Britain will pay Albania at least 4.6 million euros a year to transfer the most dangerous Albanian prisoners to its prisons under an agreement ratified this week.
Details of the official document of the finalized agreement were published by The Telegraph newspaper. Of the 200 prisoners to be transferred to Albanian prisons, 17 have been sentenced to life imprisonment, while eight Albanians were convicted of rape, including Koçi Selamaj, who was sentenced to 36 years in prison for the murder of British teacher Sabina Nesa. The 28-year-old teacher was beaten and strangled in a London park two years ago.
Selamaj has served two years so far, which means that Great Britain will pay the Albanians 470,000 euros to imprison him for the remaining 34 years of his sentence.
Among the 15 murderers is 35-year-old Erlin Hasa, imprisoned for the murder of a 43-year-old Romanian man. After using cocaine at a party, Hasa stabbed the Romanian man 62 times on a Birmingham street.
Under the agreement, the british government will give albania another 5 million Euros for logistics, security and training of guards. the british have demanded guarantees That The human rights of albanian prisoners will be protected, while The albanians have demanded That they be paid before accepting the criminals.
A special group will be set up to monitor and prevent the mistreatment of Prisoners. according to the agreement, the albanian government will draw up annual reports on the situation of prisoners and their conditions, while the british government has the right to inspect prisons.
The removal of Albanian prisoners will help alleviate the overcrowding crisis in British prisons, but it will also save British taxpayers money.
