OSCE Presence in Albania donates computers, trains staff of Justice Ministry's prison service

TIRANA, 20 July 2012 – The OSCE Presence in Albania donated today several computers to the Albanian Justice Ministry’s Internal Control Service of Prisons (ICSP) as part of an OSCE project which also includes assistance with amending internal regulations, training staff and implementing an electronic monitoring project.

The donation ceremony was attended by the Head of the OSCE Presence, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, Albanian Justice Minister Eduard Halimi and ICSP Director Denion Meidani.

"Through today’s donation and staff training that will follow, the OSCE Presence seeks to make a tangible contribution to the work of the Internal Control Service of Prisons," Wollfarth said. "We pledge to continue our close co-operation and srong partnership with the Justice Ministry and support it in its key judicial and legal reform initiatives."

Following the ceremony, Wollfarth and Halimi visited the facilities of the ICSP and discussed current and future co-operation, based on the mandate of the Presence, on judicial and legal reform. The OSCE Presence’s assistance in these fields will be delivered in close co-operation with the Justice Ministry and international partners.