsibility by depriving the person of his liberty. Because the discussion that is being done by the working group, which is led by the best lawyers that this country has for changes to the criminal code, with the participation of professionals who have worked all these years with justice and law enforcement, the recommendations and evaluations that they give to the working group based on their experience of violations of the traffic code. So the provision given there includes a fine of up to three years,